Fins1981'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON MAR 10, 2026

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Draft Selections
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (MIA)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (MIA)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIA)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIA)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIA)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIA)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (MIA)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Joshua Braun Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Joshua Braun
OG Kentucky
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYG)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SEA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (LAR)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAR)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Joshua Braun Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Joshua Braun
OG Kentucky
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DET)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SEA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Head Shot
Dan Jackson
S
Head Shot
Ty Okada
S
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Dolphins turned the phones into found money: B+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Dolphins would have aced it. Eric Gentry at No. 242 is 114 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The Lew pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick94 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Circle this one: Connor Lew at the 94th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick96 Rnd3 Drew Allar
A real head-scratcher, Drew Allar in No. 96 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They reached into another round for Ar'maj Reed-Adams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at the 105th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg slipping to Round 4, Pick 11 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick112 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dametrious Crownover. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in Round 4, Pick 16 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Value with a capital V on Tacario Davis in No. 118, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick128 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
A reasonable price with a little left over, Eli Raridon in pick No. 128. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They went early on Domani Jackson in pick 145, and the value did not follow. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick151 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
A reach on Aaron Graves in the 151st overall pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A clean, defensible pick in slot 155 with a little surplus value in Kyle Louis. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at the 165th pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd5 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher in the 180th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ted Hurst in slot 201, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key at No. 211 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
No edge and no loss on Thaddeus Dixon in the 213th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick218 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in pick 218 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They paid sticker price for Jeff Caldwell in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Raylen Wilson at Round 7, Pick 6, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
They took Jalen Huskey at par in pick No. 224, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
No drama and no debate, Jaren Kanak went about where he belonged in No. 225. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick227 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
They paid up for Charles Demmings at slot 227 when waiting would have done the job. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick228 Rnd7 Cole Payton
The board had cheaper options than Cole Payton at pick No. 228, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta in pick 229 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick236 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at the 236th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They reached a country mile for Bryce Foster at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They liked Trey Zuhn III enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 22. It fills a real need, too.
Pick242 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 242nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick251 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
Value said wait; Marvin Jones Jr. in Round 7, Pick 35 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick252 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
Logan Taylor in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh at slot 253 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Braun
Joshua Braun in the 256th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick257 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
A wild overpay on Hykeem Williams in pick No. 257, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.