Post Senior Bowl Miami Dolphins "All-Star Only" 7 Round Mock Draft

The All-Star events are in the books! If I had to fill out Miami's draft class with ONLY players from the East/West Shrine Bowl and the Reese's Senior Bowl, what would it look like?

The All-Star circuit is an invaluable piece of the puzzle for the pre-draft process. It is the last time you’ll see anyone who is going to be drafted in April put on the pads and do, you know, actual football things. The kinds of things that they’ll be asked to do when the time comes to earn their contacts and help force a winning team in South Florida.

I love that part about these events.

I’ve spent the last week in Dallas, Texas (Frisco, to be exact) and Mobile, Alabama to take in 12 total practices between the East/West Shrine rosters and the Senior Bowl rosters. It’s a collection of over 200 total talents that will be eligible and, thanks to a recent change in the admission rules for these events, that talent pool now also includes underclassmen.

The Draft is, in my opinion, the key for the Dolphins this offseason. This football team lost the plot with big eyes and big ambitions — shuttling away draft capital to such an extreme degree that the team has next to nothing to show for two years worth of draft classes. If Miami is going to both balance the books and get youthful fast while staying competitive, they’ll need another draft class like the one in 2024 — most likely one that offers even more contributions in Year 1.

So with the performances of the Shrine and Senior Bowl prospects fresh in my mind, what would a draft class comprised exclusively of talents from these events look like for the Dolphins if I were calling the shots?

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1st Round - No. 13 Overall

East/West Shrine Options: QB Shedeur Sanders (COLO), IDL Kenneth Grant (MICH), CB Shavon Revel (ECU)

Senior Bowl Options: OT Armand Membou (MIZZ), OT Josh Conerly (ORE), OT Aireontae Ersery (MINN), DL Shemar Stewart (TA&M), DT Walter Nolen (MISS)

Such is the cruel irony of these events. Of the seven names included that I would consider with a top-15 pick for the Dolphins based on their roster and cultural needs as a football team, more than half of them did not participate in any of the practices. Sanders, I’m told by multiple people between both Dallas and Mobile, decided the week before the event that he would not be participating. There seems to be some discourse on if he was told he should practice or not by some of the teams near the top of the draft. Revel is coming off of an ACL injury from September — he understandably was an “interview only” experience. Kenneth Grant did not practice at the Shrine either, leaving the event without any of their marquee talents taking the field in pads.

The Senior Bowl had Armand Membou drop out after weigh-ins with what was described as a “stomach bug”.

Of course, the contributions at an All-Star event won’t prevent a team from drafting a player. And any of these players could warrant an argument at No. 13. For me? It’s unlikely that Sanders falls that far down the board. My highest grades from this group of seven players include:

1. DL Shemar Stewart - 83.50/100.00 (First Round Grade)

2. NT Kenneth Grant - 83.00/100.00 (First Round Grade)

3. OT Josh Conerly - 83.00/100.00 (First Round Grade)

4. CB Shavon Revel Jr. - 83.00/100.00 (First Round Grade)

5. OT Armand Membou - 82.50/100.00 (Late 1st Round Grade)

(Note: These grades are not Miami Dolphins adjusted, they are collected as a part of my work for The 33rd Team — we’ll do the Miami Dolphins specific grades in April)

Stewart is the best talent on the board and his addition could serve as a long-term viable replacement for one Calais Campbell. That, of course, won’t come immediately — but Stewart is an electric athlete who could offset some of his lack of experience versus Campbell with more burst and power.

Grant is an attractive option for a different kind of presence inside. He’s a math changer with pass rush upside that has a Dexter Lawrence type ceiling. He’s unlikely to reach those heights…but he’s physically gifted enough that you can’t completely dismiss it.

Revel Jr.’s medical standpoint is probably enough for me to strike him off the list at this juncture — Miami can ill afford to have a player come in and not be ready to play. And the OL outlook will boil down to this: who can you sign in free agency? And which of Membou and Conerly do you think will fit better inside at guard? I believe the answer is Membou.