The 2025 Miami Dolphins have 10 draft picks for this upcoming NFL Draft. Most of the scouting has already been done, but fans, and scouts also pay attention to the Scouting Combine, also known as the “Underwear Olympics”. The 40 yard dash is the most popular skill position drill, but the reality is, in any given game, how often is a player running at full speed 40 yards down the field? It’s just one tool to use, and top speed, and how quickly you get there is an important metric for WR’s, CB’s, RB’s, and to a lesser degree, TE’s, S, LB’s and DE’s. Having said that, of utmost importance is the game tape that all these players have already put out during their college careers, however long or short they were. This is probably at least 90% of how you evaluate a player, with the combine results adding a bit more. It’s important for perspective that most of the game is played with contact, and players rarely get to run free without contact, so a WR who runs a 4.25 but can’t stay balanced once a defender engages him with a bump isn’t nearly as valuable as an athlete with elite body control and balance that can run through the contact.
As I’ve mentioned many times already, we’re in the market for an enormous amount of players, some through the draft, we currently own 10 picks overall. We’ll likely be trying to fill close to 30 roster spots, which really is a huge turnover of the roster. Free agency comes first, preceding the draft, and we need to hit on just about every move we make. It’s hard to believe that we need to find at least 3 starters in this draft, and beyond that, find some other players that can give us contribution this season as well. We have 2 offensive guard spots, starting OG spots that more than likely one will be filled in Free Agency. We’re not going to be able to afford an elite OG, as we witnessed just a year ago as our best OL OG Robert Hunt got a 5YR/$100M contract. Hunt may not be a top 5 OG in the NFL, but he was our best. Clearly, we should have tried harder to keep Robert Hunt the previous year and sign him to a more team friendly deal. In any case, we’re going to have to overpay someone else’s player now, but on a lower scale because we simply don’t have the money available.
We also need Defensive Tackles. The trenches are bare, the one year contract players are now gone, and we’re left with a scarce amount of players on both sides of the ball. To add, normally a player DT/DE Calais Campbell doesn’t fall into your lap, his return is still up in the air at the moment. If he does return, I wouldn’t think the huge discount he played at last season would still apply, considering the tremendously impactful season he had.At age 38, Campbell have us nearly 60% of the snaps on defense, and played at a very high level. His play will be very difficult to replace, and while Zach Sieler had another excellent season, he does need a little protection on the opposite side for him to be the sole defender the offense can constantly double or triple team. I would not be surprised if we draft a DT with our first pick.
We also have no players at safety, other than last year’s 6th RD pick (#198) S Patrick McMorris, who in no way projects as a starter, so we have a lot of work to do there. If it seems like I’m repeating myself with “A lot of work to do” I apologize, but Grier didn’t build a team, he just filled up a lot of spots, and now the toll bell is a ringing! We also need a starter opposite CB Jalen Ramsey, and we’ll need some depth too. As of right now, we have 2024 UDFA signee CB Storm Duck, 2023 2nd RD Pick ), 2023 2nd RD Pick (#51) CB Cam Smith, NB Kader Kohou, mostly a ST’s player in DB Ethan Bonner, and then guys recently signed to futures contracts Jason Maitre and Isaiah Johnson. CB is such an important position, valued right after QB, OT and pass rushers. We saw what happens when you bring in a less expensive vet CB like Kendall Fuller, it doesn’t always work. We might have to hope one of our young players flourish or we may have to hit on a draft pick.
When it comes to our first pick in the draft, which is at the moment #13, I most importantly want a great player that makes an impact on this team immediately and for a long future as well. It doesn’t have to be an OT/OG, a CB or a S. Heck, if TE Tyler Warren is there and he has the highest grade on the board, TAKE HIM! To be fair, he’ll probably be gone, but my point is not to pigeon hole yourself by position, just get a great player that can help us for a decade or so. What really kills me is we kind of had that with DT Christian Wilkins and OG Robert Hunt but we failed miserably to retain them, and once again I point out, it didn’t have to happen when they hit free agency, but before. Both players emerged as our best players on either side of the ball, and after so many draft misses, it sucks to let the ones you hit on walk out the door. It’s not that we didn’t get any compensation, but late 3rd RD compensatory picks aren’t going to fill those shoes, especially given GM Chris Grier’s draft history. Maybe we find another Robert Hunt, that would be wonderful, and hopefully it’s in RD 4 where Hunt was found. Maybe we find another Christian Wilkins too, that would be splendid.
Some early top performers at the combine were DE DE James Pearce (Tennessee) who at 6’5 245 ran a 4.47 40 and a quick 1.56 10 yard split. LB Jihaad Campbell was right behind him at 4.52 and a very quick 10 yard split of 1.53, as well as an impressive 10’7 broad jump. The 10 yard split gives you a very good metric for short area quickness and agility, something most of the game is actually played at, and the broad jump shows you a players explosiveness. Previously mentioned TE Tyler Warren (Penn State) will not be participating in any drills at the combine, and he doesn’t have to. He’s the consensus top pick at TE, a super high character player with fantastic physical ability and play strength. It’s not crazy to want a player like that, even if it’s not our top priority by position. Like I said though, getting the best player should be our priority.
