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2026 Very Good Draft

Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (MIA)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (SEA)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BAL)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SEA)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Riley Nowakowski a full 31 spots early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Neal pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

However the rest shakes out, Wheatley at that price is a win they earned.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 11 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the 30th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick45 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at No. 45 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Value said wait; Ja'Kobi Lane in the 75th overall pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
They talked themselves into Ted Hurst at Round 3, Pick 26, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the safety. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick115 Rnd4 Julian Neal
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 15: Julian Neal adds a cornerback while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Jakobe Thomas in the 130th overall pick leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick151 Rnd5 Isaiah World
Nice patience on Isaiah World, who had no business lasting to pick No. 151. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick154 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They took Drew Allar at par in No. 154, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in pick 188 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Good price on Aiden Fisher in slot 227, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski in the 238th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.