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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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2025 Miami Dolphins Draft LXXXXVII

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureC
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Dolphins: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Dolphins would have aced it. Elijhah Badger at pick No. 253 is 42 spots clear of where he belonged. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Winston Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and linebacker.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 16 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A clean, defensible pick in No. 48 with a little surplus value in Xavier Watts. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kevin Winston Jr. at safety with edge rusher and linebacker open.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at slot 98 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kyle McCord. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick155 Rnd5 CJ West
This one needs a full-page explanation: CJ West in pick No. 155, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
They reached into another round for Jackson Hawes, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 231st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
They left a pile of value on the table to take Elijhah Badger this early at pick 253. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.