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2026 Draft Big Ten

Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

The war room fell hard for Riley Nowakowski, and it showed at the 227th overall pick: 42 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Dolphins indulged a want in Ponds while a need in interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots stayed open. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 12th pick they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick30 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In pick 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 43rd overall pick on D'Angelo Ponds with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick75 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
They paid sticker price for Elijah Sarratt in slot 75, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jalen Farmer
They liked Jalen Farmer enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 26. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
They reached a country mile for Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 92, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They talked themselves into Caden Curry at the 94th pick, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They reached into another round for Drew Allar, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Aamil Wagner. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A real head-scratcher, Riley Nowakowski in the 227th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fa'alili Fa'amoe. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.