As Free Agency comes first, I think it’s imperative to nail down a starting OG, a starting caliber CB, and starting caliber safety. As we know, cap space is limited, despite the increase of approximately $24M from last year’s cap. The Dolphins are + 9.4M, not a good place to be. There are ways to clear more space with the dreaded “R” word, restructure. There are definitely a few contracts I don’t want them touching, and those are DE Bradley Chubb, QB Tua Tagovailoa, and WR Tyreek Hill. They best not gain money to make any of those contracts any worse than they already are in the future. That alone should have them immediately fired if not shot by a firing squad! Don’t effing do it! You made these contracts, (read MISTAKES), eat them, don’t compound the problem and make them worse. Be responsible now, and for the future of this team, I beg you! Let’s just hope they heed my advice, or I’ll be saying this same nonsense for the next 3 years or more, and I’m sure as hell positive you’re tired of hearing it.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
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Thanks MikeE! Lot’s of work to do!!!
Though, NB Kader Kohou is a RFA. We have to resign him or put a tender on him.
So that is another hole at CB.
Ugh, slipped past me. I forgot he’s a free agent, and since he wasn’t drafted, we can’t even tender him. Not 100% sure, but if a player was undrafted, can you tender them?
He can be tendered, see below.
I think Kohou will want more than what the Dolphins can afford. If he is not resigned before the start of FA, I don’t think we will be able to match another teams offer.
I’m not as concerned about NB as I think Bonner could play there but also Matre really flashed there last TC/PS.
Kohou was an UDFA so we more than likely would not get a pick for him, if I understand correctly. Teams, I believe, can only put a 1st or 2nd round tender on a player if they turn out to be that good. Not sure if a team would give up a 2nd for Kohou.
Outside of that, a team could place a tender on a player to recoup the pick he was drafted at but that won’t pertain to Kohou (UDFA).
Only option really on Kohou is put a 2nd round tender on him or a Right of First Refusal Tender allowing the Dolphins to match any offer he gets.
If we do lose him to a contract we can’t afford, he will go into the comp formula. Looking at what we need to add in FA this year, he will get cancelled out anyway.
2nd RD tender is $5.34M. I guess Kohou is worth that much.
True. Not sure if a team would give up that 2nd or just wait it out until teams have to lift tenders. Not quite sure what the date is. Will try to find it.
I guess teams can have a tender on a player up to June 15.
“June 15
Deadline for club to withdraw higher qualifying offer to restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting lower “June 15 Tender” of one-year contract at 110 percent of the player’s prior-year Paragraph 5 Salary”
It’s a little confusing. Seems like a long time to keep a player in limbo.
Dolphins met with receiving TE Jake Briningstool, Clemson, 6’6, 241 a day 3 prospect.
He sounds like a Gesicki (per draftbuzz):
Graded 49% in blocking
Limited size and somewhat slender – lacks punch as an in-line blocker.
Struggles to create yards after the catch, lacking quick elusiveness.
Limited twitch and explosiveness, affecting his ability to break tackles in space.
“We had a really good meeting,” Briningstool said. “Sat down and watched some film. Went through some of my tape, and then just got down to it, talked to them about my personal life, about my family, about how I was raised.
Where Briningstool stands out is as a receiver. He was particularly productive over his final two years at Clemson, with 99 catches for 1028 yards and 12 touchdowns over that span.
He has only met with Dolphins and 49er’s so far.
This from the guy who was a run game coordinator and “guru”
It’s no great revelation to say the Miami Dolphins running game struggled in 2024, but maybe we didn’t realize just how bad it was.
Research from Warren Sharp, founder of Sharp Football Analysis, shows the Dolphins weren’t just bad, they were the worst in the NFL in a couple of key rushing statistics.
For starters, the Dolphins had 28 percent of their rushing attempts in 2024 stopped for no gain or for a loss, and that was the highest mark in the NFL by a pretty good margin. Second on the list was Houston at 23 percent.
Worse, that 28 percent rate was the highest figure around the NFL since 2017.
Wait, it gets better (or worse actually).
The Dolphins had a ridiculously bad 46 percent of their rushing attempts on third or fourth down also stuffed for no gain or a loss. That was the worst showing around the NFL since 2019.
When it comes to running the ball on third or fourth down, the Dolphins overall averaged 3.0 per carry.
When taking away quarterback runs, the numbers are even worse.
Dolphins runners averaged 2.6 yards on third down and minus-1 yard on fourth down, with De’Von Achane losing 3 yards on two carries and Tyreek Hill getting stuffed for no gain on a fourth-and-1.
To have numbers this bad requires a total team effort — in a bad way.
To say the offensive line wasn’t good enough and just couldn’t block well enough to get anything done in the running game would be unfair.
The reality is Dolphins running backs also didn’t do a very good job of breaking tackles.
Per Pro Football Reference, the Dolphins broke 13 tackles on rushing attempts in 2024, and only the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs had a lower total, with 12 apiece.
In terms of rushing attempts per broken tackle, where the lower the number the better, the Dolphins were next-to-last at 34.5, with only the Chiefs worse at 37.5.
