Derek Kane'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Damon Wilson II Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Damon Wilson II
LB-EDGE Miami
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Nicholas Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nicholas Rodriguez
LB Missouri
Drew Azzopardi Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Drew Azzopardi
OT Washington
Draft Picks Received
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall A
ValueA NeedA- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Dolphins left with their quarterback, and a A to match.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Will Echoles tumbling to the Dolphins in the 87th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A.

They have staked the next five years on Arch Manning, which is the only story that really matters here. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The Tyler Guyton deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arch Manning
In slot 21 they get the arm they will build around, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Damon Wilson II
A edge rusher of that caliber at Round 2, Pick 11 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Trey'Dez Green
They robbed the room for Trey'Dez Green here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87 Rnd3 Will Echoles
They barely believed it either: Will Echoles still on the board at pick No. 87. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Luke Montgomery
The board had Luke Montgomery higher than the 90th pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 LJ Martin
LJ Martin in the 111th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Brandon Inniss
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brandon Inniss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Nicholas Rodriguez
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nicholas Rodriguez at Round 5, Pick 11 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227 Rnd7 Drew Azzopardi
Drew Azzopardi in pick 227 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.