MoochyTiny'S MOCK DRAFT

Dolphins Rebuild

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIA)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tao Johnson
S Utah
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (MIA)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (IND)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (IND)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (IND)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Daniel Jones
QB
Head Shot
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Dolphins grade out a D+.

The phones were a trap the Dolphins kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Landing Iheanachor that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Styles has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in No. 26 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at the 36th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Connor Lew
Fair-plus on Connor Lew, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick57 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Caleb Banks in pick 57, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
They went early on Sonny Styles in slot 72, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
Circle this one: Max Iheanachor at the 109th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tao Johnson
Tao Johnson at No. 136 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They will replay Demond Claiborne at the 147th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at Round 7, Pick 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick253 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet in pick 253 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.