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RUN ON APR 15, 2025

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
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
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Players traded away
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Tyreek Hill
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Dolphins got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

The Jalen Travis selection is the head-turner. The Dolphins reached 36 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

However the rest shakes out, Bech at that price is a win they earned. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick48 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They jumped the gun on Alfred Collins, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jonah Savaiinaea in pick 62. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 98th pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Fair-plus on Billy Bowman Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at No. 135 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
A straight-up fair deal on Luke Kandra at pick No. 150, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155 Rnd5 CJ West
They reached a country mile for CJ West at Round 5, Pick 17, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Hawes well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A tidy little value on Carson Vinson in the 231st overall pick, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at No. 253 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.