With blocking, the Dolphins averaged 2.2 yards before contact per rushing attempt, a figure that tied for 22nd in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens led the league at 3.3 yards before contact, while the Raiders were last at 1.9.
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/the-dolphins-running-game-woes-in-dramatic-numbers-01jn6sxdrycg
M13, Ouch! Mello Dotson ran a 4.60 forty. Not good for a CB.
Rocko – Not that Chris Brooks was ever going to be Derrick Henry Very Light, but he was at least a more physical presence and size. We have a whole lotta smallish backs. It’s another reason a TE like Tyler Warren is so appealing because he’s good at converting short yardage situations from the Wildcat position.
CB Maxwell Hairston blowing it up today with a 4.29 forty, 1.5 split, 39.5 vertical and 10’9″ broad
One of my fav day 3 CB’s putting up some great numbers, Jacob Parrish, 4.36 forty.
The big Iowa State CB Darian Porter, 6’3, 195, 4.3 flat forty, 1.49 split, 36.5 vert, 10’11” broad
I will have to check him out more.
bailbondmike
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February 28, 2025 at 8:32 am
…Jay Higgins is going to slide with his 4.82 forty and 1.64 split. He did have the fastest 3 cone out of the 7 who participated in that.
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That is absolutely horrific. Dude can play football like a Zach Thomas with limited speed and size, but that 40-time is absoltuely horrific. Higgins lost a ton of $$$ on his rookie contract with that showing.
bailbondmike
says:
February 28, 2025 at 3:27 pm
M13, Ouch! Mello Dotson ran a 4.60 forty. Not good for a CB.
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And there’s another guy who can play football who just lost a ton of $$$ on his rookie contract. Again, absolutely horrific.
As I’ve grown older and wiser in the game of football, I’ve realized that the Combine really only serves 3 purposes…
1) The interviews. GMs and HCs get to know the prospects through the interview process. If a prospect earns a green flag in his interviews, that’s great! If a prospect earns a red flag in his interviews, he could be completely taken off a given team’s Draft board. Teams want to see hunger/drive, self-dicipline, leadership, accountablility, and some semblence of football intelligence.
2) Mixing and mingling with other GMs and HCs. This is a time and place where some deals are made, leading up to and including the Draft. It’s ‘tampering’ without officially being called ‘tampering’.
3) Game tape trumps everything else. If a prospect is so physically proficient or not so physically proficient in the metrics/measures of the Combine, what did we miss on the game tape? For instance: why does this guy have 4.30 speed, yet he can never get open? Or: why does this guy have 4.80 speed, yet he’s always around the ball? It causes a re-evaluation of the game tape.
Exactly and MikeE stated as much also. The Underwear Olympics just makes me rethink where I would draft someone who could fall a round due to athletic limitations.
IMO, Dotson won’t fall much, if at all. He’s ranked to go in the late 4th, someone will take him by the 5th.
Hairston bested his 4.29 time with a 4.28.
13.
Tyler WarrenTE Penn State
48.
Jonah SavaiinaeaOT Arizona
101.
Dorian StrongCB Virginia Tech
115.
Danny StutsmanLB Oklahoma
135.
Jaylen ReedS Penn State
151.
CJ WestDT Indiana
156.
Ty RobinsonDT Nebraska
226.
Shilo SandersS Colorado
230.
Gerad Christian-LichtenhanOT Oregon State
233.
Rayuan Lane IIIS Navy
252.
Antwane Wells Jr.WR Ole Miss
Was loving it until I got to Shilo Sanders. lol
No, to Shilo…ever…lol
I can’t imagine the chaos beyond this chaos…lol
A Belichick or Reid could probably do it…MM never.
He can’t even deal with TH…lol
And people like TH are easy to deal with…you don’t….lol
CG has enjoyed the ride…he’s good at that…lol.
But, can he build a team?
Safety Emmanwori is a freak!
I’ve mock drafted him in a lot of my drafts !
I did early on then switched to OL or DL.
My take on CG…he’s a follower….has no clue what it takes to build a dynasty/team…just sucks the next set of balls…lol
it’s Friday…lol
They may still be running, but TE Gunnar Helm is losing some money tonight with his 4.84 forty, last in split, last in vertical and didn’t do broad.
Safety Emmanwori measured in at 6’3, 220, ran 4.38 forty, 1.49 split, 43″ vertical and 11’6″ broad
Ooph…is he a ball hawk, can he cover, and is he dangerous/effective in the box? Is that too much to ask? Lol
We have a cancer on this team and CG won’t do surgery, chemo, or rad…ego…lmao
Is that too harsh for some? Lol
CG: Just throw it to TH in less than 2.3 secs…we don’t need OL, because of that…so cool.
lmao! So dumb!
Tush push? Dolphins spread ’em wide and come up short…lol
I don’t see why the NFL should ban the tush push, I think teams just have to adapt. You can’t beat it, find a way!
Either Dolphins don’t think he is a fit or they think he is gone by #13.
Will Campbell, the top tackle in Daniel Jeremiah’s prospect rankings, told reporters Saturday that he formally met with the 49ers, Bears and Saints at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Josh Simmons, a top-three ranked tackle in Daniel Jeremiah’s prospect rankings, told reporters Saturday that he’s ahead of schedule in his rehab from a torn patellar tendon and hopes to be cleared for a mid-April pro day.
