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connoravila'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2026

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  • connoravila DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CHI)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CAR)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD FutureB+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for McNeil-Warren: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Emmanuel McNeil-Warren got past him. The Dolphins do not have to explain a thing at the Round 3 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The cost of the Allar reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 11 they get a three-down second-level presence, though they paid up to get him.
Pick25 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Bell
Chris Bell at Round 2, Pick 11 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They barely believed it either: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren still on the board at No. 94. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick130 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in pick No. 130 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
They did well to land Dametrious Crownover in the 151st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Fair-plus on Zxavian Harris, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
Somehow Eric McAlister was still sitting there in the 227th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 TJ Hall
A slide stopped in the 238th overall pick, with TJ Hall worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.