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MARINO'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2026

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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Draft Picks Traded
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB FutureC+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for Stowers: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Eli Stowers, the Round 3 slot, roughly 38 picks past where he belonged.

The Curry pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. It is not that Johnson is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 11th pick they get an island corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Chris Johnson
A want over a need in slot 30: Chris Johnson adds a cornerback while quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick43 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A reach for Omar Cooper Jr. in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in Round 3, Pick 23 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick90 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to pick 90, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
A big swing on Bryce Lance at the 94th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick96 Rnd3 Bishop Fitzgerald
They reached into another round for Bishop Fitzgerald, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
They left a pile of value on the table to take Beau Stephens this early at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
Jalen Huskey at the 227th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller in pick 238 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.