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mmcglssn'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

Miami 1/23

  • mmcglssn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

The Patrick Payton selection is the head-turner. The Dolphins reached 50 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Lawson. The Ponds pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still on the board.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
A quiet steal in the 11th overall pick: Caleb Downs for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick43 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in slot 43 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at No. 75 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
They read the board right and Malik Muhammad was the payoff at pick No. 87. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick90 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. D'Angelo Ponds in the 90th pick leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots for later.
Pick111 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They reached into another round for Patrick Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Lawson Luckie worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.