{"id":21446,"date":"2025-01-23T03:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21446"},"modified":"2025-01-23T03:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:49:45","slug":"breaking-projected-first-round-pick-could-solve-dolphins-biggest-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21446","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Projected first-round pick could solve Dolphins&#8217; biggest problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">\n<p>This could be the right move for Chris Grier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mx-10 md:mb-9 relative\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Alabama v Wisconsin\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/62\/01jj571hs0b46zn1s7q4.jpg\" alt=\"Alabama v Wisconsin\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1687\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Alabama v Wisconsin\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Alabama v Wisconsin | John Fisher\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)]\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block mx-4\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">If the Miami Dolphins want to get a little meaner, a little tougher, and a lot better on the offensive line, Tyler Booker is a guy they should be targeting in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Dolphins\u00a0hold the 13th overall pick, and guard is a huge need along the offensive line. General manager Chris Grier\u00a0admitted to needing reinforcements\u00a0up front, but would he actually use a first-round pick on an interior lineman? If he wants to fix his line problems, he should.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Booker is the best guard in this year&#8217;s draft, and it&#8217;s not close. He has a combination of power, speed, and athleticism. He is smart and is NFL-ready. Booker had an excellent season at Alabama \u2014 per Pro Football Focus, the Alabama star allowed zero sacks and just 10 pressures.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Dolphins need to be more powerful and mean, and that is Booker. His college profile and draft cards all show he can keep power rushers from getting behind him, he is fast enough to move out and pull, and he can move the line forward against good defensive linemen.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Tyler Booker would be a home-run pick for Dolphins in first round<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Many mock drafts have Booker falling into the 20s or even going in the second round. At 13, he might be a bit of a reach, especially for a guy like Grier, who has put little value on the position over the years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>5 dream first-round candidates Dolphins must target in 2025 NFL Draft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That&#8217;s the wrong way to think. Miami has a clear need, and Booker is a guy who not only fills that need but could set a new standard for the position in Miami. Everything in Mike McDaniel&#8217;s offense will benefit from better guard play. With more time to throw, Tua Tagovailoa would be better than he was in 2023 and might actually spend more time upright.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The running game could be one of the best in the NFL behind a guard who can pull and move the defender in front of him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Miami could potentially trade down, acquire additional picks, and still land Booker. That&#8217;s another possibility.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Booker makes the most sense for the Dolphins, but it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess as to what Grier will do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This could be the right move for Chris Grier. 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