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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIA)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DEN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Dolphins a B.

Nobody else had Akheem Mesidor anywhere near the 252nd overall pick. The Dolphins did, by 136 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Higgins at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback went begging.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 20 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at slot 48 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They did well to land Xavier Watts in No. 51, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick98 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick No. 98 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in Round 4, Pick 14, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent the 135th overall pick on Kevin Winston Jr., a safety they were not short of.
Pick151 Rnd5 Savion Williams
Steal is underselling it; Savion Williams at the 151st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick 156, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
Circle this one: Ryan Fitzgerald at slot 193 is a fall that decides a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick226 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Somehow Jay Higgins was still sitting there in No. 233, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at Round 7, Pick 34 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.