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pjs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 10, 2026

3/10/26

  • pjs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesD- FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Dolphins to a B-.

The Dolphins bet big and early on Malachi Lawrence, 37 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Haulcy pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 24th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
Pick43 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They robbed the room for A.J. Haulcy here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick87 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 23, with Elijah Sarratt worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at the 90th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence at pick 111 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Fair-plus on Beau Stephens, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They read the board right and Thaddeus Dixon was the payoff at the 227th pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They took Cole Payton at par in pick No. 238, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.