Fins1981'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • Fins1981 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIA)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BAL)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cody Ford
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Dolphins won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 125 spots for Eric Gentry, and value like that does not grow back. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Scott. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The Moore pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and interior defensive lineman.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Blake Miller
By-the-book stuff, Blake Miller at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick47 Rnd2 Markel Bell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Markel Bell in the 47th overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Nice patience on Jake Slaughter, who had no business lasting to the 72nd pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keylan Rutledge. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They barely believed it either: Keionte Scott still on the board at pick No. 91. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick92 Rnd3 Devin Moore
A curious use of slot 92. Edge rusher and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a cornerback in Devin Moore did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dametrious Crownover
They talked themselves into Dametrious Crownover at the 94th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
They liked Emmett Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
No edge and no loss on Michael Trigg in the 112th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht in No. 113 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Joe Royer
A reasonable price with a little left over, Joe Royer in pick No. 130. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A premium they did not need to pay, Isaiah World a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Drew Allar. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick168 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at slot 168 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the 177th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in No. 182 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick199 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A tidy little value on VJ Payne in the 199th pick, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick221 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A reach for Robert Spears-Jennings in pick 221; a little patience would have been rewarded. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick227 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at Round 7, Pick 11 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.