RJF'S MOCK DRAFT
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RJF'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2026

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  • RJF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Dolphins: B-.

The war room fell hard for Taylen Green, and it showed at pick No. 151: 40 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McAlister. They will answer for taking cornerback early while edge rusher and running back went begging.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 11 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In No. 30 they get an enforcer at safety at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Good price on Anthony Hill Jr. in Round 2, Pick 11, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They will replay Eli Stowers at the 75th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A surprising call. With edge rusher and running back still to address, they spent the Round 3 slot on Keionte Scott, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A straight-up fair deal on Ted Hurst at slot 90, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in the 94th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
They took Kaleb Proctor at par in Round 4, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick 151 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister in slot 227 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 7 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.