There are several directions the Miami Dolphins could go with their first-round selection in the 2025 NFL draft. The interior offensive line is the most glaring and obvious deficiency on the roster, but there are needs all over the Dolphins defense and there’s a chance wide receiver could soon be an issue.
In the latest mock draft from NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, he projected that the Dolphins will take Alabama guard Tyler Booker at No. 13 overall. Earlier this week, Jeremiah explained why he thinks that’s a great match in a conference call.
“I just think he’s a perfect marriage of need and fit and value,” Jeremiah said. “Booker to me is one of more consistent players that I’ve watched in this class. He’s big. He’s powerful. He’s someone that when you talk to the folks at Alabama, they just rave about him in terms of the work ethic, the leadership.
“I think you have somebody who is really, really firm in pass [protection]. With Tua [Tagovailoa] I think the interior of that offensive line being firm is very important. So that’s one that I just thought was just a home run pick for them in terms of all those factors coming together. That’s why that one made a lot of sense to me.”
But Jeremiah also offered an interesting alternative path for the Dolphins.
“Defensive tackle could be an area they could go as well,” Jeremiah said. “There’s no shortage of defensive tackles that are intriguing in this draft. I mentioned him a little bit earlier with Kenneth Grant. That would be a fun one to throw into their mix as well just as someone who is already dominant against the run, but somebody I think that has a lot of up side as a rusher and someone who — if they can stay healthy on the edges — someone who will benefit those guys just because he’s going to take away the escape hatch.
“Just his ability to push the pocket even as he is growing and developing and evolving as a rusher. I know he can do that. He can put his hands in your chest and walk you back and take away the escape route as those edge rushers get home. That would be another one I think that will make a lot of sense there.”
Miami signed a swarm of veteran defensive tackles to one-year deals last offseason and kept Calais Campbell, Benito Jones, and Da’Shawn Hand at the end of training camp. But with that trio all set to hit free agency, Zach Sieler is the only starting Dolphins defensive lineman currently under contract for the 2025 season.