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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 6, 2026

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  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIA)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (MIA)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (MIA)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (MIA)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (JAX)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (TB)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Anthony Richardson
QB
Head Shot
Johnny Walker Jr.
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jaylen Waddle
WR
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureB+
The Dolphins cashed the board's mistake on McNeil-Warren: D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Dolphins shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

Getting McNeil-Warren where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
A tight end of that caliber at No. 43 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick47 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
They robbed the room for Olaivavega Ioane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in pick 63 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at slot 75 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick77 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Keionte Scott in the 77th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone at Round 3, Pick 27 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A clean, defensible pick in slot 94 with a little surplus value in Chandler Rivers. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick95 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Taking Antonio Williams in pick 95 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Somehow Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was still sitting there in the 110th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Steal is underselling it; Jake Golday at pick No. 111 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Fair-plus on Deion Burks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Value with a capital V on Parker Brailsford in the 130th overall pick, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at No. 149 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
Good price on Jude Bowry in Round 5, Pick 15, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick162 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
A slide stopped in pick No. 164, with Demond Claiborne worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Taylen Green. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick193 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Marlin Klein in No. 193, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at the 197th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick220 Rnd7 Josh Moten
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Josh Moten at pick 220. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick227 Rnd7 Dane Key
Dane Key is a better player than the 227th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.