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RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIA)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIA)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIA)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Cross
S
Head Shot
Brandon Jones
S
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+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Marvin Jones Jr. at No. 246 is 91 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Slaughter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Good price on Caleb Banks in pick No. 47, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Chase Bisontis
This one needs a full-page explanation: Chase Bisontis in the 52nd pick, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They robbed the room for Eli Stowers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott slipping to slot 75 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Dametrious Crownover
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dametrious Crownover. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick90 Rnd3 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at pick No. 90 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Isaiah World
They reached into another round for Isaiah World, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. in pick 111 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112 Rnd4 Nyjalik Kelly
Nyjalik Kelly in slot 112 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Devin Moore
Taking Devin Moore in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick118 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in No. 118 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the 120th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126 Rnd4 Justin Joly
Justin Joly is a better player than the 126th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick151 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in No. 151 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at the 159th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in Round 5, Pick 23 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick165 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
A conviction pick on Marlin Klein at the 165th pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They took Ted Hurst at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They went early on Taylen Green in pick No. 170, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zxavian Harris well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
A big swing on Jeff Caldwell at pick 177, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in the 181st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at pick No. 197 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing VJ Payne in No. 210. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
The board had cheaper options than Charles Demmings at pick 227, and it noticed. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick228 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at slot 228 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They talked themselves into Nolan Rucci at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A real head-scratcher, Logan Taylor in Round 7, Pick 22 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick246 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
Marvin Jones Jr. at the 246th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.