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Marino'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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  • Marino DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIA)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins bet big and early on Beau Stephens, 28 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Stowers. With quarterback and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In No. 11 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick30 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
They paid sticker price for Omar Cooper Jr. in pick 30, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick43 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore in pick No. 43 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Somehow Eli Stowers was still sitting there in slot 75, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They read the board right and Jacob Rodriguez was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 23. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Treydan Stukes at cornerback with quarterback and running back open.
Pick108 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They went early on Bishop Fitzgerald in slot 108, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at pick 130 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A big swing on Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the 151st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
A reach for Keagen Trost in Round 5, Pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
A conviction pick on Jalen Huskey at No. 227 that the board grades a round light. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick238 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick256 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Deven Eastern well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.