Hunter'S MOCK DRAFT
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Hunter'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 30, 2026

Dolphins rebuild

  • Hunter DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (IND)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Freeland
OT
Head Shot
Damar Hamlin
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Head Shot
Tyreek Hill
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a D, for the Dolphins.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Malachi Lawrence, 50 picks early at the 87th overall pick. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Haulcy pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in pick 1 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick43 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in slot 43 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Steal is underselling it; A.J. Haulcy at No. 75 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Malachi Lawrence well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A tidy little value on Chandler Rivers in Round 3, Pick 27, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
By-the-book stuff, Jaeden Roberts at the 111th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 PJ Williams
They took PJ Williams at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.