The NFL Draft has always been an exciting event, and this year will be no different. It’s amazing to me that we were excited about it all through the Chris Grier years when every year all we got was disappointment. Part of that issue was Chris Grier, and the other part of the equation was the Head Coaches chosen by Chris Grier. This year I think it will be different as we have to two men mostly in lockstep in regards to what they want to do with this team, and the image they want to create here in Miami. After years of frustration, disappointment and agony of poor draft choices, countless trade-ups for the wrong players, I believe the 2 gentlemen pictured above are going to bring us a very successful draft haul in 2026, and beyond.
One thing I feel quite certain about is we won’t be squandering any picks, and I still believe it’s possible that we have another trade of a player on the roster now for either picks in this coming 2026 NFL Draft, or for a 2027 NFL Draft pick or two. Yes, they have said Achane is off the market, but as soon as someone offers the right price, likely a late 1st RD or early 2nd RD pick in this draft, or a 1st RD in 2027, Achane is as good as gone. I also believe ILB Jordyn Brooks may go to Dallas, especially if the Cowboys are targeting a LB that they can’t get in RD 1, and that would likely end up being a 2nd RD pick, which I’d gladly welcome. I know there was talk about having too many draft picks is a bad thing, but it’s certainly won’t be if you choose the right players. A good deal of players drafted within rounds 1-3 will be starting somewhere in the NFL. Keep in mind if the GM and HC are on the same page, and I believe that to be the case here in Miami, HC Jeff Hafley will already have an idea how they plan to use that player and how to get that player where he needs to be in order to be ready to help the team immediately. That’s the thing, we’re not only building the roster, but many of the players drafted will be counted on to play NOW!
When building a team, you don’t look to a WR or a RB, sorry! I don’t care how much you think we need a WR, we’re not taking one at #11, and probably not at #30 either. I’ll say this, I wouldn’t be angry at #30, but I will flip if they choose a WR at #11. Is there a possibility we trade back? That would require a team to really want a player at our spot, and an agreement on either a player or draft capital to switch spots. I think that’s possible, but what I truly don’t see is us moving up and trading away picks to do so. Now I wouldn’t object to trading up using a player, such as the previously mentioned ILB Jordyn Brooks or RB De’Von Achane, but I wouldn’t bet us using precious draft capital to move up. I could also see trading back to acquire future draft picks, especially 2027 NFL Draft picks considering the QB talent available in 2027.
I’m always excited about the NFL Draft, I was commiserating with my coworker who is a Jets fan. It’s amazing that both of us love the draft so much even though when all it’s done is bring us misery. It makes me completely understand and empathize with Charlie Brown as he goes to kick that football each and every time knowing Lucy is going to snatch it away at the very last second and end up on his backside. We’ve been doing it forever, it’s annual rite of passage or punishment as it turns out. I really do feel differently this year, I am so confident we’re going to do things right that if Sully and Haf screw this up, instead of just falling on my backside I might get a C-c-c-c-con-cussion. I think we’re going to be just fine though, fixing the O-line, finding a pass rusher or two, a CB that can start immediately, maybe a S to pair with S Dante Trader, and if we do trade Jordyn Brooks, an ILB that will potentially be a here for the next 5-10 years like Sonny Styles.
GO SULLY! GO HAF! GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
Malik Benson is an interesting WR prospect who may be available into day 3
I’d still take Mauigoa at #11
The guy with the back issue?! Lol
Grier-like…lol
Depends on what they found at the Combine and what the medical recheck shows.
It seems it’s been an ongoing issue
We’ll see come Friday. Maybe it’s something minor, maybe it’s some major.
Pigster,
Reply to you on the last page on R Mason Thomas and his injury history.
I really don’t think we’re trying to get in the biz of drafting injury-prone players again.
I might make an exception on Jermod McCoy. Why? As Mike E brought up several months ago, Frank Gore tore up his ACL twice in college… and still went on to have a very productive and long NFL career.
Modern day surgery/medicine has advanced so much over the last couple of decades.
