RJF'S MOCK DRAFT
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RJF'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 14, 2026

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    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Caldwell should have been long gone. The Dolphins pounced, and earned a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Dolphins watched Jeff Caldwell slide 34 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Reaching for Green left real value on the table behind him. The Stukes pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and running back still on the board.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 11 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on A.J. Haulcy. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Christen Miller at slot 75 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at pick 90 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at the 91st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick95 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher and running back to take Treydan Stukes, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick97 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the 97th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
They liked Kaleb Proctor enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 126. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in the 130th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A reach for Beau Stephens in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick 171 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Reggie Virgil
Reggie Virgil in pick No. 196 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in the 227th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
Jaren Kanak in No. 238 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly at Round 7, Pick 31 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.