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RUN ON MAR 21, 2026

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Draft Selections
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (MIA)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIA)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (MIA)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (MIA)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (IND)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (IND)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Dolphins let Lew fall and pounced. Final grade: C+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Connor Lew had no business being available in the Round 3 slot, and the Dolphins did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Jacas to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

If Gabe Jacas and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
They talked themselves into Gabe Jacas at Round 2, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick46 Rnd2 LT Overton
They reached a country mile for LT Overton at slot 46, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Derrick Moore well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott is a better player than the 75th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick90 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in No. 90 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
No drama and no debate, Nicholas Singleton went about where he belonged in pick No. 95. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Sam Roush
They will replay Sam Roush at pick 108 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Good price on Michael Trigg in the 111th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
By-the-book stuff, Eli Raridon at No. 130 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in pick No. 151 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
A straight-up fair deal on Marlin Klein at slot 170, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in Round 5, Pick 31 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jeff Caldwell at the 227th overall pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings at the 238th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick254 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They paid sticker price for Nolan Rucci in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.