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RUN ON APR 19, 2025

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    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Dike: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Chimere Dike, the No. 105 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 150.

Reaching for Hawes left real value on the table behind him. The Riley pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, running back and other spots still on the board.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick No. 13 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick98 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They did well to land Darius Alexander in slot 98, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jackson Slater. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Quincy Riley
A want over a need in pick 135: Quincy Riley adds a cornerback while edge rusher, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick150 Rnd5 Chimere Dike
Steal is underselling it; Chimere Dike at the 150th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kurtis Rourke at Round 5, Pick 17 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at the 224th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at pick No. 231 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Conner in the 253rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.