B+
Miami Dolphins
Good, not great, for the Dolphins: B+.
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2026 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Julian Neal at the 94th pick will need to, sitting 24 spots clear of his grade.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Neal pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board.
They banked enough surplus on Igbinosun to cover a lot of smaller sins. Robert Hunt gives the group a proven body among the projects.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
No drama and no debate, Max Iheanachor went about where he belonged in the 43rd overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Elijah Sarratt. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Zakee Wheatley in slot 87 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
By-the-book stuff, Treydan Stukes at No. 90 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Julian Neal while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Davison Igbinosun, a cornerback that was not the priority.
A wild overpay on Aamil Wagner in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Riley Nowakowski at No. 227 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in the 238th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.