Round 2 NFL mock draft: Saints get their QB, Dolphins take a CB in Friday prediction
Round 2 NFL mock draft: Saints get their QB, Dolphins take a CB in Friday prediction
The first round of the 2025 NFL draft is in the books, but there's still plenty of time for teams to reshape their roster in the last two days of the event.
Last year, the Los Angeles Chargers found their leading receiver, Ladd McConkey, early in the second round and the Los Angeles Rams got their sack leader, Braden Fiske, just a handful of picks later.
With the Miami Dolphins still looking to bolster their offensive line and fill holes on defense, their selection at No. 48 overall offers another opportunity to get a player who could compete for a starting role right away.
Here's a prediction of how Round 2 could play out Friday night:
Cornerback seems like the most logical direction for the Dolphins after they filled their defensive line hole Thursday night. While more help in the trenches on both side of the ball could still make sense, Miami's starting outside cornerbacks would likely be some combination of Storm Duck, Cam Smith, and/or Artie Burns if the season started today.
Unfortunately for Miami, it's sitting right behind a hot bed of corner-needy teams in Round 2. In this mock, three consecutive cornerbacks are off the board just before the Dolphins' turn on the clock.
Azareye'h Thomas is a nice consolation prize, though. The FSU alum isn't the most athletic defensive back in the class, but he has great length at 6'2 and has shown he knows how to use it. At the Senior Bowl, he faced the tall task of keeping up with speedy receivers like Jaylin Noel and Tez Johnson and more than held his own. During his final season with the Seminoles, Thomas was credited by PFF with allowing only 141 receiving yards in 354 coverage snaps.
Thomas wouldn't be a guaranteed starter for the Dolphins, but he'd certainly be in the mix for one of those roles.
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