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2026 Near Perfect

Draft Selections
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIA)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SEA)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SEA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins clearly saw something nobody else did in Fa'alili Fa'amoe, taking him 54 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The McNeil-Warren pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chris Johnson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Johnson. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick30 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Blake Miller
No drama and no debate, Blake Miller went about where he belonged in slot 38. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at No. 43 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A wild overpay on Dani Dennis-Sutton in pick 59, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They robbed the room for Emmanuel McNeil-Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in the 87th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Zakee Wheatley in the 90th pick leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
Pick96 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots to take Treydan Stukes, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah World
They paid a round early for Isaiah World in Round 4, Pick 30, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick151 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They paid sticker price for Drew Allar in No. 151, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
This one needs a full-page explanation: Fa'alili Fa'amoe in pick No. 188, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick227 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick 227 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They will replay Thaddeus Dixon at slot 238 for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.