JBHANCOCK94'S MOCK DRAFT
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JBHANCOCK94'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Dolphins never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Orange. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A clean, defensible pick in pick 57 with a little surplus value in Emmanuel McNeil-Warren. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zachariah Branch in the 75th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez is a better player than No. 87 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick90 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
The board had Domonique Orange higher than Round 3, Pick 26, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Justin Joly
No edge and no loss on Justin Joly in pick No. 111; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They read the board right and Parker Brailsford was the payoff at the 129th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at No. 149 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick227 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Miller Moss at pick No. 227 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.