DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2026 Very Good Draft B-

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Miami Dolphins

No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

by [email protected] · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades C+
Future B

The Dolphins treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Riley Nowakowski a full 31 spots early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Neal pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

However the rest shakes out, Wheatley at that price is a win they earned.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In slot 11 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A real need, handled.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Colton Hood · CB · rank 25
In the 30th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 40
Emmanuel Pregnon at No. 45 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 94
Value said wait; Ja'Kobi Lane in the 75th overall pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 113
They talked themselves into Ted Hurst at Round 3, Pick 26, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.32 · Pick 96 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 83
Zakee Wheatley slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the safety. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Julian Neal · CB · rank 111
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 15: Julian Neal adds a cornerback while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Jakobe Thomas · S · rank 137
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Jakobe Thomas in the 130th overall pick leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Isaiah World · OT · rank 142
Nice patience on Isaiah World, who had no business lasting to pick No. 151. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.14 · Pick 154 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 154
They took Drew Allar at par in No. 154, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.22 · Pick 162 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 170
Aamil Wagner at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.7 · Pick 188 · Pat Coogan · C · rank 195
Pat Coogan in pick 188 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Aiden Fisher · LB · rank 222
Good price on Aiden Fisher in slot 227, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 269
Riley Nowakowski in the 238th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
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