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Miami Dolphins
A weekend the Dolphins spent fighting the board, and losing. F.
by Reheheheheh ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 0 steals
· 9 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Dolphins took Jalen Farmer at the Round 1 slot, roughly 76 spots before his name belonged.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.
There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
In pick No. 3 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A real need, handled.
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Olaivavega Ioane at slot 5 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
In the 6th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Caleb Lomu well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
In pick No. 11 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
In slot 30 they get a blindside protector, though the board says they badly overpaid.
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel Pregnon in the 33rd pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Gennings Dunker in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Caleb Tiernan at No. 35 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jake Slaughter this early at the 37th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