Krishna – I don’t think they’re going to find anything and he has no symptoms now, and he missed zero time. Of course if they do find something that changes things, but if he’s cleared, I’ll take him
Back issues are not going away if they’re already there…facts
Rob Gronkowski slid in the draft because he had back issues
Gronk was injured a lot during his career, years they never won the SB, can we afford to take a player, thats oft injured?
ummmm. Gronk is a first ballot Hall of Famer .
and he won what four Super Bowls? Yeah, I’ll take it!
we aren’t NE and wasn’t the question
WOW… I just realized that my guy Nadame Tucker, EDGE, Western Michigan, will be 26 years old come opening kickoff this season.
So not only is he battling the smaller-school bias (Western Michigan), he’s battling the age bias.
Lol…comparing knee and back issues..there is none.
Tim,
Don’t know if ya caught Coach Hafley’s presser yesterday, but if ya didn’t, here’s “Lobster Boy’s” ( 😆 ) take. In all seriousness though, pretty good breakdown, IMO…
WHAT!!? You took Parker at #30 and the simulator gave you an A?
I took him at #43 on the last page, was lambasted by Mike E and given a D- and the simulator gave me an A-
How do you get an A for taking him 13 picks earlier and I get an A-!?
Do you think that LB is such a need? Is there enough talent there at TE in the later rounds to move the needle?
Although, Joly is one of the players the Dolphins are using a 30 visit on.
steveccnv
says:
April 8, 2026 at 5:36 pm
I think it moved, reading this draft
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AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Now I have to live with the thought that I was in some way responsible for making Steve’s junk move…. LOL
🤣
except it wasn’t literal
SMH…
PhinPhanatic over there with a headline “Dolphins 7-round mock draft is value-shopping masterclass by Jon-Eric Sullivan” and then posts HIS OWN mock draft which is anything but a master class. He takes Kenyon Sadiq @#11 and then trades 75th, 90th & 94th to move up to 48 to take Bryce Lance…
NOT a master class of anything dude!
LOL – Nope!
yikes, if JES drafts like that we’ll all be wishing we still had Grief
Yeah, this one isn’t going to happen. LOL
11. Rueben Bain Jr. EDGE Miami (FL) A+
30. Caleb Lomu OT Utah A
43. Chase Bisontis OG Texas A&M A
75. Eli Stowers TE Vanderbilt A
87. Elijah Sarratt WR Indiana A+
90. Will Lee III CB Texas A&M A
94. Bud Clark S TCU B
130. Julian Neal CB Arkansas C+
151. Kevin Coleman Jr WR Missouri B
227. Domani Jackson CB Alabama C+
238. Tyren Montgomery WR John Carroll C+
solid
would be excited to watch Bain and Bud Clark
but please add a LB!
Rock – Maybe the simulator grades Piggy on a curve. lol
15.
Olaivavega IoaneOG Penn State
B
30.
Blake MillerOT Clemson
A-
43.
Gabe JacasEDGE Illinois
B-
46.
Anthony Hill Jr.LB Texas
C+
75.
Ja’Kobi LaneWR USC
A-
87.
Malik MuhammadCB Texas
A-
90.
Bud ClarkS TCU
B-
130.
Jaishawn BarhamEDGE Michigan
C-
151.
Chandler RiversCB Duke
A
227.
Jeff CaldwellWR Cincinnati
B-
238.
Josh CuevasTE Alabama
looking at our ESPN depth I’m giving my estimated draft needs
QB, RB good enough for 2026
FB we have no one, and I’ve heard we need one for this O, so we’ll have to draft one, if true
WR depth is ok, need a #1 WR, so 1st or 2nd rd (that’s the need, but not what I’d do)
TE depth is ok, need #1, I wouldn’t draft a possible #1 this year
OL need at least 1 OG, expect Jonah to take a step (not next step, because he hasn’t taken the first one yet)
DL have heard this D will need 1 more
Edge need a starter
LB ok for 2026
CB need 2 starters
S need 1 starter
rd 1 pick 11 OL pick 30 S or CB based on BPA with CB the more prominent need
rd 2 CB or S based on what was selected rd 1
rd 3 in order of picks WR, E, CB, DT
Mauigoa or Loane
with 11th pick
M13, Hafley makes understanding defense simple. It really is about your personnel not necessarily scheme though that does play a role in it. Every defense is multiple these days, it has to be because of offenses. You need good players.
Rockphin
says:
April 9, 2026 at 8:29 am (Edit)
WHAT!!? You took Parker at #30 and the simulator gave you an A?