Another Vet QB off the market.
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Matthew Stafford heading back to Rams for fifth season in Los Angeles
Another OL off the market. Not that we need a LT.
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The Rams and left tackle Alaric Jackson have agreed to terms on a three-year, $57 million contract, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Friday. Jackson’s deal includes $35 million guaranteed, per Rapoport and Pelissero.
Safety Emmanwori solidified himself as the top safety in the draft yesterday. Heard he was really good in interviews though they didn’t comment on with what team(s). His teammates went on to say he is a film rat and spent 20+ hours a week watching tape on his opponents.
I wonder if he’ll last to 13
I think it is very possible
I don’t know what some of these drills are, but:
@NextGenStats
Georgia safety Malaki Starks recorded the fastest top speed among safeties in five different drills.
Short Shuttle: 15.24 mph
W Drill: 17.92 mph
Gauntlet Drill: 18.39 mph
Line Drill: 18.66 mph
Teryl Austin Drill: 18.74 mph
I wonder if he’ll last to 13
I think definitely and maybe to pick 20 still be there. Some scouts say he benefited a lot from the UGA pass rush. Up until about 2 months ago he was considered the top safety. Some sites even have him as #3 with Emmanwori and Watts ahead of him.
The safety no one has been talking about and ranked as a 7th round to UDFA. He changed all that at the combine yesterday.
I like what I see (though highlights).
Safety Marques Sigle measured in at 5’11, 199, ran the fastest 40 of all the safeties at 4.37, second fastest split at 1.50, 38″ vertical, 10’10” broad.
Graded 93% in run defense and 77% in coverage.
We need to bring him home! They said he nailed the on field drills, especially the gauntlet. I think Mason Taylor is far from reaching his ceiling.
Mason measured in at 6’5, 251 pounds. Didn’t run the 40 or other stuff. He just did the on field drills.
My 7th round or UDFA RB Jaydon Blue with a 4.39 forty so far.
Tuten with the fastest RB time so far at 4.32
Blue finishes at 4.38 and Tuten finishes with the fastest 40, fastest split at 1.49 and best vertical at 40.5″
RB RJ Harvey did very well also.
29. Nick Emmanwori S South Carolina
48. Jonah Savaiinaea OT Arizona
61. Mason Taylor TE LSU
79. Omarr Norman-Lott DT Tennessee
98. Quincy Riley CB Louisville
115. Darius Alexander DT Toledo
137. Jamaree Caldwell DT Oregon
151. Jacob Parrish CB Kansas State
156. Jonah Monheim OC USC
197. RJ Harvey RB UCF
212. Jimmy Horn Jr WR Colorado
226. Collin Oliver LB Oklahoma State
233. Marques Sigle S Kansas State
252. Tyler Shough QB Louisville
BBM,
Taylor is gonna be a guy who wins with technique, route running and making himself available to the QB. He’s not an outstanding athlete. He actually reminds me of LaPorta in Detroit.
Perfect comparison!
So, it is being reported of confirmed interviews, the DOlphins have met with:
OT Grey Zabel, RB Ollie Gordon II, WR Xavier Restrepo, Edge Tyler Barron, TE Gunnar Helm and TE Jake Briningstool.
Outside of Zabel, this does not make me feel that great going into the draft. lol
Ollie Gordon is a big slow RB with no agility, 4.61 forty, 1.60 split and less than average in vertical and broad.
With Malik Washington, we don’t need Restrepo.
Edge Barron, I like AFTER the 5th round.
Gunnar Helm sucked ass at his pro day starting with a 4.84 forty and went downhill from here.
Briningstool ran slower that Smythe at 4.75 but is one of the worst blocking TE’s in the draft.
I meant combine not pro day on Helm
All these WR’s saying they were going to beat Worthy’s 4.21 aren’t even getting close. Matthew Golden the fastest so far at 4.30.
Maybe Dolphins should go DEI and draft a Dike. LOL
UF WR Chimere Dike, was projected as a 6th round pick.
Measured in at 6’1, 196, so far ran a 4.34 with 1.51 split, 38.5 vertical and 10’8″ broad.
On top of that, he is graded as one of the TOP BLOCKING WR’s in the class grading at 76%. That’s a better blocking grade than almost all the TE’s in the draft.
@cheetah
This will be my best year yet dolfans
Three of the top offensive linemen have met with the Miami Dolphins at the NFL Combine.
North Dakota State University’s Grey Zabel, University of Missouri’s Armand Membou and University of Miami’s Jalen Rivers confirmed meetings with the Dolphins, a good sign considering the franchise’s needs in the trenches.
“That went great,” Rivers said Saturday. “We went over film. I talked to the coach [Lemuel] Jeanpierre, the assistant offensive line coach. Talked a little bit to coach [Butch] Barry as well. It’s been great. Watched film. I’m really liking them.”
“It was a fun meeting talking to [Dolphins coach] Mike McDaniel,” Membou said.
