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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
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
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Head Shot
Malik Hooker
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Dolphins won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Patrick Payton selection is the head-turner. The Dolphins reached 95 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Haulcy falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. With quarterback and tight end unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Fair-plus on Carnell Tate, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick19 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 19th pick they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at pick 43 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They will replay A.J. Haulcy at Round 3, Pick 11 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A tidy bit of business in No. 87, where Malachi Fields graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Harold Perkins Jr. in the 90th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick92 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
They paid up for Nicholas Singleton at No. 92 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Steal is underselling it; Domonique Orange at the 94th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 CJ Daniels
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ Daniels. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Nice patience on Malik Muhammad, who had no business lasting to pick 112. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick119 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A reach on Parker Brailsford in pick No. 119; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 4 slot on Davison Igbinosun with quarterback and tight end unsolved.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover slid further than he should have, and slot 151 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick No. 152 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jack Pyburn well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.