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2026 8th Draft

Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BAL)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Dolphins a B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Riley Nowakowski at the Round 7 slot is 46 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

They banked enough surplus on Reed-Adams to cover a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Spending an early pick on safety with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In pick No. 12 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, A.J. Haulcy at No. 59. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott is a better player than the 75th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick87 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at pick 87 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Max Klare
Nice patience on Max Klare, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 26. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent the 106th overall pick on Zakee Wheatley, a safety they were not short of.
Pick111 Rnd4 Julian Neal
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots to take Julian Neal, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
They reached a country mile for Mikail Kamara at the 112th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at Round 5, Pick 11 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They robbed the room for Ar'maj Reed-Adams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski in pick No. 227 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Anez Cooper
Anez Cooper at slot 238 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.