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Marino'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 2026

Draft Defense

  • Marino DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIA)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (MIA)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (KC)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (KC)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
A.J. Green III
CB
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
The Dolphins land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Dolphins bet big and early on Logan Fano, 72 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

The Stukes pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In the 30th pick they get a downhill hitter at safety at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Zion Young
A straight-up fair deal on Zion Young at slot 43, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at pick 75 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Treydan Stukes while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick91 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryce Lance well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Max Llewellyn
They reached into another round for Max Llewellyn, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
A wild overpay on Beau Stephens in No. 130, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick151 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at Round 5, Pick 11 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They took Kaleb Elarms-Orr at par in pick No. 165, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick169 Rnd5 Logan Fano
Logan Fano at pick 169 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady in slot 210 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick231 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
This one needs a full-page explanation: De'Zhaun Stribling in the 231st overall pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.