DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins did enough to get by: C+.

by Fins1981 · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 10 reaches
Value D
Need B
Trades D
Future A+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Dolphins spent pick No. 130 on Adam Randall, a name the board had a full 145 spots lower.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Klein at that price is a win they earned.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.25 · Pick 57 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 75
A real head-scratcher, Mike Washington Jr. in No. 57 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Emmett Johnson · RB · rank 104
They reached a country mile for Emmett Johnson at pick No. 75, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Demond Claiborne · RB · rank 162
They reached into another round for Demond Claiborne, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 275
Adam Randall at Round 4, Pick 30 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 157
A straight-up fair deal on Drew Allar at the 151st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.30 · Pick 170 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 188
Taylen Green at slot 170 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.31 · Pick 171 · Marlin Klein · TE · rank 158
Marlin Klein is a better player than pick 171 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · John Michael Gyllenborg · TE · rank 228
They paid up for John Michael Gyllenborg at No. 212 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · J. Michael Sturdivant · WR · rank 276
This one needs a full-page explanation: J. Michael Sturdivant in the 218th pick, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Hykeem Williams · WR · rank 280
Hykeem Williams at pick No. 227 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.13 · Pick 229 · Noah Thomas · WR · rank 356
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Noah Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Shamar Easter · TE · rank 298
Shamar Easter at the 238th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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