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2025 Miami Dolphins Draft LXXXVI

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
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
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
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
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
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 Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureC
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Dolphins get a C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Dolphins took Jordan Hancock at slot 155, roughly 61 spots before his name belonged. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

If Walter Nolen and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 16 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
The board had cheaper options than Alfred Collins at slot 48, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
They talked themselves into Kevin Winston Jr. at the 78th pick, and the board did not agree. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick98 Rnd3 Chimere Dike
No edge and no loss on Chimere Dike in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
They paid sticker price for Kyle McCord in the 116th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick135 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They reached a country mile for Luke Kandra at Round 4, Pick 33, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick150 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
This one needs a full-page explanation: Raheim Sanders in slot 150, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at No. 155 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at Round 7, Pick 8 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Good price on Carson Vinson in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 253 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.