DT Kenneth Grant 6’4 331 – Michigan
Well, all I have to say is I’m quite relieved. I really expected the Dolphins (Chris Grier) to reach for an oft injured CB (Will Johnson, also from Michigan) or a nickel back CB Jahdae Barron. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised after all the OT’s were off the board (Campbell, Membou and Banks), that the Dolphins selected a DT who can start immediately. Grant is a big boy, but he needs to increase his strength and hit the weights. It wouldn’t hurt to shed a few pounds either and be a little quicker and more explosive. He can play DT/DE for Miami opposite Sieler, and he can play some NT as well, although with Benito Jones already here, I think it would serve the Dolphins better to have Grant at DE and Jones at NT.
I don’t have an awful lot to say, it’s one pick, and a pick necessitated by letting Wilkins walk last season. That being said, Grant is a guy who has not found his ceiling yet, and hopefully in Anthony Weaver’s scheme, Grant will flourish quickly and for many years down the line for us, with or without Weaver. No question a pick that satisfies a huge need, we still have a whole lot more work to do. I’m hoping we get an interior OL next, to me that’s the next need. We can take care of CB and S later, first get the big boys. Lots of big boys off the board already as I mentioned, the trio of OT’s Campbell, Membou and Banks are gone as well as OT Grey Zabel, OG’s Tyler Booker and Donovan Jackson also are gone. That leaves OG’s Tate Ratledge, Marcus Mbow, Wyatt Milum and Jonah Saviineah are 2nd RD possibilities, as well as 2 OT’s not yet picked as of this writing, OT Josh Conerly and Josh Simmons. I hope the Dolphins stay on track with the trenches, it’s like building a house, you need a strong foundation.
See you all later tomorrow, I have plans and won’t be around most of the day, I’ll try to catch up before the evening!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Firstest!!!
Good for the G-Men, nice draft so far. Got potentially the best defensive player in the draft in DE Abdul Carter and hopefully their QB of the future.
YUP! They’ve won day 1 of the NFL Draft, IMO.
The Stealers* and the Brownies are left without a QB right now.
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Good job Mike E
Thanks Toba
BTW, fuck all those mock drafters that had us taking Will Johnson or Jahdae Barron or Malaki Starks or Nick Emmanwori. So fucking glad that shit didn’t happen, it was exactly what I was expecting and dreading at the same time.
SAME!
But to be very scary honest, I’m surprised Grier didn’t take Will Johnson.
He did take a Michigan guy, just not the skinny, oft injured one! LOL
I think that Will Johnson’s knee is BAD… which is why nobody has selected him thus far.
M – I think the Stealers are either going to get Rodgers or Kirk Cousins. They have some time to see how things play out, or maybe they like a QB in this draft
Ya know… I think you’re right about that. That would explain why they didn’t blow their load to get a QB early.
Just remember, we have to wait SIXTEEN PICKS in RD 2, that’s a lot of players off the board. It’s gonna be painful, hopefully one of the guys mentioned is still there for us!
YUP!!! Let’s hope!
You know MY GUY for the 2nd round: Wyatt Milum.
OT/OG, West Virginia. Zone-blocking monster, and he’s never given up a sack in his entire collegiate career.
Yes, I know, would be fine with me!
I’m enjoying Sanders getting skipped over. Dude could use some humility. My opinion isn’t very high on his game either. Not worth the headache.
OT Josh Conerly gone.
My guess for the Bills is S Nick Emmanwori
Only AFC EAST team where it didn’t skip to commercial…
Biased bastards
Wow, DB, but not Emmanwori OR Will Johnson
I think Hairston was the fastest guy at the combine, right?
I honestly don’t know, Bro.
This was the first year in FOREVER where I chose to ignore the Combine results.
NFLN says yes
manitobafinfan
says:
April 24, 2025 at 11:29 pm
Biased bastards
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EXACTLY!!! LOL
Apparently Kenneth Grant was Jon Gruden’s favorite player in the draft
Is that a good thing, or is Kenneth Grant going to get banned for using a BAD word?!! LOL 😉
https://x.com/i/status/1915594351259877738
Nice!
Thanks Toba!
G’nite fellas! Catch ya tomorrow. Hoping for the good mojo to keep going!
