DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2026 Draft Big Ten B-

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Miami Dolphins

Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

by [email protected] · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B-
Trades B
Future B-

The war room fell hard for Riley Nowakowski, and it showed at the 227th overall pick: 42 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Dolphins indulged a want in Ponds while a need in interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots stayed open. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In the 12th pick they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 34
In pick 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · D'Angelo Ponds · CB · rank 47
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 43rd overall pick on D'Angelo Ponds with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 76
They paid sticker price for Elijah Sarratt in slot 75, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 86
Zakee Wheatley at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Jalen Farmer · OG · rank 106
They liked Jalen Farmer enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 26. The roster fit checks out.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 114
They reached a country mile for Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 92, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 130
They talked themselves into Caden Curry at the 94th pick, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 156
They reached into another round for Drew Allar, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 171
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Aamil Wagner. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 269
A real head-scratcher, Riley Nowakowski in the 227th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Fa'alili Fa'amoe · OT · rank 240
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fa'alili Fa'amoe. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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