DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2026 Secondary B-

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Miami Dolphins

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Dolphins a B-.

by [email protected] · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Caden Curry, 36 picks early at No. 94.

With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They banked enough surplus on Thieneman to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In No. 11 they get a lockdown presence outside. Need was not the driver here.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 32
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Chris Johnson at cornerback with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots open.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
A slide stopped in pick No. 43, with Dillon Thieneman worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 77
No drama and no debate, Elijah Sarratt went about where he belonged in slot 75. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 85
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ted Hurst. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 84
A want over a need in the 90th pick: Zakee Wheatley adds a safety while interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 130
They reached into another round for Caden Curry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 156
Drew Allar in the 130th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 171
Aamil Wagner at the 151st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Fa'alili Fa'amoe · OT · rank 240
They paid up for Fa'alili Fa'amoe at pick 227 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 269
A wild overpay on Riley Nowakowski in pick No. 238, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
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