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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

Miami

  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins land in the muddy middle: C+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Dolphins did exactly that with Patrick Payton in pick No. 130. The final tally is a middling C+.

Getting Delp where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 11th pick they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the Round 1 slot they get a rangy last line of defense. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dontay Corleone in Round 2, Pick 11, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in pick No. 75 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Value said wait; Harold Perkins Jr. in pick 87 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nicholas Singleton. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick94 Rnd3 Drew Allar
A real head-scratcher, Drew Allar in No. 94 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the 130th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Circle this one: Oscar Delp at the 151st pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Nice patience on Thaddeus Dixon, who had no business lasting to pick No. 227. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick238 Rnd7 Barion Brown
They liked Barion Brown enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 238. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.