I took him at #43 on the last page, was lambasted by Mike E and given a D- and the simulator gave me an A-
How do you get an A for taking him 13 picks earlier and I get an A-!?
Do you think that LB is such a need? Is there enough talent there at TE in the later rounds to move the needle?
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Parker is unquestionably a 1st round talent – he would be a great pick at 30
if he came out in 2025 he might be a top 20 pick
as far as LB goes – yes I think it’s a need. Everything is a need
Jonah played with no confidence last year, his college reel shows him playing with confidence
most rookie OL struggle, not to the extent he did, but many of them make a huge yr 2 jump
would be nice, if he was at least serviceable for a yr or 2
He looked completely lost most of the year. Not just playing without confidence, he looked like he didn’t know WTF was going on. He’d launch himself two steps down field (only allowed ONE step in the NFL) and stand there looking around while free runners ran past him into the back field.
It reminded me of the scene in World War Z where the zombies would ignore the sick people and just flow around them. Jonah was a sick ass and the zombies were the defenders swarming past him.
But yes, HOPEFULLY he makes a jump to at very least a serviceable lineman.
his problem is same as most people, that sit behind a keyboard
between the ears
Jonah looked pretty much the same as he looked in college, to me. His issues were just exploited because he stepped up a level. I’m all in on letting him develop another year, but his issues were there to start….and he really didn’t improve on them at all last year. Young guy…another year…let’s see what happens.
piggy,
I like the top 4 picks or so of that last draft. I don’t know many of the latter players.
I liked dropping 4 spots, getting Olaivavega Ioane, and picking up 46, don’t like going back to back OL (just take 1)
I keep hearing Hafley runs the D thru the safety, pretty sure he’s taking one in the first and at worst by 43
I bet Mauigoa falls to us, hopefully we take him
then everything should fall into place nicely
take WR ok
take LB ok
take S or CB ok, even Edge at 30
in a roundabout way Tunsil 2.0
If either Bain or Mauigoa fall to #11, I’d take either one of them
me too
but I’m warming up to the idea of taking Iaone at 11
We have so much good draft capital for a new regime I think we’re all fucked up about it! 🤣
hello ??
weird ..
Is it me you are looking for?
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April 9, 2026 at 6:22 pm (Edit)
I liked dropping 4 spots, getting Olaivavega Ioane, and picking up 46, don’t like going back to back OL (just take 1)
I keep hearing Hafley runs the D thru the safety, pretty sure he’s taking one in the first and at worst by 43
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you might be right about safety
I heard Sully asked in sooner to what is the hardest position to evaluate – and he said “it used to be safety”.
but mentioned that change bc there is more to evaluate based on technology changing – which I guess means you can watch more of them now even when they aren’t a factor in making a big play
if they feel strongly about safety and Caleb Downs fell to us at 11 – which is unquestionably a possibility, that might be dream come true for them
I really want to draft a LB
Sonny Styles is my favorite but that’s doesn’t seem likely
my other favorites are
and
The Flying Pig
says:
April 9, 2026 at 8:10 pm
me too
but I’m warming up to the idea of taking Iaone at 11
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Some may have noticed over the years that I really do take my PSU-biased love out of the equation regarding the Draft: I didn’t over-hype Micah Parsons, nor did I over-hype Tyler Warren… though both were man-crushes for me.
Vega Iaone? He might just be the best Guard in the entire Draft… he’s a serious BEAST. If he’s on our ‘wish-list’, I’d be afraid to trade down even slightly being somebody may take him before us (Ravens, for example).
YES… there is a world where we take Iaone @ R1P11.
Want to set the protection of Malik Willis’ blindside and our running-game prowess at the same time for a couple of years?
LT: Darth Paul
LG: Vega Iaone
C: Aaron Brewer
If we pass on Iaone, then give me PREGNON later.
I hyped both of them. Notice I didn’t say OVERHYPED, because they both have lived up to it
You speak the TRUTH!!!
#WeAre!!!
I really hope you don’t think I was taking a shot at you, man! That wasn’t the case at all, Brother.
Just sayin’ that I personally can’t allow MY personal PSU biases influence my draft judgements… I’d never be taken seriously if I always listed PSU cats at the top of every position… know what I mean? 🙂
IF I’m reading Coach Hafley and GM Sully correctly what with their ‘Green Bay Way’, they like the features of a hard-nosed, PSU-esque team.
