QB MARINO'S MOCK DRAFT
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QB MARINO'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 12, 2026

MALIK WILLIS

  • QB MARINO DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Wesley Bissainthe Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIA)
Wesley Bissainthe
LB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Wesley Bissainthe Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Wesley Bissainthe
LB Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Dolphins get a C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Dolphins spent the Round 7 slot on Jack Pyburn, a name most had 54 spots down the list.

The Stowers pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Spending an early pick on cornerback with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

If Carnell Tate and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 18th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young at slot 34 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick43 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on D'Angelo Ponds. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Circle this one: Eli Stowers at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Treydan Stukes adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They left a pile of value on the table to take Caden Curry this early at No. 90. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They paid up for Bishop Fitzgerald at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick111 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at slot 111 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick151 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost in pick 151 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
Jack Pyburn at pick No. 227 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
A wild overpay on De'Zhaun Stribling in the 238th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Wesley Bissainthe
A real head-scratcher, Wesley Bissainthe in the 242nd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.