RJF'S MOCK DRAFT
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RJF'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIA)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (IND)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Antoine Winfield Jr.
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Dolphins worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Dolphins would have aced it. Taylen Green at the Round 5 slot is 43 spots clear of where he belonged.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Cameron pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Dolphins indulged a want in Scott while a need in edge rusher and running back stayed open.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get the heartbeat of the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the Round 1 slot they get an enforcer at safety. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Johnson at slot 43 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick47 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They paid sticker price for Gennings Dunker in the 47th pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Germie Bernard at No. 75. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
A slide stopped in pick No. 87, with Keylan Rutledge worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Keionte Scott while clear needs at edge rusher and running back sat open.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 30 with a little surplus value in Ted Hurst. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Sam Roush
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Sam Roush in pick No. 113, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaleb Proctor. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at No. 151 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
A conviction pick on Jimmy Rolder at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Josh Cameron
You do not let a wide receiver like Josh Cameron reach the 227th overall pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229 Rnd7 TJ Hall
No drama and no debate, TJ Hall went about where he belonged in pick 229. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Good price on Zavion Thomas in Round 7, Pick 22, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.