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RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIA)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Players Gained
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Josh Metellus
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Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA- FutureA+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Dolphins a B+.

Some picks age like wine; Dametrious Crownover at pick 92 will need to, sitting 45 spots clear of his grade.

The Haulcy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in the 43rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 LT Overton
LT Overton at pick 49 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Lucas
Anthony Lucas at pick No. 63 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They reached a country mile for Darrell Jackson Jr. at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at Round 3, Pick 23 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick90 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
You do not let a tight end like Eli Stowers reach slot 90 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover in slot 92 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Isaiah World
Value said wait; Isaiah World in the 95th pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalen Farmer
They reached into another round for Jalen Farmer, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
They will replay Nicholas Singleton at No. 120 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. is a better player than pick No. 125 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick151 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick 151 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They went early on Domani Jackson in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick177 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 37 is lovely value for the tight end. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Somehow Ted Hurst was still sitting there in the 189th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
The board had Ephesians Prysock higher than slot 196, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
A straight-up fair deal on Jeff Caldwell at pick No. 218, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick221 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
They liked Charles Demmings enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 221. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick227 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A wild overpay on Logan Taylor in Round 7, Pick 22, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They took Nolan Rucci at par in No. 255, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.