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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DEN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jarrett Stidham
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B to prove it.

The Dolphins torched the value chart for KeAndre Lambert-Smith, taking him 37 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 20 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
No edge and no loss on Jaxson Dart in slot 51; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Value with a capital V on Donovan Jackson in No. 98, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. is a better player than the 115th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick135 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A reasonable price with a little left over, Darius Alexander in Round 4, Pick 34. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
They paid sticker price for Jonah Monheim in pick No. 151, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick156 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in Round 5, Pick 17 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.