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RUN ON APR 22, 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
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (MIA)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DET)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (IND)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (IND)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for Rivers: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Dolphins were there to profit. Jalen Rivers, the No. 161 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 196. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Ransom pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They are betting Robinson proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 13th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 2, Pick 16 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Fair-plus on Kevin Winston Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick116 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer in pick No. 116 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Lathan Ransom, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick135 Rnd4 Chimere Dike
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Chimere Dike in pick 135, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ty Robinson
Value said wait; Ty Robinson in the 150th pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jalen Rivers
They barely believed it either: Jalen Rivers still on the board at No. 196. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
A reach on Jermari Harris in slot 224; the board had better options right there. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.