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X'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

2026 draft

  • X DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CAR)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SEA)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Jobe
CB
Head Shot
Nick Scott
S
Head Shot
Rashid Shaheed
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Liam Eichenberg
OT
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Dolphins grade out a C+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Romello Height at pick 227 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

Whatever Fernando Mendoza becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 11 they get their quarterback of the future. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
They robbed the room for Spencer Fano here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
The board fumbled Dillon Thieneman all the way to the 57th pick, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cashius Howell
Cashius Howell in pick No. 87 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick96 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams at No. 96 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 David Bailey
David Bailey at Round 5, Pick 11 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 Romello Height
Romello Height at pick 227 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.