DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE F

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2026 Dolphins Probable F

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Miami Dolphins

A weekend the Dolphins spent fighting the board, and losing. F.

by ShadowDW · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades F
Future F

The Dolphins looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Nadame Tucker at pick No. 122 regardless, 47 picks early.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback, running back and other spots went begging.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with quarterback still staring back at them.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In slot 11 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In pick No. 24 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 34
Dillon Thieneman at No. 30 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel Pregnon. It fills a real need, too.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 55
By-the-book stuff, Omar Cooper Jr. at pick 54 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 61
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Keionte Scott in Round 3, Pick 6 leaves quarterback, running back and other spots for later.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 78
No drama and no debate, Domonique Orange went about where he belonged in pick No. 75. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Sam Roush · TE · rank 89
A reasonable price with a little left over, Sam Roush in the 94th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.34 · Pick 98 · CJ Daniels · WR · rank 138
A wild overpay on CJ Daniels in No. 98, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · J.C. Davis · OT · rank 134
J.C. Davis at Round 4, Pick 8 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 169
Nadame Tucker at slot 122 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.13 · Pick 153 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 150
A clean, defensible pick in the 153rd pick with a little surplus value in Zxavian Harris. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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