My 3-Round Miami Dolphins Mock Draft

My 3-Round Miami Dolphins Mock Draft

For the first time in five years, Dolphins’ fans have something to really look forward to when it comes to the NFL Draft.

Miami has 11 picks in this draft, which include two in the first round and seven picks total among the top-94 selections.

The Dolphins have not had that kind of capital since 2021, when they had four picks in the first two rounds.

With that in mind, I decided to dip my toe in the mock draft space and take a look at what Miami might try to do with the first seven picks of the draft.

Also, to make it more straightforward, I decided not to make any trades and instead just stick and pick with the 11th, 30th, 43rd, 75th, 87th, 90th, and 94th picks.

At pick 11, I decided to address the offensive line and select Francis Mauigoa out of Miami and play him immediately at right guard with the intent of having him kick out to right tackle in 2027.

In this mock, the only other players worth considering on the board were Mansoor Delane, Jeremiyah Love and Monroe Freeling, but I felt Freeling was best suited for left tackle where Patrick Paul currently is, Love would be too much of a luxury pick unless there was a Devon Achane trade and lastly, I thought while Delane is great, the potential of Mauigoa was too great to pass up.

With the 30th pick, I added another edge rusher in Zion Young to continue beefing up my front.

Among the other possibilities at the pick were Avieon Terrell, Denzel Boston, and Blake Miller.

At pick 43, I went for a high-risk/high-reward player in Florida defensive tackle Caleb Banks.

I understand Banks’ injury history, but if he can stay healthy, he could make the interior defensive line one of the best in the NFL alongside Kenneth Grant and Jordan Phillips.

Max Iheanachor, D’Angelo Ponds, and Germie Bernard were other players that I considered here.

With my first pick in the third round, I added to the receiver room with Ted Hurst, while just 12 picks later, I grabbed Genesis Smith, the safety out of Arizona, to help out the back end of my defense.

To finish out my three-round mock draft, I continued my defensive overhaul with the selection of Malik Muhammad at pick 90, while I infused some competition into the quarterback room with Garrett Nussmeier out of LSU at pick 94.