B
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins checked most of the boxes and earned a B.
by Calcane ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 16 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Taylen Green in the 154th pick, a good 34 spots before the room expected him.
However the rest shakes out, Miller at that price is a win they earned. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence. A real need, handled.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dillon Thieneman in slot 43. A minor itch, scratched.
They read the board right and Anthony Hill Jr. was the payoff at pick 47. A need, and now a little less of one.
Eli Stowers at No. 75 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Taking Christen Miller in the 80th pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 24, where Elijah Sarratt graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Daylen Everette at No. 90 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 30 with a little surplus value in Ted Hurst. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Jude Bowry in slot 130 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Dametrious Crownover at pick No. 151 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They talked themselves into Taylen Green at pick 154, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Kage Casey at the 166th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A straight-up fair deal on Toriano Pride Jr. at the 211th pick, value and slot in agreement. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Fair-plus on Thaddeus Dixon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
The board fumbled Harrison Wallace III all the way to the 233rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They let TJ Hall come to them and pounced at No. 238. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.