dolfan26'S MOCK DRAFT
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dolfan26'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 10, 2026

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  • dolfan26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIA)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
M.J. Stewart
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Dolphins robbed the room for McNeil-Warren. Final grade: B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Dolphins fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McNeil-Warren. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Every board in the league had Elarms-Orr lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 28 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse at the 38th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick43 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A straight-up fair deal on Gennings Dunker at the 43rd pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Anthony Hill Jr. reach Round 2, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They will replay Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields is a better player than pick 87 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Sam Roush
A tidy little value on Sam Roush in the 91st pick, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick111 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
No drama and no debate, Bryce Lance went about where he belonged in the 111th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A reasonable price with a little left over, Beau Stephens in the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They liked Kaleb Elarms-Orr enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 168. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick220 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Fair-plus on Thaddeus Dixon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick227 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at Round 7, Pick 11 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in slot 238 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.