brabazonlaw'S MOCK DRAFT

brabazonlaw'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 1, 2026

banks/ponds

  • brabazonlaw DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Golday from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jake Golday got past him. The Dolphins do not have to explain a thing at Round 4, Pick 11. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Klubnik pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In No. 11 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman is a better player than pick 43 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to pick No. 75, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik in slot 87 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht at the 90th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Somehow Jake Golday was still sitting there in the 111th pick, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Nothing to complain about; DeMonte Capehart went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Thaddeus Dixon for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.