I truly see Vega, DDS, and potentially Kaytron Allen as potential picks for us.
I didn’t think that at all , I knew what you were saying.
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@Schultz_Report
Source: Toledo S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is currently visiting the Dolphins after concluding recent visits with the Patriots, Browns, Cowboys and Falcons — and finishes with the Steelers tomorrow. The former All-American has a strong chance to become a 1st-round pick.
‘Man-crush’ university.
OH! It was supposed to be tomorrow (Friday), per Ian Rapoport…
@MikeGarafolo
Miami OT Francis Mauigoa’s recheck is complete, with no new issues or concerns, source says. After the request for a recheck was made in early March, Mauigoa met/visited with teams in the top third of the first round, an sign of his confidence any concerns would be satisfied.
Interesting from WQAM yesterday, when Joe Rose had Chris Perkins on his show. Perkins thinks Zach Sieler may be on the trade block… whether be during the Draft, or even before the trade-deadline.
So the rumor-mill has us potentially trading Achane (if the price is right), Jordyn Brooks (Cowboys are rumored), and now Sieler.
It’s smoke season!
I like Mauigoa. I’m not sure how he’d be at tackle. His lateral quickness is good but not great. He might be a little more prone to giving up the corner against NFL players. He tends to let guys get into him a little too much. Good hands though.
At guard, I think his shortcomings are mitigated a bit, but he misses a lot of blocks in space. I’m just not really sure. I wish there were a little more film on him at guard. He wouldn’t be bad. I’m just not sure how good he’d be either.
Is he supposed to be there? I thought people were saying he was a top 5-10 pick? I’d still take Ioane. He’s special. Mauigoa is not. He gives you the tackle option, but I don’t see elite tackle. Ioane is potentially Quinton Nelson.
Quenton Nelson is what Kyle Crabbs said about Vega today. Ooooooh… I’m not sure I’d go THAT far, but yeah, Vega could potentially become a top-5 Guard in the NFL. Depends on who ya talk to.
I’m high on Vega, but not nearly as high on him as I was Quenton Nelson.
Seriously, Quenton Nelson will likely make the HOF. I think it’s reckless to make player comparisons like that.
And even if it’s true? Then Vega should be a top-10 draft pick, IMO.
Vega’s a funkin’ STUD, to be sure… but that’s really an insane assumption/projection.
I heard some one else make that comparison too
M13,
Settle. Getting upset about player comparisons is a bit dramatic, don’t ya think? Nelson is a good guard….but it’s not like he set the mold for guard play. I’m comfortable saying he has the potential to be as good as Nelson. That isn’t the same as saying he will be. See the difference?
When I think of great OG’s, I think of Steve Hutchinson. It didn’t hurt at all that he played next to what could have been one of the best LT’s in the history of the game as well, Walter Jones
M – I listened to Joe Rose yesterday, if I remember correctly Perk was saying he (Sieler) could be a trade deadline trade
Board at work today. Don’t want to. So I’m doing mock draft after mock draft.
You are welcome for me not posting them all. LOL
LOL, I do the same when working nights
The office is empty today. The receptionist in out sick, the office manager is on vacation, all the project managers are traveling back from their job-sites so it’s just me and one of my bosses who is on the far side of the building. I have stuff to do, but no deadline pressure until the end of next week. So of course I am going to fuck future Rockphin by procrastinating now. LOL
I did one a little while ago where Mauigoa and Styles were both on the board at #11 and Dallas offered up a 27 2nd round pick to move up from #12. I took the trade and they picked Mauigoa so I picked Styles. I then go screwed and was not able to get any of the top 10 Olinemen. I wound up getting Young as edge and McNeil-Warren at safety, but the rest of the draft went for shit and I would have had to trade up to get my Oline.
I hope this is your typical smoke screen:
Jordan Reid of ESPN said, “Sources have told me the Dolphins are big fans of Utah lineman Spencer Fano and would take him at No. 11. The team loves his versatility, believing he can play any interior spot or be a plug-and-play starter at right tackle. Austin Jackson is entering a contract year, and there are a lot of question marks surrounding his durability. New front offices have leaned on selecting an offensive lineman to start their tenure, so this pairing makes a lot of sense.”
I would take Fano and be okay with it. Not my first of second choice. He’s like Graham Barton in a way and could play anywhere.
