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Miami Dolphins

Quarterback settled, Nussmeier in the fold, and a B- for the Dolphins.

by jlwalker43 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Garrett Nussmeier is the Dolphins' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Nussmeier left real value on the table behind him. The Hecht value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Kadyn Proctor · OT · rank 14
In slot 11 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Garrett Nussmeier · QB · rank 79
In the 30th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dillon Thieneman at No. 43. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
A tight end of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 11 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Antonio Williams · WR · rank 64
Antonio Williams in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Jonah Coleman · RB · rank 66
Taking Jonah Coleman in pick No. 90 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Dontay Corleone · DT · rank 67
They robbed the room for Dontay Corleone here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Sam Hecht · C · rank 87
They will replay Sam Hecht at pick 130 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 149
No drama and no debate, Jaeden Roberts went about where he belonged in pick 151. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 218
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Thaddeus Dixon in the 227th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Tyren Montgomery · WR · rank 213
Tyren Montgomery at Round 7, Pick 22 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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