Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n“Mauigoa is a steady, well-built pass protector with raw power and the ability to get to the second level. Right tackle\u00a0Austin Jackson\u00a0recently agreed to a reduced and restructured contract that’s over after next season, so Mauigoa could slide in there.”<\/p>\n
With pick No. 30, Yates has Miami adding to their wide receiver, taking Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion.<\/p>\n
“Following the\u00a0release\u00a0of\u00a0Tyreek Hill\u00a0and trade of\u00a0Jaylen Waddle, Miami’s wide receivers group is inarguably the thinnest in the NFL,” Yates wrote. “Adding Concepcion would be a step in the right direction. He’s among the most explosive players in the class, hauling in 25 receiving touchdowns in just three seasons and taking two punt returns to the house in 2025. However, Concepcion lacks massive size (6 feet, 196 pounds) and must clean up drops (seven this past season).”<\/p>\n
In the second round, Yates believed that the Dolphins would flip to the defensive side of the ball and take UCF edge rusher Malachi Lawrence.<\/p>\n
“Needs exist all over the Dolphins’ roster, including opposite of\u00a0Chop Robinson, to boost a pass rush that tied for 23rd in pass rush win rate last season,” Yates wrote. “Lawrence would do exactly that, with some of the best closing ability in the class (19.5 sacks in the past three seasons). He has been a riser during the predraft process.”<\/p>\n
Miami has several holes, and these three picks address some of their biggest needs. If they made the selections that Yates suggests here, they could set themselves up for a brighter future with Sullivan and Hafley at the helm.<\/p>\n
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