Nogle’s 2.0 Miami Dolphins 2025 seven-round mock draft

Taking a look at what could happen in the 2025 NFL Draft for the Miami Dolphins.

The start of the 2025 NFL Draft is just two days away. What will the Miami Dolphins do when they come up on the clock? Today, I bring you my second iteration of a 2025 NFL Mock Draft, breaking down what might happen over this weekend as the Dolphins look to bolster their roster.

Miami has several holes on their roster that have to be filled. I went into this mock not necessarily looking to draft only based on need, but making sure that I considered it as I went through the process. As I did last time, I used Pro Football and Sports Network’s mock draft simulator to assist in the projection. My thoughts there are, it at least makes it seem more like a draft, where a player I might be targeting comes off the board before I have a chance to select him. It works better than me just magically landing every college prospect I want.

With that all said, it is time to start making picks…and I open with a trade.

Round 1 – Pick 13

Trade

In this scenario, the Detroit Lions seemed desperate to make a trade up the board, moving from 28 to 13. Who am I to argue when they are giving me a ton of extra picks to make this leap?

Trade details:
Lions receive:

• Pick 13 (Shemar Stewart, edge, Texas A&M)

Dolphins receive:

• Pick 28
• Pick 60
• Pick 102
• Pick 244
• 2026 2nd round pick

I feel like that was a must take scenario. Hopefully something like that materializes for Miami on Thursday night.

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Round 1 – Pick 28

Malaki Starks, safety, Georgia

After all the early projections had Miami selecting Starks with the 13th pick, I still land him despite the trade back 15 spots. There were probably some players I would have liked to see fall into this position (South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori went 27th and I would have loved that), but Miami immediately adds a starter at a position of need while picking up three additional picks this year.

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Round 2 – Pick 48

Mason Taylor, tight end, LSU

Okay, I admit, this is a luxury pick and the Taylor name made me jump at this possibility. You cannot tell me he would not be an asset on this roster, though. The additional picks make me comfortable with this move here, and I have a player who will at least challenge Jonnu Smith for the starting role and should see plenty of snaps and receptions whether he is listed at one or two on the depth chart (and 99 on the roster?).

This did ultimately override a chance I had to select Oronde Gadsden II later in the draft, though.

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Round 2 – Pick 60

Marcus Mbow, tackle, Purdue

He is listed as a tackle, but Mbow is going to play guard and would immediately move into the starting lineup for the Dolphins. Miami needs to protect quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and Mbow will have no problem working inside to make that happen. He is also a mobile lineman, who can be the downfield blocked on pulls to clear the space for running back De’Von Achane. If Mbow is sitting on the board here – and I know this was an additional pick in the mock trade – I am turning in the card as soon as I am put on the clock.

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Round 3 – Pick 98

Dorian Strong, cornerback, Virginia Tech

The Dolphins probably need to be on the hunt for two starting cornerbacks this year, with rumors the team is looking to trade Jalen Ramsey. Even if they were to keep Ramsey, someone to challenge Kader Kohou, Storm Duck, and Cam Smith for the top spot is an absolute need. Strong needs to be more consistent if he is going to be relied upon as a starter, but he has the potential and it will be up to the coaching staff to get it out of him.

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Round 3 – Pick 102

Denzel Burke, cornerback, Ohio State

I said the Dolphins probably need to be hunting for two starting cornerbacks this year. I go back-to-back third-round picks to make that happen in this mock. He is a little shorter than Strong, but he is a converted wide receiver who attacks the ball like it was being thrown to him. Injuries slowed his development in college, so it will again be up to the coaching staff to get the most out of him, but the raw skills are there and he could quickly become a steal from the third round.

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Round 4 – Pick 116

Deone Walker, defensive tackle, Kentucky

I have been big on Miami adding defensive tackles early in the draft this year, looking to add someone around Zach Sieler as a replacement for Christian Wilkins/Calais Campbell from the last two years. In this mock, I did not attack the position like I have before, but this seemed like a great spot to make up for that. He is not going to be a nose tackle, but he definitely has the potential to become a strong 3-4 defensive end.

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Round 4 – Pick 135

Chase Lundt, tackle, UConn

Time to head back to the offensive line well and add some depth. Dolphins fans might not like the comparison Lance Zierlein at NFL.com has for Lundt where he compares him to Liam Eichenberg, but part of that is Lundt has the versatility to play anywhere, similar to Eichenberg. Where the Dolphins may have stunted Eichenberg’s growth was with the constant moving of him around. Hopefully they have learned from that and decide early on to make Lundt either a tackle or a guard, and just leave him there to develop.

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Round 5 – Pick 150

RJ Harvey, running back, UCF

The extra picks make me comfortable with taking a flyer on Harvey here. He is not a dominant runner and could use work in pass catching and pass protection, but there is something about him that just seems to work no matter how he gets the ball. He has had production at the college level and he could prove to be a solid depth running back. At worst, the Dolphins are getting a player who should be a stud special teams player.

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Round 5 – Pick 155

Dillon Gabriel, quarterback, Oregon

Going back to the Knights well, even if Gabriel also went to Oklahoma and Oregon before landing in the NFL, was not on the agenda, but it might work here. The Dolphins add a depth quarterback who could be a good scheme fit if needed to fill in this year. Using a fifth-round pick on a quarterback who has plenty of college experience in multiple systems and could develop nicely in head coach Mike McDaniel’s offense would be a solid use of this selection.

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Round 7 – Pick 224

Carson Vinson, tackle, Alabama A&M

The seventh round is a great place to find developmental players with the potential to one day start. We find that here with a selection of Vinson from Alabam A&M. He is going to need time to adjust to the strength and speed of the NFL game, but he has raw potential that will need coaching.

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Round 7 – Pick 231

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, defensive tackle, Georgia

Keep going with the developmental players at the backend of the draft. I feel like Ingram-Dawkins will be off the board by here, but if he is not, he is worth the chance. He was limited to just a single year as a primary starter at Georgia, but he flashed the potential that could turn him into a stud 3-4 defensive end in the NFL. There is a lot of development that has to happen, but stashing him away on the back end of the roster for a year or two as he learns is not going to hurt the team.

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Round 7 – Pick 244

Wilie Lampkin, guard, North Carolina

Another developmental project, Lampkin might end up being a practice squad player early in his career, but there is something there that can be developed. He is smaller than an offensive lineman prototype – by a lot – but he is a determined player and there is probably a role for him somewhere.

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Round 7 – Pick 253

Rayuan Lane III, safety, Navy

The final pick for the Dolphins in this mock is taking a flyer on a Navy prospect who could prove to be a special teams ace for the team. He is a good ball hawk and he could prove to be a solid rotational safety, but getting him on the field as a special teams player early in his career would seem the best use of his talent.