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2026 my draft 28

Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (KC)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (BUF)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The Dolphins bled value on every deal, hence the 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 Caden Curry in the Round 3 slot.

That Slaughter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will answer for taking cornerback early while tight end and running back went begging.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A tidy bit of business in Round 1, Pick 30, where Sonny Styles graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
They read the board right and Chris Johnson was the payoff at No. 40. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick43 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Iheanachor. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Caden Curry
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Caden Curry. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
A quiet steal in slot 87: Elijah Sarratt for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in pick No. 90 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A want over a need in the 130th pick: Jalon Kilgore adds a cornerback while tight end and running back keeps waiting.
Pick151 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Fair-plus on Charles Demmings, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick168 Rnd5 Cole Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cole Payton well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nick Barrett in pick 227, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly at the 238th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.