Seeing another season marred by Tua Tagovailoa injury trouble, the Dolphins are at a crossroads. They enter the draft with Jalen Ramsey on the trade block, while Tyreek Hill trade murmurs persist. The seats are most likely warming in Miami.
Holding the No. 13 overall pick tonight, the Dolphins have discussed the prospect of trading down with multiple teams, the Miami Herald’s Omar Kelly notes. The Dolphins already hold 10 picks in this draft, but the 2025 class is viewed as one featuring stronger depth and weaker top-end talent. Teams are looking to move down, but there are not many players driving trade-up pursuits.
The Dolphins lost their fourth-round pick this year in an Eagles swap for backup running back Jaylen Wright, a player who should see more time post-Raheem Mostert. But Miami still has five picks between Rounds 3-5. That should allow Chris Grier good opportunities to stock his roster ahead of a pivotal year. This will be Grier’s seventh draft with full autonomy, though he has been in his GM chair since 2016.
If the Dolphins stick at No. 13, the prospect of a D-tackle investment has surfaced. An O-line move has also come up. Tied to Texas’ Kelvin Banks Jr. this week, Miami also is believed to be interested in Missouri’s Armand Membou, ESPN.com’s Matt Miller notes. Membou primarily played right tackle at Mizzou but is viewed as a guard by some teams. That could work against the prospect, as LTs are the priority adds early in the first round. But steady top-10 buzz has come Membou’s way. A fall to 13 could open a path to South Beach.
While Membou’s potential as a guard may work against him, it also could help him with Miami. The team likes his ability to play guard or tackle, per Miller. The Dolphins lost Robert Hunt to a $20MM-per-year Panthers offer in 2024 and replacement Robert Jones to a low-end Cowboys deal this year. Miami signed James Daniels from Pittsburgh and retained Liam Eichenberg, but the latter is on a one-year deal. Used across the formation during his rookie-contract years, Eichenberg could fall to the swing level if the Dolphins go with Membou or Banks in Round 1.
A tackle pick would be a bit more interesting, as the Dolphins have Patrick Paul positioned to replace Terron Armstead across from established RT starter Austin Jackson. The links to this draft’s tackle class, however, point to Miami exploring a reality in which one of those players does not start. Membou, though, could start early as a guard and then kick out to tackle down the road.