The East-West Shrine Bowl is in the books and 2025 Senior Bowl practices are done. After the all-star game happens Saturday, the pre-draft process will churn on with the NFL Scouting Combine in late February.
The Miami Dolphins are projected to own 10 picks in the 2025 NFL draft, beginning with the No. 13 overall selection. At the top of the priority list is a rebuild of the offensive line.
Should Will Campbell of LSU or Kelvin Banks, Jr. of Texas be available at No. 13, it would be a no-brainer for general manager Chris Grier to make good on his claim that he will “invest” in the offensive line.
But if those players are selected prior to the Dolphins’ time on the clock, the team will be left with the choice of hanging at No. 13 to make a selection, or trading back down the board. A move into the back half of the first round could set up the Dolphins to pick a top-tier interior lineman, which is their main area of need up front.
In this mock, Banks and Campbell are long gone after getting picked at Nos. 4 and 10, respectively. With those linemen off the board, the Dolphins fielded a fictitious call from the Los Angeles Chargers who were interested in moving up from No. 22.
In exchange for sliding down nine spots in the first round, the Dolphins picked up an extra second-round pick and moved up in the third by giving up No. 98 overall to get No. 86.
The Chargers are no losers in the deal, as it earned them the right to take Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan, adding a dangerous weapon to Justin Herbert’s arsenal.
As for the Dolphins, here’s how their 11 picks fell: