DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Miami Dolphins

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Dolphins a B-.

by Abrown12 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

Call it larceny. A.J. Haulcy sat on the board until the 75th overall pick, and the Dolphins did not need to be asked twice. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Hobbs pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. It is not that Haulcy is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Caleb Downs · S · rank 1
In No. 11 they get a two-high chess piece, and a steal at that. More want than need.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Denzel Boston · WR · rank 30
In the 30th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Max Iheanachor · OT · rank 46
Max Iheanachor at slot 43 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · A.J. Haulcy · S · rank 49
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, A.J. Haulcy adds a safety and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Chase Bisontis · OG · rank 70
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 23: Chase Bisontis for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Malik Muhammad · CB · rank 99
A reach on Malik Muhammad in the 90th pick; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Chandler Rivers · CB · rank 97
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Chandler Rivers while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · CJ Daniels · WR · rank 142
CJ Daniels at the 130th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Beau Stephens · OG · rank 157
By-the-book stuff, Beau Stephens at No. 151 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Isaiah Jatta · OT · rank 238
A reach for Isaiah Jatta in pick No. 227; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Daevin Hobbs · DL · rank 265
Daevin Hobbs at Round 7, Pick 22 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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