Peace, my Brother!
O… M… G…
The Eagles just selected Jihaad Campbell! The rich get richer!
HOW did he last to the Eagles???
did they need to trade over and with the cheifs ?? Makes no sense to me 🤷♂️
Agreed!
Josh Simmons to the Chefs* @ R1P32. SOUND pick for their O-Line.
Again, the rich get richer!
And another T off the board
Sieler, Jones, Grant
Chop, Chubb, Phillips
Brooks, Dodson, Britt
I DO like it, man!
But… now do our secondary…
Next up! 😂
OL, DB and TE is what I see with the exception of a guy who dropped for whatever reason.
Happy with the big guy pick. Grier has definitely been trying to be too cute in his 1st round picks for too many years. If we can get a G and some secondary help tomorrow, I’ll be happy with this draft. Hope you all are doing well! 🤘🤘🤘
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lot of good DBs on the board right now. 2nd round might be a good place for a trade down. We need OL too. Maybe we can get a very good DB and Good OG
The 2nd round is always a run on DBs.
There are a lot of good DBs Piggy- and some OL that are projected to go right around 50. We should hopefully have our pick of the two. I am leaning towards G, but wouldn’t mind DB either. Hopefully Cam Smith can develop(I have my doubts), that would make the secondary situation much less dire.
Grief is one fragile fuck
in the presser he felt the need to tell us he got 3 text from teams right behind us saying, they were going to take Grant with their 1st rd picks
take your guy and don’t worry about what other teams think
that is suck fucking bullshit. AS IF teams reach out and tell other teams who they are going to pick so that the other team can take them.
after Grief made the pick
This team is hopefully just building a strong roster, and as I said, that starts with the trenches. Get the best OG in RD 2, and then work on the rest. Have to keep repeating myself, because it’s a fact, we have to replace Christian Wilkins and Robert Hunt. If we drafted Travis Hunter and didn’t properly address the O-line and D-line, we still weren’t competing to make a deep playoff run. So get Ratledge, Milum, Mbow, or Saviinaea, and then work on the little guys like CB, S, maybe even a TE. Not being chicken little, but we’re really just restocking the cupboard, I don’t think this team is going to be better than last season, but I wouldn’t mind if we were.
Steve – That’s laughable, the Grier story. No one fucking tells another team who they want, especially when that team is on the clock! I’m actually a little surprised a team didn’t want to trade ahead of Indy to get Warren
I like that Grant put up 27 reps at his pro day, compared to the 22 he put up at the combine. That was a little “Weenie Hut Jr.” for me. lol
MikeE,
Grant needs time to develop his body. In fact, the picture you used for the article doesn’t even really look like him now. He’s already been working on his frame. I have concerns about the kid’s commitment, but he’s been working on himself. You can tell by looking at him. This kid is like a lump of clay. He’s just beginning to scratch the surface, I think. If he commits himself, I think the sky’s the limit.
I can’t find one recent photo of Grant. I wish he was at the draft so we could have seen him come out. Oh well
I love our picks from one mock done this morning
48: ratledge
98: Mukuba
I would be thrilled with those
there’s a couple of OL I would rather have than ratledge
savianaiiia, Mbow and Milum
all three OTs in college who project well at OG according to scouting reports
Mukuba would be awesome
generally speaking OL and DB would be great
That was my point. But I think people get hung up on some guys and who they mock- Ratledge would be a huge get for this OL.
Day 2 of the draft had the “old switcheroo” written all over it
Our 3rd round is so late, that we can probably trade our 2nd and 3rd for theirs
And move down in the 2nd and up in the 3rd
Maybe Grier meant three teams after the Dolphins AFTER they had picked ? Like possibly a while after they picked? It doesn’t say that they texted him while they were picking.
yes, it was after the pick, should’ve made that clear
I still don’t believe that someone took the time to tell him, even after our pick, that they were going to take Grant. I still call BS.
