Klondike'S MOCK DRAFT

Klondike'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 19, 2026

The Class

  • Klondike DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD+ FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Dolphins.

The Dametrious Crownover selection is the head-turner. The Dolphins reached 47 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

On value alone, Golday makes the weekend a net positive. It is not that Kilgore is a bad player; it is that the Dolphins had louder needs to answer first. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th overall pick they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at pick 43 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in Round 3, Pick 11, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at the 87th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dametrious Crownover
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dametrious Crownover well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in Round 3, Pick 30 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Jalon Kilgore in the 130th overall pick leaves quarterback and tight end for later.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Kevin Coleman Jr. at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
Noah Whittington in pick No. 227 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Circle this one: Jeff Caldwell at No. 238 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.