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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (MIA)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DEN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Graham Barton
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Dolphins a B+.

The Dolphins put a flag in the ground for Patrick Payton, 70 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The Burks steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In No. 18 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick22 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick No. 22 they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch slipping to pick 75 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nicholas Singleton well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
They reached into another round for Harold Perkins Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Drew Allar
A wild overpay on Drew Allar in the 92nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at slot 94 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick110 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Deion Burks
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 112 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at the 130th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick151 Rnd5 Isaiah World
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 151 with a little surplus value in Isaiah World. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Value with a capital V on Charles Demmings in Round 5, Pick 23, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick177 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Value said wait; Patrick Payton in pick 177 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Logan Fano
Logan Fano at Round 6, Pick 23 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett in the 227th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
They reached a country mile for Jack Kelly at the 238th pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.