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There\u2019s no spot on the Miami Dolphins roster in more obvious need of an upgrade than guard, but is No. 13 overall too early to address the position in the 2025 NFL draft? ESPN\u2019s Field Yates doesn\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0a mock draft published Tuesday morning, Yates has the Dolphins taking Alabama guard Tyler Booker to shore up their interior.\u00a0Via ESPN:<\/p>\n

Simply put, the offensive line must be better in Miami. And that applies to both tackle positions and the interior. The Dolphins were in the bottom five in pass block win rate this season (55.7%). Booker would shore up a lot of the interior problems that were created when\u00a0Robert Hunt\u00a0left in free agency\u00a0last offseason; much like Hunt, Booker is a people mover in the run game. He is on the short list for strongest player in the class and gave up only one sack in his college career. And though Booker is definitely a guard in the NFL, the fact that he was able to kick out and play 68 snaps as a left tackle in 2024 for Alabama is a testament to his great footwork.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

By the time the Dolphins are on the clock in Yates\u2019 mock draft, three offensive tackles \u2014 LSU\u2019s Will Campbell, Texas\u2019 Kelvin Banks Jr., and Ohio State\u2019s Josh Simmons \u2014 are already off the board. Among the options skipped over by Miami are Missouri offensive lineman Armand Membou, Ole Miss defensive tackle Walter Nolen, and Georgia safety Malaki Starks.<\/p>\n

Starks, who has been a popular choice for the Dolphins in mock drafts, slid all the way to No. 27 overall in Yates\u2019 mock before he was scooped up by the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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