DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins won the night they stopped Slaughter from sliding. Grade: B.

by Fins1981 · 2026 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 3 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B+
Future B-

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Slaughter, the 90th overall pick, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Crawford pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In the 12th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Chris Brazzell II · WR · rank 29
They paid sticker price for Chris Brazzell II in No. 30, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 31
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 11, where CJ Allen graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 61
They read the board right and Keionte Scott was the payoff at the 75th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 54
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Jaishawn Barham · LB-EDGE · rank 121
A real head-scratcher, Jaishawn Barham in pick No. 91 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Caden Curry · DE-EDGE · rank 125
Caden Curry at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Keyron Crawford · DE-EDGE · rank 130
This one needs a full-page explanation: Keyron Crawford in slot 94, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Mason Reiger · LB-EDGE · rank 144
They talked themselves into Mason Reiger at No. 112, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 131
No edge and no loss on DeMonte Capehart in pick 126; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Eli Raridon · TE · rank 133
They took Eli Raridon at par in slot 130, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 152
Drew Allar in the 151st pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Jalen Farmer · OG · rank 160
Jalen Farmer at pick No. 152 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Charles Demmings · CB · rank 227
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Demmings. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Logan Taylor · OG · rank 258
Value said wait; Logan Taylor in the 238th overall pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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