B-
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins bet the future on Nussmeier. The board says B-.
by ScottyB1963 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 7 steals
· 2 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Dolphins committed. Garrett Nussmeier is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.
The Nussmeier reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Slaughter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 11 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all.
Garrett Nussmeier at the 30th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 11: Dillon Thieneman for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at No. 75. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Dontay Corleone at pick No. 87 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Mike Washington Jr. worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Daylen Everette in slot 94 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Trigg in the 130th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A straight-up fair deal on Rayshaun Benny at pick No. 151, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tyren Montgomery at No. 227 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Good price on Owen Heinecke in the 238th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.