DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2026 my draft 45 B-

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Miami Dolphins

More right than wrong for the Dolphins, and a B- to prove it.

by [email protected] · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 10 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades C
Future A-

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 82 spots for Nadame Tucker, and value like that does not grow back. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Prysock that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In pick No. 11 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
R1.31 · Pick 31 · Gabe Jacas · LB-EDGE · rank 54
In slot 31 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 77
A big swing on Elijah Sarratt at the 59th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Skyler Bell · WR · rank 86
Skyler Bell at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 132
Caden Curry at pick 87 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Michael Trigg · TE · rank 117
A wild overpay on Michael Trigg in the 90th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 176
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nadame Tucker well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.30 · Pick 170 · J'Mari Taylor · RB · rank 195
J'Mari Taylor in the 170th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.36 · Pick 176 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 201
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cole Payton in the 176th pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 192
Ephesians Prysock in No. 212 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Kalil Alexander · LB-EDGE · rank 294
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kalil Alexander this early at pick No. 227. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Jack Kelly · LB · rank 265
They talked themselves into Jack Kelly at pick 238, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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