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2026 I Wish the Board Fell Like This!!!

Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (MIA)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marcus Bryant
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Dolphins turned the phones into found money: B.

The Dolphins bet big and early on Riley Nowakowski, 35 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. On value alone, McNeil-Warren makes the weekend a net positive.

It is not that Wheatley is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 12th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 Max Iheanachor
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 43 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Somehow Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was still sitting there in pick 75, and they pounced on premier safety value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick87 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
No drama and no debate, Treydan Stukes went about where he belonged in the 87th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 90 on Zakee Wheatley with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick92 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
The board had cheaper options than Keylan Rutledge at No. 92, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Julian Neal
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent Round 3, Pick 30 on Julian Neal, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They talked themselves into Caden Curry at the 95th pick, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
No edge and no loss on Ted Hurst in pick No. 112; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Davison Igbinosun in slot 130 leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick151 Rnd5 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at pick 191 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Fa'alili Fa'amoe. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
They reached a country mile for Riley Nowakowski at the 238th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.