DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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2026 Another Dream Draft, Fell Just Right! C+

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Miami Dolphins

Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Dolphins: C+.

by [email protected] · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades C+
Future D+

Nobody else had Fa'alili Fa'amoe anywhere near the 179th overall pick. The Dolphins did, by 68 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Scott. The Stukes pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In No. 16 they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Max Iheanachor · OT · rank 46
In the 30th pick they get a cornerstone up front, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
Emmanuel Pregnon at pick 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 55
The board fumbled Omar Cooper Jr. all the way to pick No. 75, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 62
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Keionte Scott in the 90th overall pick, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 85
Fair-plus on Zakee Wheatley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 93
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Treydan Stukes, a cornerback that was not the priority.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 112
A premium they did not need to pay, Ted Hurst a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 126
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Davison Igbinosun adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 167
Aamil Wagner in the 151st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Pat Coogan · C · rank 190
They went early on Pat Coogan in slot 177, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.39 · Pick 179 · Fa'alili Fa'amoe · OT · rank 247
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in pick 179 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 273
They talked themselves into Riley Nowakowski at Round 7, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.12 · Pick 228 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 248
Trey Zuhn III at the 228th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
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