B
Miami Dolphins
Nobody dealt better than the Dolphins this weekend: B.
by Fins1981 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 20 picks
· 4 steals
· 12 reaches
The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for Jeff Caldwell, 80 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Johnson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Chase Bisontis at No. 46 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Markel Bell in Round 2, Pick 16 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
A wild overpay on Keylan Rutledge in the 49th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Ted Hurst at pick No. 75 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jake Slaughter in pick 78 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Isaiah World at slot 90 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached a country mile for Dametrious Crownover at Round 3, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They reached into another round for Travis Burke, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They talked themselves into Michael Trigg at the 96th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Sam Roush in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jeff Caldwell in pick No. 112, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Drew Allar in No. 122 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Taylen Green at pick 126 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They will replay Emmett Johnson at No. 130 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
They let DeMonte Capehart come to them and pounced at pick No. 151. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
By-the-book stuff, Ephesians Prysock at slot 188 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A tidy bit of business in pick 196, where Domani Jackson graded well above the range. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Jaren Kanak at the 227th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They took Robert Spears-Jennings at par in Round 7, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.