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pjs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 14, 2026

4/14/26

  • pjs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins robbed the room for Bernard. Final grade: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Germie Bernard, the No. 63 name on the board, stolen at the 90th pick. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the World reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 11th pick they get the heartbeat of the defense. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In pick 30 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A tidy little value on Emmanuel Pregnon in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Somehow A.J. Haulcy was still sitting there in No. 75, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields is a better player than pick No. 87 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
They barely believed it either: Germie Bernard still on the board at Round 3, Pick 26. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at slot 94 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at the 130th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick151 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A straight-up fair deal on Drew Allar at Round 5, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They went early on Xavier Nwankpa in the 238th pick, and the value did not follow. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.