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

TOP DEFENSE

  • PWR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (MIA)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB FutureC+
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

Thirty-one other rooms let Eli Stowers slide, and the Dolphins were the ones holding the card at the 91st overall pick. Highway robbery.

Reaching for Tucker left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 11th pick they get an island corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, D'Angelo Ponds adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A straight-up fair deal on Jacob Rodriguez at slot 75, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in the 90th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They will replay Eli Stowers at pick No. 91 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Max Llewellyn. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick126 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
A big swing on Nadame Tucker at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick127 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at pick 127 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Louis Moore
They left a pile of value on the table to take Louis Moore this early at No. 133. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick151 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost at the 151st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They reached a country mile for Trey Zuhn III at pick 227, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
A swing that ignored the value entirely, De'Zhaun Stribling well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.