I will take this one!
11. Francis Mauigoa OT Miami (FL) A
30. Zion Young EDGE Missouri B
43. Chris Johnson CB San Diego State A+
75. Bryce Lance WR North Dakota State A+
87. Derrick Moore EDGE Michigan B+
90. Zakee Wheatley S Penn State B+
94. Genesis Smith S Arizona C+
130. Brian Parker II OC Duke C+
151. Jack Endries TE Texas A-
227. Riley Nowakowski TE Indiana B-
238. Domani Jackson CB Alabama B-
I took Endries as a TE and Nowakowski as a Full back.
I will take it!
RIP Jovanny Pedrosa! I just got back from NC. My daughters husband Jovanny passed away at 35yo from a battle with flesh eating bacteria. He leaves behind my daughter also 35 and my granddaughter age 6. I am still in shock and they still don’t know what the source was where he contracted that bacteria. What sucks most about it is he had been on dialysis for several years now. Got a donor lined up from the family and was waiting on a transplant surgery date this spring at Duke University. Unfortunately, he contracted this infection a month ago and lost his battle Tuesday morning while we were driving up there. He woke up from a nap Monday evening and told my daughter that he saw angels in a long hallway. He then told her he wasn’t going to make it and then he called me just to tell me he wasn’t going to make it and that he loved me.
If there was a blueprint of the type of man you would want your daughter to find and marry, Jovanny Pedrosa is that blueprint. I could go on and on, but, to sum it up, he was an amazing human being, husband and father!
I am so sorry for your family’s loss Mike! That is way to young to go! And such a terrible cause.
Thanks Rock and to everyone else on here who reads this. I just needed to get back on here, talk football and distract my mind.
I see Mauigoa as a guard to start with the ability to kick him out to tackle if we do not re-up Jackson. I would start him out on the right side. Keep Fat Jonah at LG (with competition). As long as Jackson stays healthy this season we could have a very good line.
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Going back, there is no way we trade Sieler. We will incur an extra 3.3m cap hit this year with a draft day trade. A post 6/1 trade prior to the trade deadline would be even worse. He has a 14m option bonus that is going to kick in that would increase his cap hit this year by 7.9m and add a 9.6m dead cap to next year.
They have an out in 2027 and can actually clear a good chuck of cap then. Only way I see it happening this year is if it is some good compensation.
BBMike – So sorry bud! My best to you and your family, that’s so sad.
Thanks Brother!
Piggy was listing some new guys to the top 30 visit list. This was another one who is projected to go in the 5th round. Looks like they now have done top 30 visits on WR’s they can take anywhere from the 1st to 5th round now in Lemon, Concepcion, Boston, Hurst, Hudson and now Cyrus Allen.
BBM,
That sucks big time. Condolences. Football can be a distraction. That’s for sure.
Thanks Randy!
LOL @ Fat Jonah – Chris Grier
Only once, once in EIGHT fucking times he traded up during a draft did he get one right, his very first one
2016 Xavien Howard – Traded 2 picks to move up in RD 2
2016 But, Grier figured out a way to fuck that to pieces in the very same draft by sending a 2016 6th RD, 2017 4th RD and 2017 3rd RD to move up in RD 3 for WR Leonte Carroo
2017 Traded picks with the Eagles to draft OG Isaac Asiata and DT Vincent Taylor
2020 Traded a 2020 5th RD and 2020 7th RD to draft DE Curtis Weaver
2020 Grier continued to fuck another draft trading 2 4th RD picks to draft OG Solomon Kindley
2021 Trades 2021 #12 and a 2021 4th RD pick as well as a 2022 1st RD pick to move up to draft WR Jaylen Waddle
2021 Not learning from his 2020 disaster of a draft, Grier felt like maybe he could top this one as his worst so he traded a 2021 2nd RD pick and a 2022 rd RD pick to move up to draft OL Liam Eichenberg
2025 Grier searched far and wide to find the absolute worst rookie OL in the draft and decided to move up by trading their 2nd RD pick (#48), 3rd RD pick (#98)and a 4th RD pick (#135) to pick up OG Jonah Saviinaea.
