DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Miami Dolphins

Best value of the weekend goes to the Dolphins for Stowers: B.

by PWR · 2026 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 2 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A-
Future C+

The Dolphins did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Eli Stowers fell into slot 90. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If Moore pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Stukes pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 34
In slot 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Zion Young · DE-EDGE · rank 42
No drama and no debate, Zion Young went about where he belonged in the 38th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Derrick Moore · DE-EDGE · rank 62
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Derrick Moore. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jacob Rodriguez. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 61
A quiet steal in No. 75: Keionte Scott for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 96
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Treydan Stukes at cornerback with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
Eli Stowers at Round 3, Pick 26 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 91
Good price on Bryce Lance in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Bishop Fitzgerald · S · rank 123
A clean, defensible pick in the 127th pick with a little surplus value in Bishop Fitzgerald. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Hezekiah Masses · CB · rank 136
A curious use of the 130th overall pick. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Hezekiah Masses did not.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Beau Stephens · OG · rank 158
A real head-scratcher, Beau Stephens in pick 133 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.38 · Pick 138 · Louis Moore · S · rank 164
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Louis Moore adds a safety and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 176
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at Round 5, Pick 11 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Jalen Huskey · S · rank 237
They went early on Jalen Huskey in slot 227, and the value did not follow. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Nolan Rucci · OT · rank 250
Nolan Rucci at pick No. 238 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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