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2026 Plenty of O-Line Backup's

Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
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
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SEA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Patrick O'Connell
LB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Dolphins: B.

The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for Aamil Wagner, 47 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The Wheatley pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In slot 30 they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A straight-up fair deal on D'Angelo Ponds at the 43rd pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A reach on Ted Hurst in pick No. 75; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at Round 3, Pick 23 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Zakee Wheatley while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at slot 94 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Julian Neal
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Julian Neal at cornerback with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots open.
Pick112 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at the 112th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Aamil Wagner
A real head-scratcher, Aamil Wagner in pick No. 130 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151 Rnd5 Anez Cooper
Anez Cooper in Round 5, Pick 11 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski in pick 188 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
The board had cheaper options than Aiden Fisher at No. 227, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
They reached a country mile for Fa'alili Fa'amoe at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.