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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 2, 2026

Apr26

  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIA)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIA)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIA)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BUF)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CLE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chamarri Conner
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Head Shot
Jordyn Brooks
LB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB
The Dolphins let Bell fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Dolphins did exactly that with Nadame Tucker in the Round 4 slot. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. However the rest shakes out, Bell at that price is a win they earned.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The Chamarri Conner pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 29 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They let Dillon Thieneman come to them and pounced at slot 43. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick61 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eli Stowers at the 61st overall pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
The board had Germie Bernard higher than the 70th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Value with a capital V on Keionte Scott in pick 75, a genuine coup. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elijah Sarratt in the 90th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick126 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
The board fumbled Skyler Bell all the way to pick No. 126, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They will replay Jalon Kilgore at No. 127 for years; that is how good the value is. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in Round 4, Pick 28 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 130. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
A tidy little value on Jude Bowry in slot 133, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick138 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
Good price on Oscar Delp in No. 138, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
Value said wait; Nadame Tucker in pick 139 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
No drama and no debate, Skyler Gill-Howard went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
They did well to land Kaytron Allen in Round 5, Pick 11, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick169 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore at the 169th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick182 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner slipping to the 182nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Somehow Taylen Green was still sitting there in the 207th pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jadon Canady at the 227th overall pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.