B-
Miami Dolphins
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Dolphins: B-.
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2026 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 3 steals
· 8 reaches
Nobody else had Nadame Tucker anywhere near Round 4, Pick 11. The Dolphins did, by 57 spots, and that gap is the whole story.
The Scott pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 28 they get a mismatch in the passing game, outstanding value to boot.
They let Sonny Styles come to them and pounced at pick 30. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the 43rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Michael Trigg in pick No. 91 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Circle this one: Keionte Scott at the 94th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
No drama and no debate, Justin Joly went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Nadame Tucker at slot 111 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Jaeden Roberts at Round 4, Pick 12 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They reached into another round for Louis Moore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They reached a country mile for Taylen Green at the 147th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Value said wait; Sawyer Robertson in the 151st pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on J'Mari Taylor in pick 180; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Zxavian Harris at No. 209 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Nick Barrett in pick No. 211 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nothing to complain about; Jalen Huskey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.