Grief is all BS
my team is on the clock but let me take a moment to call Chris Greir and compliment him so he can speak about it at his next presser…
obviously the Colts were after us and not taking Grant, shesh🤪
on Tuesday I saw a video talking about NFL teams higher on Grant, than the national media, think it was Kyle Krabbs
based on what the national media thought before the draft, obviously the pick was a reach for them
no one is Chris Jones, but Grant may be close in time
Grant was a good pick, Grier doesn’t need to justify it by saying other teams wanted him. I don’t care either way really, his record in general speaks for itself, one pick doesn’t change that either way.
that was the point of my post
he’s like a teenie bopper on social media
insecure
One thing we do know is Grant is going to play right away because he has to.
That’s reassuring! lol
😂
otherwise we know the 🧁 would’ve sat him on the bench
well we aren’t sure they’re ready
13.Kenneth Grant DT Michigan
48.Jonah Savaiinaea OG Arizona
98.Savion Williams WR TCU
116.Jordan Hancock CB Ohio State
135.Chase Lundt OT UConn
150.Malachi Moore S Alabama
155.Jordan Phillips DT Maryland
224.Kurtis Rourke QB Indiana
231.Phil Mafah RB Clemson
253.Howard Cross III DT Notre Dame
that would be great, not sure about Rourke
I see a lot of posts saying the NY Giants are racist because they didn’t draft a black QB. WTF is wrong with people?
Unbelievable
Like it’s not because they liked the QB Jaxson Dart better than Shedeur Sanders, it’s a white vs black issue. This is the new fucking America we live in
Yep same shit we’ve seen with the Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese nonsense.
they can’t live off of policy, so they have to come up with this BS
and then hook line and sinkered, the retards buy into it
Hilllary told us this in her email, she said, we want to keep the people dumb and compliant
racists are as racists do, people that bring it up…
VGK like last year playing with no passion/energy
lol speaking of insecure
https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/2025/04/24/680961bc22601d74068b4593.html
could you imagine the drama, if we took Shedeur?
Grief or 🧁 aren’t man enough to make that selection, their frail egos couldn’t handle it
I gotta think people passed on Sanders bc it’s worth waiting for next years draft. To be honest, I think the giants were crazy to trade up for Dart
Next years qb class is going to be very good. Why settle for a guy you have to commit to for 4-5 years to be average
Dart sucks i agree
Regarding Grier saying he got 3 texts from teams just behind us wanting Grant…
I would have been over the moon had we traded down to the Cards @ R1P16, got their R3P78, and taken Walter Nolen.
It really doesn’t matter now as it’s water under the bridge. I’m HAPPY with Kenneth Grant.
I think we almost have to take an O-Lineman @ R2P48, being the herd really thins out come the 3rd round. That, and our comp pick @ R3P98 is essentially a 4th round pick.
Now if for whatever reason we do NOT go O-Line @ R2P48, Grier had better have Brandon Scherff or the like on speed dial.
Well, I guess I’ll be watching Donovan Jackson every week….just not as a Dolphin. I’m looking forward to seeing how he progresses.
13.
Kenneth GrantDT Michigan
51.
Wyatt MilumOG West Virginia
98.
Zy AlexanderCB LSU
110.
Ty RobinsonDT Nebraska
135.
Jordan PhillipsDT Maryland
145.
Malachi MooreS Alabama
150.
RJ HarveyRB UCF
155.
Jalen RiversOT Miami (FL)
186.
Jackson HawesTE Georgia Tech
224.
Dante Trader Jr.S Maryland
253.
Howard Cross IIIDT Notre Dame
this would be a really good draft
M13,
I love my Iowa boys but Scherff is seen as like the 85 or 90 best FA. I haven’t watched him play lately, but that’s not a good ranking. I’m not sold that he’d be the answer to anything.
But, short shrifting the OL is a yearly ritual. Lol
I feel Scherff could be a bandaid for this season as he’s getting long in the tooth, but he’s still very serviceable.
There’s a YouTube video from the combine, Label looked the best by far, Rivers was in the next group
hard to believe he can be had for pick 155
Libby’s, Libby’s, Libby’s on the label…
Zabel
Randy – Brandon Scherrf is listed as #12 of available NFL free agents by PFF
Make it #11 being Calais signed with the Cards.
And obviously, the #1 Guard still on the market.
Right! He may have been #85 before Free Agency started, which makes sense for a 33 year old OG
We could also easily afford to bring Isaiah Wynn back on the cheap. When he’s healthy, he’s a real difference-maker… particularly in the running game.