Added Zabel: “The big thing that stood out about that meeting was just the passion they have for football. Super high football IQ in that program, on that team.”
McDaniel especially made an impression on Zabel.
“He’s got a great outlook on life,” Zabel said of McDaniel. “Happy-go-lucky type of guy. Loved being able to finally meet him, shake his hand and have a meeting with him so that was kind of a surreal moment for me.”
I had to double check and make sure I was on the most recent blog. lol
No Deebo to Dolphins. Yeah!
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Deebo Samuel’s time with the San Francisco 49ers is over.
The 49ers have agreed to trade Samuel to the Washington Commanders. The Niners will receive a fifth-round pick in return, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
The trade can’t be finalized until the start of the new league year 3/12/25.
We can’t go wrong with Emmanwori, Starks or Watts at safety so I think we should trade down and take one of them then hopefully get OT Zabel at #48. Grab a CB, DT, NT and LB after, then fill in with some backup skill guys and/or double down on OL, S or CB.
It’s great that all the players seem to like McDaniels, but do they respect him? That’s two totally different things . . .
These college players like him and respect him. Respect him because he is an HC of an NFL team and they are just coming out of college where they respected their HC’s. How long that respect will last is the question.
I cringed when I read what Zabel said about MM, “Happy-go-lucky type of guy”. SMH
Exactly Mike, how long . . . Apparently not long enough. Seems like a few players were taking liberties coming to meetings late without any car of retribution.
Jaxson Dart had a very good throwing session yesterday, especially on the deep ball. I was kind of going to question that part of his game, but he was very accurate on the deep ball with WR’s he has no chemistry with.
Milroe was very erratic, serious accuracy issues and bad footwork.
If you’re drafting, and RD 1 it ends up being a choice of TE Tyler Warren, OG Armand Membou or S Malaki Starks, who do you take? I think that would be a good situation to be in, but I’d lean towards taking the TE or OG over the safety.
I think I might take Emmanwouri over Starks after his combine performance
but I probably take Warren over any of the others
I agree. It’s a good safety class. I think I am leaning Membou or Starks/Watts after a little trade down. We have no one on the roster to step over and play OT if Paul or Jackson go down. Membou is a RT and Zabel a LT. Either can come in and start at OG and be able to step out in case of injury.
I think Jonah Savaiinaea could do that also (RG/RT). Then there is Donovan Jackson also who has played some LT.
We are not hurting at TE. I love Tyler Warren, but, until FA up to the draft, that’s where I am at.
Channing Crowder says there will be more downfall with Tyreek Hill this year and the Dolphins should trade him now.
It won’t help us this season, but I’d trade Tyreek too.
It would help this year, maybe not a high pick but a 4th and clear very little cap. He would be a 1yr rental for a team this year unless he restructures.
Tyreek is untradable next year with his high base salary. Again, unless he agrees with a team to restructure.
Piggy, Starks blew everyone away with the on field stuff. I posted it yesterday morning. Yeah, he ran a 4.5 forty, but plays fast/reacts very well on the field.
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Georgia safety Malaki Starks recorded the fastest top speed among safeties in five different drills.
Short Shuttle: 15.24 mph
W Drill: 17.92 mph
Gauntlet Drill: 18.39 mph
Line Drill: 18.66 mph
Teryl Austin Drill: 18.74 mph
Some OL official measuments:
Armand Membou, 6’4, 332, the next Robert Hunt???
Kelvin Banks, 6’5, 315
Will Campbell, 6’6, 319
Donovan Jackson, 6’4, 315
Tyler Booker, 6’5, 321
Grey Zabel, 6’6, 312
Tate Ratledge, 6’6.5, 308
Wyatt Milum, 6’6.5, 313
Charles Grant, 6’5, 311, bigger than I thought
Jonah Savaiinaea, 6’4, 324
Jalen Rivers, 6’6, 319
Jonah Monheim, 6’4, 302
Luke Kandra, 6’5, 319
Jackson Slater, 6’3, 311
I think I am going to lean away from Monheim as a 5th round pick. He has good skills, but we have a promising backup center in Andrew Meyer already. We don’t need a small OG playing next to Brewer, IMO.
You OL guys can correct me if I am off on that.
I think the unfortunate thing about this draft is the position we’re in needing to fill so many spots. I hate that we might have to draft an OG in RD 1 because we can’t miss on that pick. If we wait until later in the draft to do it, we might not get a solid starter. You can be confident that if Membou comes in here he’s going to be a solid starter from day one
There are 6 guys who I think could start day 1 at OG, so it doesn’t have to be a 1st round. Though 4-5 of them may be gone by pick #48.
Membou, Campbell, Booker, Zabel, Jackson and Savaiinaea.
Same goes for Emmanwori, Starks and Watts.
This is why I am almost all in on trading down.
@Schultz_Report
#Commanders DT Jonathan Allen — who has one year remaining on his deal — was informed by the franchise that he has permission to seek a trade, per sources.
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Too rich for Dolphins without an extension, will cost 16.3 million without one.
I think most insiders, outsiders, and everybody in between will agree that this Draft class is relatively WEAK. Meaning, outside of the top-10 picks (give or take), there’s not much difference between R1Pteens and early 2nd rounders.
