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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2026

Mar26

  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (MIA)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIA)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (MIA)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DAL)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (GB)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Players traded away
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Head Shot
Jordyn Brooks
LB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureB
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Young from sliding. Grade: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Dolphins did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The Young pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that.
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 30th overall pick they get a security blanket over the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 43rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zion Young
They will replay Zion Young at pick 75 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in pick No. 84 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams at No. 87 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.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
Taking Jonah Coleman in slot 94 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 95th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They let Tacario Davis come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick127 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in No. 127 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III in Round 4, Pick 30 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jack Endries
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 133, where Jack Endries graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at pick 138 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford is a better player than the 139th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick151 Rnd5 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at pick No. 151 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses slipping to Round 5, Pick 12 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kage Casey
No edge and no loss on Kage Casey in the 160th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Drew Allar worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 Febechi Nwaiwu
You do not let an offensive lineman like Febechi Nwaiwu reach pick 201 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron slid further than he should have, and the 202nd overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher in slot 227 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.