Fins1981'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

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Draft Selections
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (MIA)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIA)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIA)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SEA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
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No Pick Head Shot
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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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
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DEN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Players Gained
Head Shot
Keondre Jackson
S
Head Shot
Emery Jones Jr.
OT
Head Shot
Chase Lundt
OT
Head Shot
Wanya Morris
OT
Head Shot
Anthony Richardson
QB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Dolphins a B+.

The Dolphins treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 199th overall pick on Marvin Jones Jr. a full 139 spots early.

The Branch value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick74 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 74th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Nice patience on Keionte Scott, who had no business lasting to No. 75. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick82 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
No drama and no debate, Zakee Wheatley went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the 95th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in pick 109 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick111 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Justin Joly at pick No. 111 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick113 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
They paid sticker price for Harold Perkins Jr. in slot 113, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bryce Lance in pick No. 120. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Fair-plus on Bud Clark, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick128 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
They did well to land Eli Raridon in the 128th pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah World at the 130th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A conviction pick on DeMonte Capehart at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A clean, defensible pick in pick 149 with a little surplus value in Beau Stephens. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at No. 152 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in No. 153 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick No. 160 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cole Payton
They talked themselves into Cole Payton at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at slot 168 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Logan Fano
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Logan Fano. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
A big swing on Jeff Caldwell at the 173rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst slipping to pick 187 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick199 Rnd6 Marvin Jones Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Marvin Jones Jr. in the 199th pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at the 211th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
They liked Charles Demmings enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 227. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick243 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
By-the-book stuff, Eli Heidenreich at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
A wild overpay on Daevin Hobbs in the 244th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick251 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick 251 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
No edge and no loss on Nolan Rucci in pick No. 257; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.