2025 NFL Draft: Arizona offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea picked by Dolphins in second round

Arizona went 15 years without having one of its offensive linemen get drafted, now it’s had a big man picked two years in a row.

Jonah Savaiinaea was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday, going 37th overall. He joins former teammate Jordan Morgan, a 1st-round pick of the Green Bay Packers a year ago, to give the Wildcats linemen picked in consecutive drafts for the first time since 1999-2000.

Miami traded up with with Las Vegas Raiders to get Savaiianaea, an indication that the Dolphins really wanted him.

The 6-foot-5, 336-pound Savaiinaea started all 36 games he played for Arizona from 2022-24, beginning his career at right guard (where he earned Freshman All-American honors) before moving to right tackle as a sophomore and then playing both tackle spots as a junior. In 2,418 offensive snaps he allowed only eight sacks.

Savaiinaea, a 3-star prospect from Hawaii, was part of the Wildcats’ signature 2022 recruiting class under Jedd Fisch. His younger brother Julian is a redshirt sophomore defensive lineman with the UA.

Along with wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan, who went 8^th overall to the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, Arizona has had multiple players picked in consecutive years for the first time since doing so every draft from 2007-12. It also marks the first time the UA has had two homegrown (recruited out of high school) players drafted in the same year since Will Parks and Scooby Wright in 2016.