Though the ideal would be to trade down and garner an addional pick(s), I think that is ALSO the ideal of many teams in our boat, selecting in the teens. Thus, through supply and demand, it may be very difficult to pull off.
It will be interesting to see if the Combine’s physical testing changes minds.
To put it another way, we may be stuck @ R1P13… barring a HUGE tradedown. We did that in the 2010 Draft, going from R1P12 (bypassing Pearl Thomas!) all the way down to R1P28, where we selected Jared Odrick.
I don’t want a HUGE tradedown. This is the kind of Draft that is very reminicent of the 2010 Draft in terms of talent or lack there of.
IMO, I think we’re going to see a lot of teams trying to trade up this Draft… especially from the R1Pteens.
Armand Membou at 6’4, 332 pounds, ran a 4.91 forty with a 1.74 split. Big man can move!
Same with Jonah Savaiinaea, 6’4, 324 pounds, ran a 4.95 with a 1.72 split.
Zabel didn’t run but had the highest OL vertical at 36.5″ and Membou had the farthest broad at 9’7″. Membou was 4th in vertical at 34″
Georgia Center Jared Wilson at 6’3, 310 pounds ran a 4.84 forty, just as fast as TE Gunnar Helm. Wilson also had a 1.72 split.
i don’t get the 40 yd dash for OL…so stupid to me.
Mahbe, 5 yard dash…lol
Maybe
Why not, they are football players. The underwear olympics is meant to measure athleticism in all players among other things.
Krishna,
If nothing more, the 40-times of the BIG FUCKS measure a level of stamina. I totally get where you’re coming from (I do!), but some of these tests are actually meaningful.
I no longer care who runs the fastest 40-time of WRs, CBs, and RBs… rather, of D-Linemen and O-Linemen: STAMINA! JMO
M – Stamina? You think these guys can’t run 40 yards? Make ’em run a mile and maybe you’ll see who has stamina. They can run 40 yards and then eat a pizza and a beer. lol
Lol…I agree. I don’t think it measures stamina or athleticsm for OL. Try a sprint at 220 or 440…lol.
The agility, strength and power type drills, I believe, are more suited for guys in the trenches….measure their punch, power, and balance, imo
Confirmed meetings with players who Dolphins actually sat down with for extensive interviews (that I could find).
Players they could take 1st round:
OT Kelvin Banks, OT Armand Membou, Edge Mykel Williams, CB Will Johnson, TE Tyler Warren, Safety Malachi Startks.
Players they could take on day 2:
OT Grey Zabel, DT Shemar Stewart, TE Mason Taylor, TE Gunnar Helm, Safety Malachi Moore, WR Xavier Restrepo.
Day 3:
OT Jalen Rivers, OT Charles Grant, Edge Tyler Barron, QB Dillon Gabriel, RB Ollie Gordon, TE Jake Briningstool.
Sure there were many more but these are the ones the media has reported.
Free Agent negotiations start 1 week from today.
Post Underwear Olympics Mock Draft
29. Nick Emmanwori S South Carolina
48. Grey Zabel OT North Dakota State
61. Mason Taylor TE LSU
79. Alfred Collins DT Texas
80. Savion Williams WR TCU
98. Quincy Riley CB Louisville
115. Darius Alexander DT Toledo
135. Danny Stutsman LB Oklahoma
151. Jalen Rivers OT Miami (FL)
152. Jamaree Caldwell DT Oregon
156. Jacob Parrish CB Kansas State
197. RJ Harvey RB UCF
226. Marques Sigle S Kansas State
233. Chimere Dike WR Florida
252. Jackson Woodard LB UNLV
Ryder does his “Mock Monday”. This is close to one of the best no trade down drafts I have seen. I would be super stoked if this happened!
BBM,
I just watched that video about the draft. Is that how those draft things you guys always use actually work? That was interesting.
I think for that site, which is the one most of us use here (PFN) their rankings have not been updated in a month or so. I think post combine or pro days, they will update again and it will change who may be available where.
Their last ranking update was 2/13/25 so they will probably do another update soon.
Yep Randy
this one is pretty user friendly
2025 NFL Mock Draft Simulator With Free Trades – Pro Football Network
Agree, and their trade proposals seem more realistic than other sites on what a team would offer.
23.Shavon Revel CB East Carolina
48.Grey Zabel OT North Dakota State
54.Derrick Harmon DT Oregon
98.Billy Bowman S Oklahoma
115.Demetrius Knight Jr. LB South Carolina
135.Garrett Dellinger OG LSU
151.Riley Leonard QB Notre Dame
156.J.J. Pegues DT Ole Miss
226.Dante Trader Jr. S Maryland
233.Craig Woodson S California
252.Nofoafia Tulafono OC Wyoming
2026 GB 2nd
Interesting pick in Revel, I like him.
I wasn’t looking at CB to start out this offseason.
So I’m just getting to know a few now
For what it’s worth
Dane Brugler
The cherry on top: Armand Membou put up 31 reps (!) on the bench press this morning. No. 1 among OTs, No. 4 among all Combine participants
Dane Brugler
I think Armand Membou would be a terrific guard. But I don’t know why we’re moving him – the tape shows high-level tackle traits. Was my No. 8 overall player in last month’s top-100.