What an absolute fucking disastrous record of trade ups. Someone in this organization should have had a leash on that fucking moron. If he decided he was going to trade up they should have blocked him, absolutely forbade him from doing so with that train wreck of a track record of trade ups
One of the only pieces of Miami memorabilia i have is a signed Larry Little card. He went from not even being drafted…to getting traded….to the HOF. 7 pro bowls and 5 all pro seasons. One of my favorite Dolphins and one of the best guards in NFL history.
Kuechenberg, Langer and Little. Man, what a nice front three.
He was a stud from what I saw on the highlights! I taught with his sister in Baltimore- wonderful woman
BBM,
I very sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family, Bud.
Thanks Brian!
My favorite FB option this draft:
I like him a lot!
He’s not fast but he just keeps those tree trunks pumping and moving forward.
Really good blocker also. Was a FB at Wisconsin before switching to TE/FB.
spending a 7th on a FB is a good idea
As Ryder said, this is a good day 3 interior OL option.
So sorry for your loss, BBMike. That’s awful.
Thanks TK!
Ryder did a dive on the packers draft history in relation to their top 30 visits. I noticed it but didn’t post it, but both TE’s Greg Dulcich and Ben Sims were top 30 visits of the packers in the past. They already liked them.
Others on the roster who were former top 30 visits for the Packers:
FS Omar Brown who we signed to a futures contract.
CB Jason Marshall who we drafted last year.
There are a couple others but can’t remember who. Just thought it was interesting because Hafley already liked Jason Marshall and now he’s got him here.
sorry about your loss BBMike
that’s horrible news
Thanks Piggy!
BBM, I will pray for you and your family.
Much appreciated bookman!
Still playing with mock drafts and I have to say, it’s really tough trying to draft BPA at PON successfully. Prioritizing what need is greater and which player will fill a need better is very hard to balance.
I think Fano would be a quality pick. He’s going to be a good player wherever he goes. It’s not a sexy pick but he’s going to be a core player.
^
BBM,
RIP, Jovanny Pedrosa. Condolences and prayers to you and your family, man. That’s very saddening. It’s also a blessing that he saw angels in a long hallway… never forget he said that. So sorry, Brother.
Thank you my brother!
Randy
says:
April 9, 2026 at 10:57 pm
M13,
Settle. Getting upset about player comparisons is a bit dramatic, don’t ya think? Nelson is a good guard….but it’s not like he set the mold for guard play. I’m comfortable saying he has the potential to be as good as Nelson. That isn’t the same as saying he will be. See the difference?
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LMAO at “settle”!!! 😆
That hit me just the right way!!! 😀
My bad if I came off as getting upset or getting dramatic, and yes, now I do see the difference. I read ya the wrong way… thought you were making a declaration about Vega being a future HOFer.
Mike E.
says:
April 10, 2026 at 8:22 am
M – I listened to Joe Rose yesterday, if I remember correctly Perk was saying he (Sieler) could be a trade deadline trade
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That’s not how Perk started, LOL! Joe Rose scoffed at the idea of Perk’s suggestion that he could be traded before the Draft.
Even Joe Rose laughed out loud when Perk eventually backed down to Sieler could be a deadline trade. It was funny watching Perk slowly walk back his original assertion!
And then they both proceeded to talk about Omar and his new girlfriend… how Omar is so lovestruck with her!
😆
Mic Drop
11. Rueben Bain Jr. EDGE Miami (FL) A-
30. Colton Hood CB Tennessee A-
43. Emmanuel Pregnon OG Oregon B+
75. Bud Clark S TCU C+
87. Malachi Fields WR Notre Dame A+
90. Justin Joly TE NC State C+
94. Darrell Jackson Jr. DT Florida State B
130. Sam Roush TE Stanford B
151. Trey Zuhn III OC Texas A&M C
224. Riley Nowakowski TE Indiana C-
I had to move up and trade #238 to move up from 227 to 224 and take Nowakowski
Not quite a mic drop for me. When you took WR Fields it ruined it for me and I can be a ND homer. He’s too slow in speed and several outlets said he did not look good in on field drills with being too slow off the LOS and not finishing drills or lazily finishing drills.
He averaged 17.5 yards per reception. Must not be that slow…
I just finished listening to the audio book of Raymond E Fiest and Jany Wurtz’s Empire trilogy which I have read before, but man, what a great story!
Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire and Mistress of the Empire.
If you guys have not read it. I HIGHLY recommend it.
