There’s no spot on the Miami Dolphins roster in more obvious need of an upgrade than guard, but is No. 13 overall too early to address the position in the 2025 NFL draft? ESPN’s Field Yates doesn’t think so.
In a mock draft published Tuesday morning, Yates has the Dolphins taking Alabama guard Tyler Booker to shore up their interior. Via ESPN:
Simply put, the offensive line must be better in Miami. And that applies to both tackle positions and the interior. The Dolphins were in the bottom five in pass block win rate this season (55.7%). Booker would shore up a lot of the interior problems that were created when Robert Hunt left in free agency last offseason; much like Hunt, Booker is a people mover in the run game. He is on the short list for strongest player in the class and gave up only one sack in his college career. And though Booker is definitely a guard in the NFL, the fact that he was able to kick out and play 68 snaps as a left tackle in 2024 for Alabama is a testament to his great footwork.
By the time the Dolphins are on the clock in Yates’ mock draft, three offensive tackles — LSU’s Will Campbell, Texas’ Kelvin Banks Jr., and Ohio State’s Josh Simmons — are already off the board. Among the options skipped over by Miami are Missouri offensive lineman Armand Membou, Ole Miss defensive tackle Walter Nolen, and Georgia safety Malaki Starks.
Starks, who has been a popular choice for the Dolphins in mock drafts, slid all the way to No. 27 overall in Yates’ mock before he was scooped up by the Baltimore Ravens.