He makes it very hard to trade down. Especially with the fear of missing on Zabel or Jackson at #48.
Wyoming,
Thanks. I can see where that would be a fun exercise. We should all do one right before the draft and see if any of us come even remotely close. Lol
You know I will. LOL
The first order of business is can you play football? Athleticism is next.
True
Packers, LB Isaiah McDuffie agree to 2-year, $8 million deal: Report
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Seems he could have gotten more. Guess he wanted to stay there.
Lance Zierlein’s post combine mock has Membou going to Pats at #4 and OT Campbell going to Jets at #7 and DT Walter Nolen going to the Bills at #30.
Is he just funking with us Phin Fans?
He does have Miami taking Safety Emmanwori at #13.
Eagles releasing six-time Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay
Bengals release guard Alex Cappa after three seasons
The Dolphins need to take the BPA. Improve the roster with top level players.
Tim,
Agreed, but I’m almost always BPA. I never really get stuck on any one player. I do still think people forget that to build a team, you need to start with a solid base. We’ll see how they go from here. To me, I’m taking a DL or OL at #13. I’d be okay with trading back if it makes sense.
Mike E.
says:
March 2, 2025 at 9:57 pm
M – Stamina? You think these guys can’t run 40 yards? Make ’em run a mile and maybe you’ll see who has stamina. They can run 40 yards and then eat a pizza and a beer. lol
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LOL, I hear ya. I’m talking about relative stamina… like when a 320+ pound human being can break 5.00 in the 40-yard dash. Perhaps I should have used the word CONDITIONED, instead of stamina… but you know what I meant! LOL
Picture this, if you will. An in-his-prime Shaquille O’Neal, standing at 7’0″ tall and 300 pounds… and he has an in-his-prime T-Stead running full speed at him… at 6’5″ and 306 pounds… with his Combine-recorded 4.65 40-yard speed. The mighty Shaq would probably be broken in two!
I’m just sayin’… some of these BIG guys are *scary* fast and VERY in shape. I believe stamina plays a huge part in being able to be that fast as a fat fuck!
Yes, the Combine has me rethinking a few players I hadn’t considered, as well as a few players I had considered. Now it’s time to go back to the tape to decipher/translate.
Like many, I’m getting really intrigued by A&M’s Shemar Stewart, EDGE . Why is it that his Combine numbers don’t translate to his tape, I wonder? Perhaps he’s more athlete than football player? Was he played out of position or in a system that wasn’t built for his abilities? What was his competition? Did he command constant double-teams… is that why his production was suppressed?
And I’m DEFINITELY going to Armand Membou’s tape… his Combine was super-stellar. Like a couple/few of you, I cannot STAND players from Misery (Missouri!)… but he’s certainly garnered my attention.
Stewart was about 20 pounds lighter at the combine than during his regular season
he trimmed down a lot
he was weighed in at 281 pounds before senior bowl and 267 pounds at the combine
Tim Knight
says:
March 3, 2025 at 6:10 pm
The Dolphins need to take the BPA. Improve the roster with top level players.
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Absolutely… in a position of need, and we have PLENTY.
no trades draft
Brady Cook catch you at the combine? He has always been in the back of my mind. I was hoping he had flashed a little more his last season with a good group of WR’s at Missouri. He is super athletic and is a fit for MM’s system with his pre-snap reads and good accuracy underneath – good ball placement allowing WR’s to get YAC. I like his quick release and he throw’s well on the move.
He would be the type of backup who could come in and spark a team with his athletic ability.
I said a few months ago, he’s the Brock Purdy of the draft but more athletic. I may have only mocked him to us once or twice because I think he actually goes by the 5th round due to this weak QB class.
BTW, nice no trade draft, though I might have gone CB in the middle instead of doubling on safety. Of course, I don’t know what you had on the board. I like Huzzie and think he will be a good slot CB.
A writer on “ClutchPoints” (never heard of them), says the Dolphins should trade Tyreek back to the Chiefs now to give them a dynamic deep threat. Didn’t they draft the fastest 40 guy Xavier Worthy last year?
Says Dolphins should trade Tyreek Hill for:
LG Joe Thuney, a 2025 2nd round pick (#63) and a 2026 3rd.
Why could Dolphins get that much in exchange for Hill? Thuney’s cap hit is nearly 27 million this year/last year of his contract. He will be 33yo this season and still one of the best LG’s in the league. Chiefs, right now, have a cap of -16 million. They have to clear cap. Thuney would cost the Dolphins 16 million but the dolphins could restructure/extend him and spread the money out.
Only problem with this idea is Chiefs would clear 16 million trading Thuney but then have to pay Hill 12.8 million, so they only clear 3.2 million.
I would take this deal in a heartbeat but it will never happen.
Dolphins could sign a decent WR who wouldn’t break the bank like Darius Slayton who is coming off a 2yr 12 mil deal. Probably could sign him 2yr 10 mil or less.
Again, this trade likely wouldn’t happen.
Though, it is rumored that the Chiefs are going OL at #31 to replace Thuney and many believe that pick could be OT Grey Zabel.