I didn’t realize that PFSN is now giving grades. Even grades on trades. I got a B for trading 11 for 18, 49 and 2027 6th and a C+ for trading 49 for 52, 201 and 2027 7th. I initially traded down because both Delane and McCoy were gone. Mauigoa was there but figured he is going to move inside so why not trade down and take Iaone.
18. Olaivavega Ioane OG Penn State B+
30. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren S Toledo C+
43. Malachi Lawrence EDGE UCF B-
52. Ted Hurst WR Georgia State B
75. Jalon Kilgore S South Carolina C-
87. Dani Dennis-Sutton EDGE Penn State D+
90. Charlie Demmings CB Stephen F. Austin C
94. Kaelon Black RB Indiana F
130. Jalen Farmer OG Kentucky B-
151. Cyrus Allen WR Cincinnati C
201. Travis BurkeOT Memphis B
227. Riley Nowakowski TE Indiana C-
238. Justin Jefferson LB Alabama C-
2027 NYJ 6th
2027 GB 7th
Man, they really penalize you for reaching. Third round I just took who I wanted and some top 30 visit guys then they hammered me for it.
getting Olaivavega Ioane at 18 while picking up more capital would be a great way to start
Condolences BBM. That’s rough.
Thanks Phelon!
Randy talking about memorabilia reminded me – I was organizing my closet and looking at my Miami jerseys. I realized the last two I bought were Tannehill and Waddle. Both number 17, both gone from Miami. Maybe Piggy isn’t the only one with the jersey curse.
Phelon, I tossed all my jerseys last year. My newest “ramsey” was the only one that fit. Man I used to be skinny. (or now I’m fat? I don’t think so)
how the hell does a jersey fit like a sausage casing? LOL
Gotta cut back on those Strombolis!
The only jerseys I have I can still wear are my Marino and my Zach Thomas. Tyreek Hill, Dion Jordan and Karlos Dansby all useless now.
Mine are Zach and Ricky
Malachi Fields ran a 4.61 which is in lower 15% of all WR’s in the draft. His short shuttle was in the lower 22% and 10 yard split in the lower 11%
Noted
He is also 6’4 1/2″ and his pros were:
Elite blend of size, strength and high-point talent.
Once he gets top position, it’s too late for the defender.
Dominant win rate on contested catches during career.
Displayed better vertical push on comeback routes in 2025.
Catches with sudden, sticky hands outside his frame.
Able to leap, adjust and extend to make circus catches.
Defenders struggle to get him down quickly after the catch.
Has the ability to connect and dominate as a run blocker.
He has a high YPC rate because he is a really good 50/50 guy. With him, it’s not 50/50 though because he wins most of the time.
He could develop into good #2 guy just as much as these other guys.
I could roll with him as long as they drafted Jeremiah Smith or Charlie Becker next year.
I don’t think it’s a curse, I just think we’ve sucked at roster building because we had a shitty GM for 10 years, and we’ve had 10 Head Coaches and keep switching schemes and player fits. Here’s to a successful decade or more from from Sully and Haf!
🍺 here here
Yeah, I’ll drink to that!
OK, last one of the week. Trady pants saw all his favorites come off the board before 11 so he traded down twice.
22. Kadyn Proctor OT Alabama B+
30. Zion Young EDGE Missouri B
43. Chris Johnson CB San Diego State A+
51. A.J. Haulcy S LSU B
61. Gennings Dunker OG Iowa B+
75. Bryce Lance WR North Dakota State A-
87. Jalon Kilgore S South Carolina C
90. Romello Height EDGE Texas Tech C
94. Justin Joly TE NC State B-
227. Caleb Douglas WR Texas Tech A
238. Vinny Anthony II WR Wisconsin C-
2027 TB 2nd
I feel MEH about it.
Have a great weekend!
I too made the mistake of buying a Dion Jordan jersey. In Medium no less. Bust and busting out of it. LOL
“We are not going to have a room full of 5’9″ wide receivers” – Jon-Eric Sullivan
Jalen Tolbert is 6’1 195, Theo Wease is 6’2 210
There’s a narrative out there that we’re taking WR’s in the first couple of rounds. I think we might take one WR, but not before our 2nd pick, whether that ends up being at #30 or later. I just don’t believe any of the hype that our first pick will be a WR
I don’t either. OL, Edge, CB, LB or Downs.
