walters104'S MOCK DRAFT
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walters104'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • walters104 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Hurst: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ted Hurst tumbling to the Dolphins in pick 130 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting Tiernan proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick 11 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick43 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan in Round 2, Pick 11 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at No. 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A safety of that caliber at the 87th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick90 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
They took Bryce Lance at par in the 90th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They barely believed it either: Ted Hurst still on the board at slot 130. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover in slot 151 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They did well to land Thaddeus Dixon in pick 227, just ahead of his grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick238 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.