B-
Miami Dolphins
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Dolphins and Hurst: B-.
by walters104 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Ted Hurst tumbling to the Dolphins in pick 130 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting Tiernan proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 11 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
In pick No. 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Caleb Tiernan in Round 2, Pick 11 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Elijah Sarratt at No. 75 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A safety of that caliber at the 87th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They took Bryce Lance at par in the 90th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They barely believed it either: Ted Hurst still on the board at slot 130. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Dametrious Crownover in slot 151 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They did well to land Thaddeus Dixon in pick 227, just ahead of his grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Zavion Thomas at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.