mmcglasson'S MOCK DRAFT
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mmcglasson'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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Miami 1/22

  • mmcglasson DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (MIA)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (MIA)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BUF)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kristian Welch
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Liam Eichenberg
OT
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall C+
ValueB NeedC+ TradesD+ FutureB-
The Dolphins did enough to get by: C+.

The tape said wait; the Dolphins did not. Keylan Rutledge went at slot 91, a good 32 picks before the board was ready. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots went begging. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hill Jr..

If Caleb Downs and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caleb Downs at No. 11 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick43 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
They paid sticker price for Malik Muhammad in slot 75, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick90 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 90 on D'Angelo Ponds with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick91 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
A wild overpay on Keylan Rutledge in the 91st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Max Iheanachor well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
A straight-up fair deal on Skyler Gill-Howard at pick No. 126, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Nwankpa a notch or two before his time. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick158 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 158 with a little surplus value in Aaron Anderson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
They paid up for Lawson Luckie at No. 199 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 PJ Williams
PJ Williams at the 227th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at Round 7, Pick 20 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.