dolfan26'S MOCK DRAFT
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dolfan26'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • dolfan26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Dolphins a B.

The Dolphins went off the board in a big way for Caden Curry, 34 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

On value alone, McNeil-Warren makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at Round 1, Pick 18 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brandon Cisse at No. 43 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Value with a capital V on Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 49, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A safety of that caliber at the 75th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick87 Rnd3 Sam Roush
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Roush at pick 87, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They paid up for Bryce Lance at Round 4, Pick 11 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kage Casey. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jadon Canady in the 227th overall pick, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in slot 238 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.