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RUN ON FEB 21, 2026

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Draft Selections
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIA)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIA)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIA)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LAR)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BUF)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DEN)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (ATL)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trent Sherfield
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesC FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Dolphins.

The Marlin Klein pick is the one that will follow the Dolphins into the fall. They took him 87 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Thompson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Trent Sherfield gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A reach for Ja'Kobi Lane in No. 60; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick62 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
A real head-scratcher, Zachariah Branch in the 62nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Justin Joly
Justin Joly at Round 2, Pick 31 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at pick No. 84 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marlin Klein
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Marlin Klein well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 Devin Moore
Value with a capital V on Devin Moore in the 93rd pick, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zakee Wheatley at slot 94 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A straight-up fair deal on Jalon Kilgore at the 108th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick114 Rnd4 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in pick No. 114 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis in Round 4, Pick 20 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick126 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at the 126th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at pick 127 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ar'maj Reed-Adams. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at the 149th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
By-the-book stuff, Aaron Graves at No. 166 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Sawyer Robertson
A wild overpay on Sawyer Robertson in the 171st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Brenen Thompson
Taking Brenen Thompson in Round 6, Pick 20 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Fair-plus on Keyshaun Elliott, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
They let Jimmy Rolder come to them and pounced at pick 227. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jeff Caldwell in slot 228. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Adam Randall
They reached into another round for Adam Randall, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick232 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
They took Andre Fuller at par in the 232nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick236 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Jatta went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They paid sticker price for Nolan Rucci in pick No. 254, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
No edge and no loss on Robert Spears-Jennings in pick 256; it is a wash and a sensible one. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Anez Cooper
The board had cheaper options than Anez Cooper at Round 7, Pick 41, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.