DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins robbed the room for Slaughter. Final grade: B+.

by RJF · 2026 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 8 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B-
Trades A+
Future B-

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jake Slaughter, the No. 55 name on the board, stolen at the 89th pick. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is not that Stukes is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 18
In the 28th pick they get a security blanket over the middle, outstanding value to boot.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 21
In pick No. 30 they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
Fair-plus on Dillon Thieneman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 32
Chris Johnson is a better player than No. 45 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 39
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Anthony Hill Jr. in pick 59, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 59
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 11, where Germie Bernard graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.25 · Pick 89 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
Taking Jake Slaughter in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 87
Good price on Ted Hurst in the 94th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 96
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Treydan Stukes at cornerback with edge rusher and running back open.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Tacario Davis · CB · rank 107
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Tacario Davis in No. 130 leaves edge rusher and running back for later.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 137
They paid sticker price for DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 131, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Skyler Gill-Howard · DT · rank 151
Skyler Gill-Howard in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.1 · Pick 182 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 188
No drama and no debate, Taylen Green went about where he belonged in the 182nd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Keyshaun Elliott · LB · rank 219
They took Keyshaun Elliott at par in slot 220, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 225
Zavion Thomas at pick 227 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Alan Herron · OT · rank 252
They went early on Alan Herron in the 238th overall pick, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · Miles Kitselman · TE · rank 224
The board had Miles Kitselman higher than pick No. 239, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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