B-
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins let McNeil-Warren fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.
by foidling ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
When a board-topper like Emmanuel McNeil-Warren slides to slot 90, you do not overthink it, and the Dolphins did not. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
Reaching for Rutledge left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 11th overall pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In slot 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Kenyon Sadiq at Round 2, Pick 11 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
They went early on Logan Jones in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A wild overpay on Keylan Rutledge in the 87th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in pick 90 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They liked Emmett Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 94. A need, and now a little less of one.