Fins1981'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON MAR 1, 2026

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    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIA)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (TB)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Jones
S
Head Shot
J.J. McCarthy
QB
Head Shot
Jaylen Reed
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Dolphins worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Dolphins clearly saw something nobody else did in Marvin Jones Jr., taking him 109 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. However the rest shakes out, Golday at that price is a win they earned.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at the Round 2 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
They reached a country mile for Dani Dennis-Sutton at Round 2, Pick 11, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A clean, defensible pick in the 63rd pick with a little surplus value in Eli Stowers. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in slot 75 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach No. 91 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Justin Joly
No drama and no debate, Justin Joly went about where he belonged in the 111th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bryce Lance. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They went early on Mike Washington Jr. in pick 125, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah World at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A tidy little value on DeMonte Capehart in the 146th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at slot 150 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Good price on Aaron Graves in the 166th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ted Hurst in pick No. 200, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Wright in No. 210; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in Round 6, Pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They paid sticker price for Jeff Caldwell in No. 220, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder slipping to the 227th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Marvin Jones Jr. in the Round 7 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kamran James
A wild overpay on Kamran James in the 247th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.