Turned out ok
39.Jihaad Campbell LB Alabama
41.Kenneth Grant DT Michigan
48.Grey Zabel OT North Dakota State
72.Andrew Mukuba S Texas
98.Gunnar Helm TE Texas
115.Jordan Hancock CB Ohio State
135.Dillon Gabriel QB Oregon
151.J.J. Pegues DT Ole Miss
156.Garrett Dellinger OG LSU
226.Andrew Armstrong WR Arkansas
233.Craig Woodson S California
252.Mac McWilliams CB UCF
2026 CHI 2nd
It did, though Gunnar Helm has really fallen down the list for me with his 4.84 forty. That’s almost 1.5 seconds slower than Smythe. We will have to see what he does at his pro day and see if he was just off.
Didn’t realize he ran that slow.
noted
Elijah Arroyo was available also
If you had took Arroyo over Helm, that would be a very nice draft.
What I would love to happen for the OL this offseason is the Dolphins sign 49er’s FA starting LG Aaron Banks, 6’5, 324. His market value is 3 years at 29 million. That’s right in the Dolphins cap wheel house and a perfect fit coming from a similar system.
Then draft Armand Membou to plug in at RG.
That would be a nice OL right there!
Cambell may not be a good OG fit???????
Todd McShay
Muench was referring to Will Campbell, not Membou. Thanks for watching!
candlestick2sports
Replying to @Graham_SFN
I was hearing McShay and Meunch talking about how Membou struggles getting down in a stance if he has to get kicked into guard. Do you see that too?
Brad
@Graham_SFN
Armand Membou’s speed is for real
I’m also noticing a technique tendency I’m not sure I’ve seen before on backside plays He is twisting his plant foot/hips as he takes his first and it appears to help him get out faster and puts him on his track right away
KC traded up to #13 and took Membou.
31. Kenneth Grant DT Michigan
48. Grey Zabel OT North Dakota State
63. Mason Taylor TE LSU
66. Andrew Mukuba S Texas
98. Quincy Riley CB Louisville
115. Darius Alexander DT Toledo
135. Danny Stutsman LB Oklahoma
151. J.J. Pegues DT Ole Miss
156. Nohl Williams CB California
168. Carson Vinson OT Alabama A&M
226. Cody Simon LB Ohio State
233. Brady Cook QB Missouri
252. Marques Sigle S Kansas State
2026 KC 3rd
Wyoming, BTW, I really like the WR Andrew Armstrong pick in the 7th. I think he is one of the most underrated BIG WR’s in the draft. He’s not just a big WR, he has good athleticism to get YAC.
I don’t think he will make it to the 7th
Adam Schefter
Trade: Rams are in the process of sending veteran offensive lineman Jonah Jackson to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, per ESPN’s @CourtneyRCronin
. The trade cannot be processed until March 12.
Adam Schefter
Jonah Jackson is scheduled to make $17.5 million in salary this season, and the Bears are taking on his contract, per source. Rams don’t retain any of Jackson’s salary.
I guess the Bears aren’t going to try and resign Teven Jenkins then.
Randy, I hope the BPA is DL or OL.
Prior to FA, I feel the same.
I’d like to see us double up on DL and OL in FA and the draft.
Yes sir, 100%!
One DT I wouldn’t mind the Dolphins getting in FA is Javon Kinlaw. His price may be to high for the Dolphins though. Maybe a multi year deal. He will only be 28 this season.
Him or Tedarrell Slayton
Who are under contract on the DL?
Just Seiler and a guy named Neil Farrell Jr. I believe he is a NT and played 65 snaps on defense for the Dolphins last year.
Eagles reportedly make Saquon Barkley highest-paid RB in NFL history with $41.2M extension
He earned it.
Knew this was going to happen.
Jets release wide receiver Davante Adams after no trade materializes
DT Osa Odighizuwa agreed to a four-year, $80 million contract with $58 million guaranteed to stay in Dallas, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.
Seahawks cut vet safety Rayshawn Jenkins, OT George Fant, DE Dre’Mont Jones
I think we’re going to get more physical up front on both sides of the ball. Or at least I hope so. Look at the Eagles. Achane and Wright could be really productive if we can knock people off the ball more often. On the DL be more stout inside and use our speed off the edge and blitzing LBs.
I hope so too
I think that is the hope of everyone here. Eagles were only rushing 4 almost the whole Super Bowl. It’d be really nice to be able to do that. Then have an OL with an attitude.
4!!!
one of the major publications mocked Will Campbell and Xavier Watts to us, so I went with it
I feel like I’ve been mocking Ty Robinson to us in almost every mock I’ve done since I’ve been doing mocks this offseason
I know some of you other guys have been too
he had a great combine too, he had the fastest 40 of the DTs
it’s a very deep class for DTs this year. He might be there on day 3
most of you have seen him before. But what the heck – watch again
as a reminder here are some highlights of his play
Anyone else think the Dolphins might go after 49ers OG Aaron Banks when free agency begins?
there are rumors that the Bears are going to make him an offer
but there is a McDaniel connection. He was drafted by the 49ers when McDaniel was there.