dolfan25'S MOCK DRAFT

dolfan25'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 1, 2026

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  • dolfan25 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (MIA)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIA)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players traded away
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Jaylen Waddle
WR
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Jaylen Wright
RB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA
The Dolphins cashed the board's mistake on Lane: D.

The phones were a trap the Dolphins kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Landing Lane that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 18 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Nothing to complain about; Olaivavega Ioane went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dillon Thieneman at the 51st pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A quiet steal in pick No. 75: Keionte Scott for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in No. 87 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Fair-plus on Trinidad Chambliss, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They did well to land Kage Casey in Round 5, Pick 3, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 149 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick181 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 181 with a little surplus value in Sawyer Robertson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
No drama and no debate, Jalen Catalon went about where he belonged in No. 227. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.