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Miami Dolphins

Larceny in the Round 5 slot lands the Dolphins a B, Nussmeier and all.

by DKphin · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

You could see the war room lean forward. Garrett Nussmeier at slot 151 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Francis Mauigoa · OT · rank 6
In pick No. 11 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 11
In the 30th overall pick they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Caleb Downs · S · rank 1
Caleb Downs in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Zion Young · DE-EDGE · rank 43
Taking Zion Young in slot 75 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Colton Hood · CB · rank 24
They barely believed it either: Colton Hood still on the board at Round 3, Pick 23. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Chris Bell · WR · rank 41
Chris Bell at No. 90 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 79
Value with a capital V on Keylan Rutledge in pick 94, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Oscar Delp · TE · rank 133
Oscar Delp at the 130th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Garrett Nussmeier · QB · rank 81
Garrett Nussmeier at pick 151 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 181
Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Elarms-Orr at Round 7, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Dane Key · WR · rank 244
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dane Key. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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