TOMM'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins bet the future on Sanders. The board says B.

The Dolphins spent the pick that matters most on Shedeur Sanders, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If Colby pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Belton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in No. 48 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jack Bech
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 98 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Connor Colby
They reached a country mile for Connor Colby at pick No. 135, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the 149th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on O'Donnell Fortune. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick155 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Circle this one: Brashard Smith at Round 5, Pick 17 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 204th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes in pick No. 224 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A slide stopped in No. 231, with Jordan Hancock worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
They robbed the room for Kobe Hudson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick253 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in the 253rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.