DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

by RJF · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 9 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades C-
Future B-

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Dolphins would have aced it. Taylen Green at No. 151 is 40 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Landing Slaughter that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Scott pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back and linebacker. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 17
In slot 18 they get a mismatch in the passing game. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 19
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Olaivavega Ioane at Round 1, Pick 30 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 33
A slide stopped in pick 43, with Chris Johnson worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 59
A quiet steal in the 75th overall pick: Christen Miller for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 64
A want over a need in pick No. 87: Keionte Scott adds a cornerback while running back and linebacker keeps waiting.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 58
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at the 90th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 62
Jake Golday at Round 3, Pick 30 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 77
They barely believed it either: Elijah Sarratt still on the board at the 97th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Kaleb Proctor · DL · rank 136
They took Kaleb Proctor at par in pick 130, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 191
A big swing on Taylen Green at slot 151, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 177
Aamil Wagner in pick No. 196 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · VJ Payne · S · rank 200
A safety of that caliber at the 227th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.22 · Pick 238 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 234
Fair-plus on Zavion Thomas, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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