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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (MIA)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (MIA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (MIA)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIA)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (MIA)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (IND)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (IND)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureC
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Stutsman from sliding. Grade: B-.

The board owed the Dolphins one, and it paid up: Danny Stutsman, the No. 87 name on the board, sitting there at No. 149 like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They are betting Prather proves the room right and everyone else wrong. It is not that Porter is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Will Johnson at the 13th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick48 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick98 Rnd3 Deone Walker
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Deone Walker reach No. 98 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darien Porter
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 3 slot on Darien Porter with quarterback and edge rusher unsolved.
Pick114 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
A tidy bit of business in the 114th pick, where Nicholas Singleton graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick133 Rnd4 Joshua Gray
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joshua Gray this early at Round 4, Pick 32. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Danny Stutsman in pick No. 149, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather in slot 187 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
A tidy little value on Jonah Monheim in Round 7, Pick 8, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Briningstool in No. 231. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A straight-up fair deal on Shilo Sanders at slot 252, value and slot in agreement. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.