DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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23.0 B

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins robbed the room for Rodriguez. Final grade: B.

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

Thirty-one other rooms let Jacob Rodriguez slide, and the Dolphins were the ones holding the card at the 90th overall pick. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Caleb Downs · S · rank 1
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 19
In pick 30 they get a long-term starter on the line, outstanding value to boot.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Blake Miller · OT · rank 46
By-the-book stuff, Blake Miller at the 43rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Malachi Lawrence · DE-EDGE · rank 54
They barely believed it either: Malachi Lawrence still on the board at pick No. 75. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 62
You do not let a wide receiver like Germie Bernard reach Round 3, Pick 23 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 51
Somehow Jacob Rodriguez was still sitting there in slot 90, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
A tidy little value on Ted Hurst in No. 94, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Jalon Kilgore · CB · rank 104
The board fumbled Jalon Kilgore all the way to the 130th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Charles Demmings · CB · rank 150
No drama and no debate, Charles Demmings went about where he belonged in No. 151. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Sawyer Robertson · QB · rank 215
A quiet steal in the 227th overall pick: Sawyer Robertson for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · VJ Payne · S · rank 200
VJ Payne in pick 238 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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