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2025 Miami Dolphins Draft XXV

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 149: the Dolphins steal Neal and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Devin Neal, pick No. 149, roughly 68 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Wedig reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

With edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 13th pick they get a wrecking ball inside, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in slot 48, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick98 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Andrew Mukuba adds a safety and leaves edge rusher untouched.
Pick114 Rnd4 Vernon Broughton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Vernon Broughton. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dont'e Thornton Jr. this early at pick No. 133. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Devin Neal
They will replay Devin Neal at Round 5, Pick 12 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick154 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to the 154th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Hawes at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Value said wait; Trey Wedig in pick No. 231 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz in slot 252 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.