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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2026

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  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIA)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Mason Reiger Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mason Reiger
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Brian Parker II
OT Duke
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (BAL)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CLE)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jordyn Brooks
LB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesD- FutureB
Larceny in slot 126 lands the Dolphins a C+, Burks and all.

When a board-topper like Deion Burks slides to pick No. 126, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The cost of the Tucker reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

So much rides on Sonny Styles that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 30 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Dillon Thieneman for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick75 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A cornerback of that caliber at the 75th pick is the definition of value, full stop. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick87 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Circle this one: Eli Stowers at No. 87 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick91 Rnd3 Christen Miller
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Christen Miller reach pick 91 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They barely believed it either: Jake Golday still on the board at pick No. 92. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
They will replay Antonio Williams at No. 94 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ted Hurst at the 97th pick is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalen Farmer
They did well to land Jalen Farmer in pick 112, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick113 Rnd4 Brian Parker II
Brian Parker II is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at the 126th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mason Reiger
They liked Mason Reiger enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 30. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick146 Rnd5 Isaiah World
They took Isaiah World at par in slot 146, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick149 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in pick No. 149 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick151 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker in slot 151 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at pick 163 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zxavian Harris at the 165th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick177 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bryce Boettcher in the Round 5 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cole Payton
No drama and no debate, Cole Payton went about where he belonged in No. 196. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black slipping to pick No. 227 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.