MARINO'S MOCK DRAFT
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MARINO'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • MARINO DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Dolphins landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Dolphins did not so much draft Kaleb Elarms-Orr as overpay for him, 86 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Canady falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

If Akheem Mesidor and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In pick No. 11 they get a bendy edge with upside, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A reasonable price with a little left over, Emmanuel Pregnon in No. 43. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at pick 75 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
They robbed the room for Michael Taaffe here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the 90th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
A big swing on Beau Stephens at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Louis Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Louis Moore. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
The board fumbled Jadon Canady all the way to slot 227, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick238 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Zhaun Stribling. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.