B-
Miami Dolphins
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Dolphins: B-.
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2026 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 2 steals
· 6 reaches
The war room fell hard for Nadame Tucker, and it showed at slot 130: 44 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
Landing McAlister that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
They read the board right and Sonny Styles was the payoff at slot 31. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board had cheaper options than Gabe Jacas at the 43rd overall pick, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Caden Curry at the 90th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Trigg. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Value said wait; Nadame Tucker in pick 130 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A straight-up fair deal on Charles Demmings at Round 5, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Circle this one: Eric McAlister at No. 227 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They reached into another round for Jack Kelly, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
They talked themselves into Deven Eastern at pick No. 247, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.