I’m going by memory on a study I’d done… there’s something like only 1 game where Achane hasn’t gone over 100 yards when Wynn was starting.
The thing with Wynn? His availability, of course.
He re-signed with us last season for a cap hit of $1.59M. I’m guessing he could be had again for even less this season.
M – Fuck Wynn, no more injured fuckers letting us down on this team, we still have plenty more to fuck us including the $212M wonder, as well as Chubb, Phillips and a few udder guys. lol
This IS true! LOL
$212 million wonder 😂😂😂
Ogbah’s like Rodney Dangerfield, he gets no respect! #35 on the free agent list.
I’ve got MAJOR respect for Ogbah. Not just as a player, but as a person.
** Ogbah adjusts his tie **
LOL
Brian and Mike, the Mets look like a really good team.
They sure do. They seem to have a system to bring in a certain type of pitcher and resurrect them. It’s working, and it’s so big for them. If it continues to work, not only will more pitchers want to come here, but they won’t have to overspend to get top tier pitchers. It will somewhat offset the Dodgers ability to sign every damn Japanese star that come to MLB
Agreed
Absolutely. Jeremy Hefner has done nothing short of a miraculous job with this pitching staff the past two years. They have no reason to be as good as they are.
Hefner seems to tap into what pitchers do well and hones in on that.
Mike E,
Man, not too long ago I went on a Rodney Dangerfield-fest on Youtube. IMO, he’s definitely one of the more under-rated comics of all-time, despite being legendary.
I’d have to put him on my Mt. Rushmore of comics.
I take it back… if a 5th president ever becomes part of Mt. Rushmore, it would be Rodney for me.
I’d have to go: George Carlin, Groucho Marx, Dave Chapelle, and Robin Williams.
He’s not underrated, like you said he’s legendary.
Yes, he is legendary… but I don’t think he makes most top-10 lists… at least not today. That’s why I feel he’s underrated.
I feel the same way about Groucho Marx. Yes, he’s legendary, but he’s not making most top-10 lists… at least not today.
Point being… Rodney Dangerfield GETS NO RESPECT! 😉
Who’s list?
Tim Knight
says:
April 25, 2025 at 3:44 pm
Who’s list?
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Nah, not Who’s list. Who’s on first…
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LOL! I was hoping that didn’t go over your head!!! 😆
MikeE,
Yeah…now When all the top guys are gone…that number changes. Lol
I’m not hating on him. I just don’t understand bringing in a bunch of old OL. We should be getting younger. It isn’t about THIS year.
I completely agree with that. I wanted an OL in RD1, it didn’t fall that way. If we really wanted Scherrf we would have signed him. We’ll be getting OL next pick or the one after. I’m so curious to see if we move Ramsey
Tim,
I LMAO when I saw your exchange with Rockphin the other day!!! 😆
😂
I won’t be surprised if we draft another DL in the 2nd.
Back to foosball, I DO believe we’re one good Guard away from making the Dolphins great again on Offense.
Addressing that situation this evening or via FA becomes the question.
So in the event we don’t address that situation this evening (again, better have FA Brandon Scherff or the like on speed dial), I could see it being a DB.
To be more specific, if we don’t address the O-Line this evening, I think we all know we’re going FA at the Guard position.
OL, DL or DB tonight.
Brian, when I would do a no trade down mock, many times I took Kenneth Grant.
I took him a few times- most of my no trade mocks resulted in Warren, just for fun.
The next top 3 most athletic OL per nextgen stats are all 3 Georgia IOL. Milan would be nice but I take Ratledge in a heartbeat.
No question. Plus, he’s got an awesome mullet.
I don’t get what was so funny about Tim’s comment or MIke’s pile on. It wasn’t particularly witty and was just basically a juvenile sarcastic swipe out of nowhere.
In the mean of “I’m sorry happy for you” in a sarcastic tone.
As if I am the only one who spams the board with mock drafts. I reported that I was having issues cutting and pasting all of the sudden because it had not been an issue prior and was wanting to hear back from the other guys who were able to post their mocks if they were having any issues.