CB Mansoor Delane at #11 and RT Blake Miller at #30 would be a nice start to this draft.
yeah I agree about not drafting a wide receiver early
Need to have a quarterback first
first round wide receiver is the cherry on top move
But history shows the best wide receivers come from the first round. Randy Moss and Steve Largent are the only two that come to mind that didn’t
Anquan Boldin was a 2nd RD pick, and I think there are more guys I just can’t think of
Hines Ward, 3rd RD
Like everyone here has been saying, if you pick either CB or OL with the first pick, you have a hard time filling the other spot with a top quality player. This is why I just can’t believe we’d go WR first, or maybe not even 2nd with WR.
So Rene Konga now makes at least three DTs brought in for our top 30 visits. Interesting.
I think the edge guys go early and we take the highest player on our board at #11. I really think it will be corner or Downs. Then we go to work on the OL.
Seems like EDGE and CB share a similar trajectory. The 2 best EDGE guys are going top 10, while the 2 best CB’s will be gone by 12, and then it’s a very similar drop off at both positions.
Even with a high number of picks in the top 100, we will not be able to address everything in this draft. We are going to have to pick and choose based on the board, which means some of the positions like CBs, SAF, EDGE, OL, TE, and/or WR will not be addressed to our liking. It’s just the way it is, unfortunately.
No doubt. We can definitely get a good start though, and the 3rd RD could give us a nice shot at some inexpensive gems
Talking about WR’s drafted later – Romeo Doubs and Amon-Ra St. Brown were 4th rounders and I think Puka Nacua was drafted 5th round.
I honestly don’t think Spencer Fano is a smokescreen at all. I think the odds of Miami picking him are as high as any other player at #11. If we were to draft him, ideally it would come after trading down a few spots, but you do take a risk doing that.
I agree
As reported by Rich, BBM’s priority UDFA want DT Rene Konga had jumped up draft boards to a projected 4th rounder now and is making a top 30 visit. Nice!
I’m not saying Sully will draft DT, but if they pass or miss out on a Kayden McDonald or Christen Miller early, Konga could definitely be a target on day 3.
I was also pleasantly surprised to hear OG Chase Bisontis came in for a visit too. I’ve been high on him since September. He is a true LG and could be a plug and play guy right away.
Mike E.
says:
April 10, 2026 at 4:26 pm
I don’t think it’s a curse, I just think we’ve sucked at roster building because we had a shitty GM for 10 years…
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You may want to exact much understood grief towards Chris Grier (General Grief), but what about the other clown who Steve Ross hired as GM, Jeff Ireland?
I mean, perhaps Steve Ross is the CURSE itself? And yes, WE’VE BEEN CURSED!
Sorry, Ross didn’t hire Ireland, but he kept him on for far too many years. You understand what I’m sayin’.
Ireland was only here 4 years, I’d bet Parcells told him he’s just swell. lol
M – Those trade ups I put down earlier were just atrocious. I can’t imagine a GM has a worse track record in that respect. The trade ups are just one really poor aspect, his other drafting skills weren’t that hot either.
I haven’t posted a mock draft in a few weeks, but I have a draft that I did earlier that will probably make a lot of Miami fans and fantasy people upset. LOL
I’ll try and post later.
CB Jack Jones is signing a one-year deal with the 49er’s, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per Jones’ agent.
SVUCKS! I wanted him back.
Just watching re-entry…
Mike E.
says:
April 10, 2026 at 7:26 pm
M – Those trade ups I put down earlier were just atrocious. I can’t imagine a GM has a worse track record in that respect. The trade ups are just one really poor aspect, his other drafting skills weren’t that hot either.
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I hear ya, bud! Just remember that was Jeff Ireland (the famous trade up for Dion Jordan) and what you listed, General Grief.
There’s a new sheriff in town.
rich0322
says:
April 10, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Just watching re-entry…
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Same. All of my attention is now focused on the successful return of Artemis II and her crew. 8:07 PM/EST is the focal point, as I’ve heard.
Prayers up for their safe return!!!
If anybody wants to watch the Artemis II crew land live, here’s your link…
I think Fano is going to go before we’re up.
TOUCHDOWN!!!
Perfect splashdown!!!!
Congrats Artemis II
YAY!!!
Jules Verne would be happy today. LOL