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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

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  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jarrett Kingston
OT
Head Shot
Jimmie Ward
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jaylen Waddle
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D+
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Dolphins robbed the room for Cooper Jr.. Final 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.

They banked enough surplus on Cooper Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. The cost of the Barham reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Colton Hood is a better player than pick 38 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Brazzell II
A slide stopped in the 43rd pick, with Chris Brazzell II worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A safety of that caliber at No. 57 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick69 Rnd3 Emmanuel Pregnon
The board fumbled Emmanuel Pregnon all the way to Round 3, Pick 5, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick75 Rnd3 Anthony Hill Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Anthony Hill Jr. reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Circle this one: Eli Stowers at slot 87 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in No. 90 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in slot 106 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Omar Cooper Jr. at pick No. 111 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 29 is lovely value for the cornerback. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
They let Skyler Gill-Howard come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
They will replay Dametrious Crownover at pick 163 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Drew Allar in the 165th pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
They took Noah Whittington at par in the 227th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.