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2026 my draft 16

Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIA)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (GB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for Nadame Tucker, 50 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Payton. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at the 11th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick43 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at Round 2, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. is a better player than slot 87 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Nothing to complain about; Justin Joly went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick112 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
They paid sticker price for Michael Trigg in No. 112, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker at pick No. 120 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in the 149th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick158 Rnd5 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick221 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett in Round 7, Pick 5 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Value with a capital V on Cole Payton in the 251st overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ahmaad Moses
A real head-scratcher, Ahmaad Moses in pick No. 255 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick257 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
Deven Eastern at pick 257 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.