B-
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by Fins1981 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 18 picks
· 4 steals
· 7 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Dolphins shredded theirs for Marvin Jones Jr.. He came off 128 spots early, and the room will hear about it.
That Stowers pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 11 they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter.
A wild overpay on Gabe Jacas in slot 43, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They read the board right and Keionte Scott was the payoff at No. 75. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Eli Stowers in the 87th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Dametrious Crownover at the 94th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They reached a country mile for Isaiah World at pick No. 118, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Farmer. The roster fit checks out.
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Raridon. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
No drama and no debate, Zxavian Harris went about where he belonged in No. 147. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
By-the-book stuff, Drew Allar at the 151st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
DJ Campbell in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They talked themselves into Marvin Jones Jr. at Round 6, Pick 28, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They paid sticker price for Lander Barton in pick 222, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
A straight-up fair deal on Eli Heidenreich at the 227th pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Adam Randall at the 238th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Noah Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nolan Rucci at No. 247 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.