DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Best Trade down 3 B-

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins bled value on every deal, hence the B-.

by Fins1981 · 2026 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 6 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades D-
Future A+

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Dolphins spent the 241st overall pick on Eric Gentry, a name most had 111 spots down the list. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Stowers at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.14 · Pick 46 · Caleb Banks · DL · rank 41
They did well to land Caleb Banks in Round 2, Pick 14, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Gabe Jacas · LB-EDGE · rank 52
By-the-book stuff, Gabe Jacas at slot 49 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 60
Nice patience on Keionte Scott, who had no business lasting to pick 75. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
Eli Stowers at pick No. 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 74
A slide stopped in No. 91, with Mike Washington Jr. worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.29 · Pick 93 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
Ted Hurst at the 93rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Michael Trigg · TE · rank 115
Value said wait; Michael Trigg in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 143
Dametrious Crownover at pick 130 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 154
No drama and no debate, Zxavian Harris went about where he belonged in No. 151. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · Demond Claiborne · RB · rank 161
They took Demond Claiborne at par in Round 5, Pick 23, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.28 · Pick 168 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 156
Drew Allar at pick No. 168 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 186
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Taylen Green at slot 196 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.26 · Pick 207 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 174
A cornerback of that caliber at the 207th pick is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Isaiah Jatta · OT · rank 244
A premium they did not need to pay, Isaiah Jatta a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 251
A reach on Bryce Foster in the 238th pick; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
R7.25 · Pick 241 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 352
Eric Gentry in Round 7, Pick 25 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
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