B
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins won the night they stopped Boettcher from sliding. Grade: B.
by elroy2k ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 8 steals
· 3 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Bryce Boettcher got past him. The Dolphins do not have to explain a thing at slot 227.
The cost of the Barham reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 11 they get a downhill hitter at safety, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
In the 30th pick they get an island corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
They paid up for Zachariah Branch at the 47th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Eli Stowers at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jaishawn Barham at No. 87 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They will replay Chase Bisontis at pick No. 90 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Bryce Lance in Round 3, Pick 30 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Nicholas Singleton at slot 113 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board had cheaper options than DeMonte Capehart at slot 130, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A tight end of that caliber at No. 151 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dametrious Crownover at the 156th overall pick is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Steal is underselling it; Domani Jackson at pick No. 214 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
You do not let a linebacker like Bryce Boettcher reach Round 7, Pick 11 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A straight-up fair deal on Diego Pavia at the 238th pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.