Derek Kane'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
CJ Carr Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
CJ Carr
QB Notre Dame
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Peter Clarke Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Peter Clarke
TE Temple
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Mike Matthews Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Mike Matthews
WR Tennessee
Jordan Faison Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jordan Faison
WR Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brendan Sorsby Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brendan Sorsby
QB Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mason McCormick
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall A
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA FutureA+
The Dolphins let Brown fall into their laps, and walked away with a A.

The Dolphins did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Sammy Brown fell into pick No. 90.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Mason McCormick deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Carter Smith
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Matayo Uiagalelei
Matayo Uiagalelei in the 43rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Will Echoles
They barely believed it either: Will Echoles still on the board at the 75th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 CJ Carr
The board fumbled CJ Carr all the way to slot 87, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Sammy Brown
Sammy Brown in pick No. 90 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Peter Clarke
Peter Clarke in pick 111 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick135 Rnd4 LJ Martin
They robbed the room for LJ Martin here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Mike Matthews
Somehow Mike Matthews was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jordan Faison
Jordan Faison at pick No. 227 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.