CheeseBurger Pardise'S MOCK DRAFT
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CheeseBurger Pardise'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 19, 2026

Fat Pat's Folly

  • CheeseBurger Pardise DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 75: the Dolphins steal Slaughter and grade out a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jake Slaughter, the No. 43 name on the board, stolen at pick 75.

They will need Payton to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
By-the-book stuff, Makai Lemon at pick No. 11 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 43rd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at No. 75 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Caden Curry
A real head-scratcher, Caden Curry in slot 87 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jack Endries
They jumped the gun on Jack Endries, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the 111th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 Louis Moore
No edge and no loss on Louis Moore in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick215 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cole Payton well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
Jaren Kanak in the 227th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.