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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

by AVG · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 8 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Dolphins reached some 53 spots for Dametrious Crownover, and value like that does not grow back.

Landing McNeil-Warren that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Sonny Styles and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In pick No. 31 they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 32
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Johnson at the 43rd overall pick is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 87th pick, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 143
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dametrious Crownover. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 90
They paid sticker price for Bryce Lance in Round 3, Pick 28, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 59
Taking Jake Golday in slot 94 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Devin Moore · CB · rank 92
You do not let a cornerback like Devin Moore reach No. 112 and blink. They did not. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Keagen Trost · OT · rank 180
A wild overpay on Keagen Trost in the 130th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Eli Raridon · TE · rank 135
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eli Raridon at pick No. 151. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.34 · Pick 174 · Eric Rivers · WR · rank 167
Eric Rivers in pick 174 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 196
Cole Payton at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Nick Barrett · DL · rank 254
A big swing on Nick Barrett at slot 212, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Jimmy Rolder · LB · rank 219
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 11: Jimmy Rolder for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Noah Whittington · RB · rank 224
Noah Whittington in the 238th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
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