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2025 Miami Dolphins Draft XLIV

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 13 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: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIA)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Dolphins: B-.

The Dolphins treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 252nd pick on Graham Mertz a full 99 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

With edge rusher and linebacker unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 13 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A premium they did not need to pay, Alfred Collins a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 98 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick115 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Malachi Moore in the Round 4 slot leaves edge rusher and linebacker for later.
Pick135 Rnd4 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in the 135th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick151 Rnd5 Chimere Dike
A wild overpay on Chimere Dike in No. 151, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Addison West
Addison West at pick No. 156 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Hawes this early at the Round 7 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Clay Webb
They paid a round early for Clay Webb in slot 233, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz at the 252nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.