DKphin'S MOCK DRAFT
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DKphin'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

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  • DKphin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins robbed the room for Rodriguez. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jacob Rodriguez slide, and the Dolphins were the ones holding the card at the 90th overall pick. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 30 they get a long-term starter on the line, outstanding value to boot.
Pick43 Rnd2 Blake Miller
By-the-book stuff, Blake Miller at the 43rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
They barely believed it either: Malachi Lawrence still on the board at pick No. 75. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
You do not let a wide receiver like Germie Bernard reach Round 3, Pick 23 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Somehow Jacob Rodriguez was still sitting there in slot 90, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A tidy little value on Ted Hurst in No. 94, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
The board fumbled Jalon Kilgore all the way to the 130th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick151 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
No drama and no debate, Charles Demmings went about where he belonged in No. 151. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick227 Rnd7 Sawyer Robertson
A quiet steal in the 227th overall pick: Sawyer Robertson for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in pick 238 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.