The Phinsider
The 2025 college football season is officially in the books, which means the NFL season is soon to follow. That means that whether we like it or not, Mock Draft Szn is right around the corner.
Personally, I don’t like mock drafts too much. I once said, and I quote, that they were “equivalent to b-holes”, in which “we all have them, and most of them stink.” I wasn’t too far off with that, I don’t think, anyway. And yet, we can’t get enough of them.
I’m just as guilty!
For years, I’ve kept track of what the experts and analysts were thinking about our beloved Miami Dolphins, and as sad as it may be for you to hear, I’m doing it once again.
ESPN has always been one of the best in the country at covering the NFL draft. It makes sense; they were the primary source of most sports and, to this day, remain a primary hub for college football. ALL OF US grew up listening to Mel Kiper and Todd McShay talk NFL Draft. Nowadays, they have guys like Matt Miller and Jordan Reid more involved, but whether they like it or not, there’s still one OG.
In Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft, he has Dolphins GM Jon Eric-Sullivan and new head coach Jeff Hafley targeting the defensive side of the football. However, before we get into the Dolphins’ pick, let’s take a look at what happened in the ten picks prior…
In one of the least surprising moves of the offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders get their franchise quarterback — and make no mistake about it, that’s exactly what Fernando Mendoza is. He’s the QB1 of this class. He won the Heisman and followed it up with a National Championship. And we all saw that 4th down play. He’s QB1 and should change the Raiders franchise for many years to come.
The rest of the top-10 is as follows:
Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn
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