DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

Rook 10 B

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins let Bisontis fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

by AVG2 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 11 steals · 0 reaches
Value A+
Need B
Trades D+
Future A

The Dolphins did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chase Bisontis fell into Round 7, Pick 22. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The McCoy pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back and linebacker. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · David Bailey · LB-EDGE · rank 5
In No. 18 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Spencer Fano · OT · rank 10
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Spencer Fano in the 43rd overall pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Jordyn Tyson · WR · rank 9
Jordyn Tyson in the 75th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
Somehow Dillon Thieneman was still sitting there in pick 87, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
Carnell Tate at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 19
Kenyon Sadiq at pick No. 94 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Jermod McCoy · CB · rank 18
A curious use of slot 130. Running back and linebacker needed the pick; a cornerback in Jermod McCoy did not.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Kayden McDonald · DT · rank 20
Kayden McDonald in pick 151 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Garrett Nussmeier · QB · rank 79
Taking Garrett Nussmeier in Round 7, Pick 11 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Chase Bisontis · OG · rank 70
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.