B
Miami Dolphins
Good, not great, for the Dolphins: B.
by Fins1981 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 24 picks
· 6 steals
· 7 reaches
The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for Eric Gentry, 97 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
The Stowers pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 11th overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
In the 31st pick they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. A real need, handled.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 47 with a little surplus value in Caleb Banks. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A tidy bit of business in slot 75, where Zachariah Branch graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Somehow Keionte Scott was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Eli Stowers in pick No. 92 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 94 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Raridon. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
By-the-book stuff, Zxavian Harris at the 151st pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They took Jeff Caldwell at par in pick 180, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
VJ Payne in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Ephesians Prysock is a better player than the 198th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Jimmy Rolder in slot 218 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Charles Demmings in No. 227 is fair value, right on his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
No drama and no debate, Eli Heidenreich went about where he belonged in No. 231. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No edge and no loss on Isaiah Jatta in the 234th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Trey Zuhn III in pick 235 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They liked Nolan Rucci enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 238. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They reached a country mile for Logan Taylor at Round 7, Pick 23, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Adam Randall. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A straight-up fair deal on Bryce Foster at pick No. 244, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Value said wait; Marvin Jones Jr. in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Eric Gentry in the 256th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Riley Mahlman at No. 257 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.