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Marino'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 14, 2026

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  • Marino DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA FutureC+
The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Dolphins did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren fell into No. 89. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Every board in the league had Dennis-Sutton lower, and that gap is the story. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Zion Young
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in pick No. 37 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
A reach on Treydan Stukes in No. 75; the board had better options right there. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez slipping to the 87th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to the 89th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Devin Moore
A want over a need in pick 90: Devin Moore adds a cornerback while quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick105 Rnd4 Bud Clark
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Bud Clark while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick120 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at slot 120 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Red Murdock
Red Murdock in Round 5, Pick 11 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
A clean, defensible pick in No. 160 with a little surplus value in Keagen Trost. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jeff Caldwell in Round 7, Pick 11. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Zhaun Stribling. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.