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RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

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Draft Selections
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 230 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 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (IND)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Spencer Brown
OT
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Dominique Hampton
S
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Christian Izien
S
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Hunter Wohler
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in the 89th pick: the Dolphins steal Cooper Jr. and grade out a A-.

When a board-topper like Omar Cooper Jr. slides to the 89th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will need Foster to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher and running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick75 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to No. 75, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick87 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 87, where Chase Bisontis graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
They robbed the room for Omar Cooper Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
A curious use of the Round 3 slot. Edge rusher and running back needed the pick; a safety in Zakee Wheatley did not.
Pick94 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
They let Sam Hecht come to them and pounced at slot 94. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick95 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 31: Daylen Everette for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. slipping to the 108th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
A conviction pick on Eli Raridon at the 116th overall pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the 149th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick153 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and DeMonte Capehart at pick 153 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick No. 158 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein in slot 163 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They liked Ted Hurst enough to skip the value, taking him in the 166th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They went early on Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ephesians Prysock in Round 6, Pick 14. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick199 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in No. 199 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick216 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at the 216th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
By-the-book stuff, Jeff Caldwell at Round 7, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in slot 227 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nolan Rucci. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.