The Miami Dolphins just aren't a well-built team, at least where it counts the most – in the trenches.  

That's been as clear as can be in recent years, but never more so than in 2024.  After an offseason of barely any moves to replenish a depleted unit with quality talent, the Dolphins paid the price last season with an offensive line that simply couldn't block, and the depth couldn't pick up the pieces from some key injuries.  

And yeah, keeping the oft-injured Tua Tagovailoa upright and healthy is kind of important (translation: of the highest importance), so building a wall around him should be tops on the offseason to-do list.

They have the chance to fix that in the 2025 NFL Draft, so here's a seven-round mock draft I did that has them doing so. 

(Also, this does not include expected compensatory picks, as those will not be officially determined and awarded by the league until March)

Round 1 (overall pick 13) – OT Will Campbell, LSU

I really, REALLY thought about Penn State TE Tyler Warren here.  He is going to be a special player and has all the tools to fit into most any offense, including Mike McDaniel's.  He'd help with run blocking on the perimeter and be a big asset in the passing game.  

I also thought about Georgia's Malaki Starks.  He's an impact player at a need position who could help offset the very possible loss of Jevon Holland in free agency. 

I just can't get past the need this team has on their offensive line.  Campbell can play either tackle or guard, and that gives the Dolphins flexibility to use him either on the left side as Terron Armstead's replacement or inside if they want to roll with Patrick Paul there, who's had a tough rookie season.  No, I don't want to move Austin Jackson inside again. He's this team's right tackle, period. 

Round 2 (pick 48) – IOL Tate Ratledge, Georgia

The Dolphins need some mean and nasty dudes on the inside of their line.  Ratledge is that and then some.  A tough, nasty run blocker, he should immediately serve as an upgrade over the mess the Dolphins trotted out at guard last season.  

A second answer to a group that has huge questions, and an affordable one for a team with salary cap issues. 

Round 4 (pick 112) – TE Mason Taylor, LSU

The Dolphins don't get Warren, but they do get another good player in Taylor.  Son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and current Miami Hurricanes defensive line coach Jason Taylor, Mason left Baton Rouge as the top tight end in LSU history in catches and yards by a tight end.  While he has a lot of room to grow as a blocker, he has a high ceiling in the passing game and could serve as an intriguing option for McDaniel to deploy. 

Round 5 (pick 142) – QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse

This might be a player the Dolphins would have to move up to get, but if he falls here, they should run the card in.  McCord is one of the better pure passers in this draft with a nice touch on the deep ball, something McDaniel surely covets.  He dominated statistically with the Cuse last season after coming over from Ohio State, leading the country in passing yards with 4779 and shattering just about every Syracuse single season passing record.  A major upgrade at a group that's been short on talent behind Tua. 

Round 5 (pick 149) – LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLA

The Dolphins got a terrific season at one of their inside linebacker spots this year from free agent signee Jordyn Brooks, but questions remain at the other spot.  Safety is still a need but getting better in the middle at linebacker with a player of the productivity of Schwesinger – a 2024 first-team All-American and the top tackler in the Big Ten- makes too much sense here.

Round 7 (pick 200) – WR Roc Taylor, Memphis

The Dolphins simply need better and bigger targets in their wide receiver room.  Lots of quickness and speed. No one with any size to go get the ball, or go get a ball over the middle in traffic.  Taylor has those physical tools at 6'3", 215 pounds and oozes with athletic upside.  After all, round seven is the time to roll the dice on players you like with a potential ceiling. 

Round 7 (pick 207) – S Aubrey Burks, West Virginia

I finally tab a safety, and it's one who's an intriguing prospect at the end of the draft.  Burks has upside as a deep ball free safety, but he's not built to be a thumper in the run game.  He could be a good situational player, at minimum, at a position Miami needs help with. 

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