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2025 Miami Dolphins Draft XXXIX

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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
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
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
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
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-
The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 98 spots for Graham Mertz, and value like that does not grow back. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Ransom pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and linebacker. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in the 13th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick48 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A reach on Alfred Collins in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick98 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
A straight-up fair deal on Malachi Moore at pick 98, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick115 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 115 on Lathan Ransom with edge rusher and linebacker unsolved.
Pick135 Rnd4 Raheim Sanders
A premium they did not need to pay, Raheim Sanders a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Chimere Dike
They talked themselves into Chimere Dike at slot 151, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They jumped the gun on Jack Nelson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jackson Hawes in No. 226, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A reach for Clay Webb in Round 7, Pick 15; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
Graham Mertz at pick 252 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.