Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 18, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (MIA)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (MIA)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIA)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIA)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIA)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Players traded away
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Benito Jones
DT
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Bradley Chubb
LB
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Jaylen Waddle
WR
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Tua Tagovailoa
QB
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Tyreek Hill
WR
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Dolphins this weekend: D-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Eric O'Neill; the Dolphins did not wait, grabbing him 78 spots ahead at slot 181. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Dolphins indulged a want in Everette while a need in quarterback, running back and other spots stayed open.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Trigg.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 11th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
A conviction pick on Akheem Mesidor at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Fair-plus on Lee Hunter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They will replay D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 72 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in pick 75 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They barely believed it either: Jake Golday still on the board at the 82nd pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They read the board right and Domonique Orange was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caden Curry
A reach for Caden Curry in Round 3, Pick 26; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Daylen Everette in pick No. 104 leaves quarterback, running back and other spots for later.
Pick110 Rnd4 Will Lee III
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, running back and other spots to take Will Lee III, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 111th pick on Jalon Kilgore with quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick141 Rnd5 Michael Trigg
You do not let a tight end like Michael Trigg reach the 141st overall pick and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Kevin Coleman Jr. at pick 149 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill in slot 181 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
A reach on Toriano Pride Jr. in No. 194; the board had better options right there. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick227 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
A clean, defensible pick in the 227th overall pick with a little surplus value in Miles Kitselman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.