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2026 my draft 28

Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIA)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (TB)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Emery Jones Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Dolphins lost the trade table, and the C+ tells the story.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Dolphins took Deven Eastern a full 54 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Slaughter. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Kilgore pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end still on the board.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 43, where Chris Johnson graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick75 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at pick 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick82 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in the 82nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at Round 3, Pick 26 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at No. 94. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jalon Kilgore adds a cornerback and leaves tight end untouched.
Pick130 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nadame Tucker. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
A tidy little value on Charles Demmings in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in slot 198 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
Value said wait; Deven Eastern in Round 7, Pick 11 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jack Kelly in No. 235, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Adam Randall
A wild overpay on Adam Randall in the 238th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.