Fins1981'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON MAR 1, 2026

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Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ATL)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bryan Cook
S
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueD NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Dolphins a B.

The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for Kaleb Elarms-Orr, 92 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
They paid sticker price for Zion Young in slot 40, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gabe Jacas this early at Round 2, Pick 11. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at the 49th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in pick No. 74 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
They talked themselves into Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 75, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A big swing on Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 87, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 90th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Taylen Green
A real head-scratcher, Taylen Green in the 109th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They reached a country mile for DeMonte Capehart at No. 111, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
The board had cheaper options than Aaron Graves at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Value said wait; Zxavian Harris in pick No. 176 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
They reached into another round for Patrick Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Nothing to complain about; Jeff Caldwell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
No drama and no debate, Charles Demmings went about where he belonged in slot 231. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.