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2026 Let's Get some Hoosier's

Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIA)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Dolphins bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Dolphins spent pick 227 on Roman Hemby, a name most had 41 spots down the list. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. It is not that Neal is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. On value alone, Klare makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and wide receiver is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 11 they get a two-high chess piece, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick16 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the 16th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick33 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No drama and no debate, Olaivavega Ioane went about where he belonged in pick 33. It fills a real need, too.
Pick43 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Akheem Mesidor this early at pick No. 43. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Sonny Styles for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A clean, defensible pick in No. 75 with a little surplus value in Keionte Scott. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick87 Rnd3 Julian Neal
They bypassed pressing needs at wide receiver and interior defensive lineman to take Julian Neal, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick90 Rnd3 Max Klare
Circle this one: Max Klare at Round 3, Pick 26 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick111 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
No edge and no loss on Trinidad Chambliss in the 111th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, D'Angelo Ponds adds a cornerback and leaves wide receiver and interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick149 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in the 149th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
A big swing on Roman Hemby at No. 227, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.