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RanO'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 7, 2026

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  • RanO DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIA)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DEN)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Dolphins clearly saw something nobody else did in Tanner Koziol, taking him 80 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wheatley.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the 11th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They did well to land Sonny Styles in pick No. 43, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan at pick 75 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley slipping to Round 3, Pick 23 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in slot 91 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
They reached into another round for Trinidad Chambliss, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
A quiet steal in pick 169: Iapani Laloulu for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
They paid sticker price for Raylen Wilson in No. 227, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.