DOLPHINS MOCK DRAFT

 The first night of the NFL draft is this Thursday night, conflicting with Bruce Springsteen's concert in South Florida. 😖

Here is our Dolphins Mock Draft. 

The Dolphins pick 11 in the first round. We have the Raiders taking Mendoza (duh); Jets-David Bailey; Cardinals -Sonny Styles; Titans -Jerimiah Love (best player in round 1); Giants- Arvell Reese; Browns Makai Lemon; Commanders Caleb Downs; Saints- Jordan Tyson; KC -Francis Mauigoa; and Browns at 10- Jerod McCoy. 

The Fins want a wide receiver, but with Tate, Lemon and Tyson all off the board, we have them taking Spencer Fano, a 6'6 311-pound bruising, volent tackle.  I'd like to see them trade down 5-7 spots and then grab Omari Cooper, Jr., the 6-foot polished WR from Ohio State. But 10 is too early to reach for him.  

The Fins also have a second pick at 30 in the first round. and here is where they can grab Denzel Boston, a 6'4 WR from Washington with a wide catch radius and the kind of receiver who will win most 50/50 balls. 

In round 2 the Fins pick at 43 and the problem here is that there is great value on the board with WRs like Chris Brazzell from Tennessee, or Germie Bernard from Bama, so again we'd like to see them trade down ten spots. But if they have to pick here, then to help protect their new QB and dominate the run game they draft a second OL- Emmanuel Pregnon- at 6'4 and 315 pounds, he plays angry and is highly athletic for his size and can plug any hole on the line. 

In Round 3, picking at 75, they start adding to defense with Davis Igbinosun, a 6'2 190 pound CB who plays fast and physical and has a high ceiling to become a solid NFL lockdown corner.

The Fins have a second pick in round 3, and at 87 they are going big with Florida State nose tackle Darrell Jackson, Jr, who at 6'6/330 is anchoring the defensive line with his size and 35 inch massive arms. He brings a nasty to defense that the Fins need. 

Another  pick for the Fins in round 3 at 90 (and they can package these if they want to move up in rounds 1 or 2) and the Fins grab Jonah Coleman, a 5'9 /220 pound running back from Washington, who is quick, big, and can be a great compliment to Achane, and pick up those tough yards on 3rd or 4th and 1-2. 

And finally, believe it or not, they have a fourth pick at 97 in round three- and here they are choosing between Zachariah Branch- a blazing fast WR/kick returner who is 5'10 and a state champ in the 100 meter and 200 meter dash, and in long jump. Or they can nab Malik Muhammad- a 6' 180 cornerback who can quickly start in the nickel package.  As much as we like Muhammad, we can't overlook the athletic value of Branch and that is their selection. 

In Round 4 at 130 there are some interesting options here, and we are going to shock everyone- the Fins select Garrett Nussmeier- Quarterback LSU as the third QB off the board behind Miami native Mendoza and Ty Simpson. Nussmeier has a polished game, is ready for the NFL pro offense, and QB is clearly a position in flux in Davie right now. If not thim, then I see them grabbing the UM QB Carson Beck in round 6 or 7.  

In Round 5 at 151 this all about best player available, and on our board we have Eli Randon, a giant 6'7/250 athletic tight end from Notre Dame (making Judge Moreno smile) who can stretch the field and dominate DBs, all of whom he towers over. 

The next pick in what appears to be a never ending cornucopia of talent is in round 7 at 227, the Fins stay local and grab UM safety Jakobe Thomas- a 6'1/211 fast flowing -downhill hitter who in 2025 had 76 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and 5 ints. Thomas is a good all-around safety to plug holes and who may be able to crack the starting lineup in years 2,3,4. 

And finally at 238 the Fins are going to pass on Florida State Edge rusher Tyrek Sapp who doesn't have the physical skills to really contribute in the NFL (IOHO). The Fins select Red Murdock, a 6'2/232 LB from Buffalo who had amazing production over three years in college including 358 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 9 sacks and an eye-popping 9 forced fumbles. At the least he contributes right away on special teams, and who knows what his upside can be in the right system. 

So there you have our Fins 2026 Mock Draft, We plugged this into a draft simulator and got a solid B. The only pick that was graded an A was TE Eli Randon at 151.  Fano and Pregnon- OLmen at 1 & 3 are not sexy, but they are the guys who win games in the trenches. Denzel Boston at 30 is a great value and a much better pick then the reach Miami would have made at ten for Cooper (who is not a top ten talent) with the top three receivers they covet off the board. 

All of this being said, what would be ideal would be for them to package the pick at ten with a few of their third-round picks and move up to Cleveland at 6, or Washington at 7, which will give them the chance at a top 3 WR. 

How will we do? Let us know, because right around the time the Fins are picking Bruce will be singing Bobby Jean or Badlands "Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and the king ain't satisfied until he rules everything."

 Now how in the world did he write that in 1977, and yet it's more relevant today than when he wrote it?