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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIA)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD
The Dolphins worked the phones like thieves and earned a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Dolphins shredded theirs for Patrick Payton. He came off 93 spots early, and the room will hear about it. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Haulcy.

They will answer for taking safety early while tight end went begging. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a green-dot type in the middle, outstanding value to boot.
Pick31 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the 31st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dontay Corleone well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, A.J. Haulcy adds a safety and leaves tight end untouched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at slot 87 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
A reach for Malik Muhammad in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick94 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
The board had cheaper options than Nicholas Singleton at the 94th overall pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 130th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in pick No. 131 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They reached into another round for Patrick Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
No edge and no loss on Febechi Nwaiwu in pick 171; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Nwankpa. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at slot 238 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A clean, defensible pick in No. 247 with a little surplus value in Trey Zuhn III. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.