Fins1981'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON MAR 6, 2026

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  • Fins1981 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (IND)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (SF)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alec Anderson
OT
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureA+
More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jeff Caldwell, 135 picks early at the Round 3 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

On value alone, McNeil-Warren makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

It is not that Wheatley is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Omar Cooper Jr.. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
You do not let a safety like Emmanuel McNeil-Warren reach No. 71 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 Devin Moore
A reach for Devin Moore in pick No. 75; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jeff Caldwell
A real head-scratcher, Jeff Caldwell in the 87th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in Round 3, Pick 26 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Zakee Wheatley at safety with quarterback and edge rusher open.
Pick111 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nicholas Singleton in No. 111. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Raridon. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah World at the 133rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick149 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in Round 5, Pick 11 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at slot 171 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at the 216th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
A tidy little value on Raylen Wilson in pick No. 227, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick253 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
By-the-book stuff, Nolan Rucci at pick 253 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.