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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

Jan26

  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
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
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TB)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tykee Smith
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Jason Sanders
PK
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Dolphins robbed the room for Dunker. Final grade: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Gennings Dunker, the No. 52 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 87.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick 27 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse slipping to the 43rd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick46 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman slid further than he should have, and pick No. 46 is lovely value for the safety. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
Taking Caleb Banks in No. 75 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick82 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 18, with Malachi Fields worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the 87th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at slot 90 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
They read the board right and Max Iheanachor was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Julian Neal in the Round 3 slot leaves quarterback, running back and other spots for later.
Pick111 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at slot 111 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Good price on Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the 138th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Skyler Gill-Howard at pick No. 149 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
Brenen Thompson at Round 5, Pick 33 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
Nothing to complain about; Josh Cuevas went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.