DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Miami Dolphins

Good, not great, for the Dolphins: B.

by RJF · 2026 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 6 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B+

The Dolphins spent real capital to be 43 picks early on Taylen Green, and the board is going to hold them to it. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Slaughter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher and running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 11
In pick 22 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 27
In the 30th overall pick they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 33
They did well to land Chris Johnson in the 39th pick, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 59
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 62 with a little surplus value in Christen Miller. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 62
They read the board right and Germie Bernard was the payoff at No. 75. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 74
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Keylan Rutledge worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 58
Jake Slaughter at No. 89 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Max Klare · TE · rank 76
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 27, where Max Klare graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
Fair-plus on Ted Hurst, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Tacario Davis · CB · rank 111
A curious use of the 130th pick. Edge rusher and running back needed the pick; a cornerback in Tacario Davis did not.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 194
Taylen Green at pick No. 151 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.30 · Pick 170 · VJ Payne · S · rank 201
Value said wait; VJ Payne in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.1 · Pick 182 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 178
Aamil Wagner in slot 182 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Jadon Canady · CB · rank 222
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jadon Canady in the 227th overall pick. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Jack Kelly · LB · rank 266
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jack Kelly. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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