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2026 my draft 45

Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (MIA)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIA)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (KC)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesC FutureA-
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B- to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 82 spots for Nadame Tucker, and value like that does not grow back. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Prysock that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 11 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick31 Rnd1 Gabe Jacas
In slot 31 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
A big swing on Elijah Sarratt at the 59th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
Skyler Bell at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at pick 87 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Michael Trigg
A wild overpay on Michael Trigg in the 90th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick94 Rnd3 Nadame Tucker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nadame Tucker well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick170 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in the 170th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Cole Payton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cole Payton in the 176th pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in No. 212 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick227 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kalil Alexander this early at pick No. 227. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
They talked themselves into Jack Kelly at pick 238, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.