dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

Mar26

  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIA)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LAR)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (LAR)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Golday: B.

Call it larceny. Jake Golday sat on the board until slot 130, and the Dolphins did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 18 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the 30th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in No. 43 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick49 Rnd2 R Mason Thomas
R Mason Thomas is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to slot 75, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick87 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They robbed the room for Eli Stowers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christen Miller
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 26 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in the 94th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Malik Benson at pick No. 151 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at slot 163 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Drew Allar
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Drew Allar in the 196th overall pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in Round 6, Pick 26 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 TJ Hall
Value with a capital V on TJ Hall in the 227th pick, a genuine coup. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.