No humor there. I hope you all laugh so much when I reply to your posts “how nice for you”
It doesn’t really bother me so carry on with it if you like.
It’s not a big deal, it just touched a funny bone with a few people. Finish the mural you’re painting of Grier on your living room wall. We all want to see it. 🤣
Hail to the queen
MF13, I disagree with you on being one guard away. I know Armstead was injured a lot, but Patrick Paul is not a pimple on his ass at this point when it comes to performance. Paul was the fourth worse rated LT when he played last season. I don’t have confidence in him depending on who is next to him. IF it is Paul Eichenburg Brewer then we are fucked. Paul Rookie Brewer doesn’t give me warm fuzzy feelings either.
I just reread your post and you didn’t specify a rookie guard. I just assumed because it’s the draft today, but I stand by my argument. I think Brewer is too small and Paul is an unknown at this point.
Jackson is better than anything else we have and he can’t stay healthy either.
Our line is 5 players away from being great.
we’ll need to draft OL in top 2 rounds the next 4 drafts, including this one
Shedeur should be calling out Deion, telling him to stay out my business
https://nypost.com/2025/04/24/sports/deion-sanders-calls-out-dan-orlovsky-over-shedeur-sanders-take/
I wouldn’t want to have to deal with “Coach” Deion Sanders meddling in my organization. And that is what whoever drafts Shedeur is going to get.
well we’re doomed, the great Chocula didn’t like our 1st pick
https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/kiper-lists-dolphins-round-one-loser/
Count Chocula
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUenEMwsdQ&si=N3E4jwXIMGQpMOK_
It’s Friday Bitches
HERE WE GO!!! DAY 2!!!
They need to shorten the time between picks. This is ridiculous.
Rock – GFYS
I still think it was funny, it just hit me right. It was the wording.
Agreed. It wasn’t a diss to Rockphin, it was the wording that Tim used, that’s all.
IADRGFYS
Get it right
I’m really getting tired of the SJW/DEI/BLM (etc…) messaging between picks. This is the NFL Draft… NOT a podium by which to dictate BS. 😡
PHINS TRADE UP!!!
WTF
R2P37!
we moved up
I wonder if it’s for Will Johnson
For whom ??
here comes DT3
Not sure why we traded up, hope it’s an OL
@ R2P37, the Phins take Jonah!!!
we got out OG!
Well that’s a need 👍👍
Honestly, I HATE this trade up and I hate the pick!
I agree
Can’t wait to see what we gave up…
what did we give up
There it is! Big Samoan Savaiinaea
we got big
real big
Two compensatory 3 and 4 picks and swapped 6 riders ?
do we still have 48?
That seemed a little desperate, not one OL was taken yet
I d9 t hate the pick. I like the player. I mocked him many times to us.
but I have to see what we gave up
Piggy – if we traded up for a broken CB I would lose my shit
I don’t think Johnson is broken . He’s probabky thr best player out there
I was going to predict that, couldn’t remember his name
Gave up 48, 98 and 135 got him plus 143
whee are you getting this?
Nfln
the 2 company picks that’s it?
besides the swap in 6th
I like it
and we gave up 48, shitty trade, but we got our OG
I was thinking JTs kid
I’ll give Grier credit… he drafted 680 pounds of TRENCH between Grant and Jonah.
But I’m sorry… Jonah probably would have fallen to us without a trade up.
Piggy – he’s not right or he would have been gone in RD1
Schefter is reporting what toba said
that’s too much IMO
I like the player a lot
but I don’t like the trade comp
@AdamSchefter
Trade: Dolphins get: 2025 2nd-round pick (No. 37) 2025 5th-round pick Raiders get: 2025 2nd-round pick (No. 48) 2025 3rd-round pick (No. 98) 2025 4th-round pick (No. 135). And at No. 37, Miami picks Arizona OL Jonah Saviinea.
we got a 5th back, trade is fine
were done for the nighy
That’s one helluva price to pay for an immobile O-Lineman.
I like Somoan lineman, tough fuckers with good work ethic
Do we have any picks left for today ??
There’s our guard
well, we’re done for the night, right?
Barring a trade up of sorts, YES.
we still have 116 in 4th
Grief needed to come away with 2 or 3 starters he’s done that