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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

Jan26

  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIA)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (MIA)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (TB)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Jason Sanders
PK
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
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Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C-
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureB
The Dolphins cashed the board's mistake on Royer: C-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Joe Royer, the No. 100 name on the board, stolen at slot 153.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Spending an early pick on cornerback with interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Hit on Brandon Cisse and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse is a better player than No. 43 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick46 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They let Dillon Thieneman come to them and pounced at pick 46. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They robbed the room for Emmanuel Pregnon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Keith Abney II while clear needs at interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick75 Rnd3 Akheem Mesidor
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 75th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare at pick No. 83 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Somehow Deontae Lawson was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
You do not let a running back like Jadarian Price reach slot 90 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
Skyler Bell in the 111th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in pick 116 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick153 Rnd5 Joe Royer
Circle this one: Joe Royer at slot 153 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 19, with Kage Casey worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 161st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at pick No. 163 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker in No. 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jalen Stroman
Steal is underselling it; Jalen Stroman at Round 6, Pick 15 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.