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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

Apr26

  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (GB)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kahlef Hailassie
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C-
ValueA NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Ponds from sliding. Grade: C-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: D'Angelo Ponds, Round 4, Pick 27, roughly 80 picks past where he belonged. A mixed bag that lands at C-.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They are betting Reiger proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In No. 30 they get an anchor for the offensive line, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
They let Chris Johnson come to them and pounced at pick No. 41. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick43 Rnd2 R Mason Thomas
Value with a capital V on R Mason Thomas in slot 43, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse at Round 3, Pick 11 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick82 Rnd3 Chris Bell
You do not let a wide receiver like Chris Bell reach the 82nd pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in pick 87 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 90th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Somehow Josiah Trotter was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 31, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
They robbed the room for Jadarian Price here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Max Klare
They barely believed it either: Max Klare still on the board at No. 120. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
They reached into another round for Mason Reiger, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Taking Malachi Fields in slot 128 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
They will replay Domonique Orange at the 130th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht at pick 133 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
By-the-book stuff, Jaeden Roberts at the 151st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick160 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Beau Stephens. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaytron Allen at the Round 5 slot is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
Circle this one: Marlin Klein at slot 196 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick201 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green slid further than he should have, and No. 201 is lovely value for the quarterback. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
Nice patience on Jadon Canady, who had no business lasting to pick 227. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.