It wasn’t the guy I expected us to draft, but it was the position I wanted without question. The O-line is a joke, we have 2 players on that line that are solid in LT Patrick Paul and C Aaron Brewer. That’s it! Jon-Eric Sullivan’s first move in the 2026 NFL Draft was trading back from #11 to #12, one spot with the Dallas Cowboys. We acquired two 5th RD picks, #177 and #180 to move back one spot, and break the hearts of quite a few fans here who wanted S Caleb Downs. One guy who probably was thrilled with the pick was RB De’Von Achane, and another guy was certainly QB Malik Willis. I’m looking forward to having these massive bookends on our O-line, it’s been way too long since this O-line was a strength, and not coincidentally, way too long since this team was a legit contender. Patrick Paul at 6’7 326 and Kadyn Proctor 6’7 352.
Jon-Eric Sullivan’s next trade in the draft was a trade up, as the Dolphins moved from RD1 Pick #30 to Pick #27 by trading Pick #30 and Pick #90 (RD 3) for the #27 Pick and and a 4th RD pick #138. The Dolphins at #27 selected San Diego St. Cornerback Chris Johnson. The 6’0 193lb CB will undoubtedly be pushed to start at the very important CB position. I had hoped we never traded up in this draft, I want more picks, but we really didn’t lose any picks, we just moved back from RD 3 to RD 4. Listen, it’s way too early to judge picks, but I would say the majority of us figured we’d go O-line and CB, and that’s precisely what we did. If/when S Caleb Downs is a perennial All Pro, and Kadyn Proctor is 6’7 380 and the fattest turnstile in Dolphins history, go ahead, pound your chest because you were right. On the other hand, if OT Kadyn Proctor is a motivated player here, and is mauling defenders at the LOS and downfield with regularity and provides solid protection for our QB, I won’t have a care in the world what Caleb Downs is doing.
Day 2 coming up tonight at 7:30 will have the Dolphins waiting 11 spots at Pick #43 and then we’ll have three selections in RD 3, #75, 87 and 94. I won’t be shocked (or disappointed) if we tap a guy for the O-line again in RD 3. LT Patrick Paul, LG Jonah Savaiinaea, C Aaron Brewer, RG Kadyn Proctor, RT Austin Jackson (if healthy). 2 gaping holes bigger than the space between Michael Strahan’s two front teeth that needed to be filled. I personally do not want to hand Big Jonah that job, and I also didn’t want to see OG Jamaree Salyer start at RG. I’m aware we could have selected an OG later and we still might do that. How many times have we been failed by the O-line? How many times have we had to watch an injury torpedo the success of that unit? Two injuries? If not injuries, just out and out subpar play? It’s been a nightmare, and we took one step in attempting to fix that. You all saw the run on the O-line, it was real, and it will probably continue.
I think we’ll probably grab a WR and possibly a TE as well, but where, who knows? I’m curious to see if we move back again in RD 2, that wouldn’t surprise me. We definitely need EDGE help so RD 2 would be a good place to grab one. Players still available at the EDGE position are Zion Young, Cashius Howell, T.J. Parker, Gabe Jacas, Derrick Moore and R. Mason Thomas. We’ll see if we nab one of those guys in RD 2, and then maybe find a WR and another O-lineman. I know some of you love Penn St. EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton. Maybe we take him. Maybe he would help you guys recover from us not taking Caleb Downs. I know you guys liked him, I respect that, but how did he all of a sudden become a Hall of Famer? I’ll wait for your responses later!
What do you guys think we do in RD 2? Move up? Move back? What position do we target in RD 2? Then what do you think we do in RD 3? Let me know, I want to hear . . .
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I just want to apologize to the blog. I FINALLY figured out what “THE BIG PICTURE” is.
Sully and Hafley are going to enter the Dolphins into a professional flag football league. I should have seen it earlier.
We select Max Llewellyn, EDGE, Iowa
Can’t stop the run for shit.
6’5″, 263, and he can’t stop the run. Sheesh.
Not a bad pick at 238. He’s like Mason Reigor with a nonstop motor. I would have favored Reigor. I’ll take it though.
Yeah, stopping the run is reported an issue. I think it is more with tackling that makes him a poor run defender and not so much being out of position.
Unless we do something even more foolish, our ’26 draft is OVER.
Gotta be honest, gents… this is — on its face — one of the worst drafts I’ve witnessed for our Phins over the last 20 years.
We don’t know what we don’t know, so maybe it turns out to be a VERY good draft after all!
I’ve the patience to see it through. Again… on its face, it looks like shit.
Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee): “You can eat it, but it tastes like shit”.
I personally feel we could have done SO much better, but that’s just me and my $.02.
And with 13 freaking picks!
YUP!!!
Going to try and get and hour nap before going into work. Hope it is busy tonight so y’all don’t have to wake up to 100 more posts of me bitching. lol
now we’re expecting 7th rounders to have no flaws?
ever hear of a situational passrusher
It’s more about we could have addressed EDGE far earlier, as in a 3-down down pass-rusher.
but it is what it is and he’s a 7th🤷♂️
LUVED day 1 of our Draft!
Huh(?) on day 2 of our Draft.
WTF(?) on day 3 of our Draft.
Off the cuff Draft grade: C
Garrett Nussmeier to the Chefs*
Kevin Coleman, Seydou Traore, and Proctor for 11th pick
If our rook LBs are to develop on time, they start this season.
Therefore, I expect us to trade All-Pro Jordyn Brooks and STUD Tyrel Dodson to be traded soon (not today)… for ’27 Draft picks.
I was wondering, if we’d trade after the draft for 2027 picks too
would be fun to watch Brooks and Rodriguez on the field together
I know! I’d LUV to see Brooks and Rod on the field together!
Don’t see it happening, man.
And ya TRADE Jordyn Brooks before he takes a snap for us in ’26. Why? God forbid he gets injured playing for us, it will destroy what we can get in return.
Another thought… perhaps we try to trade Austin Jackson before the season begins?
Could just plug Procter into RT, and we have like 3 cats who can play RG.
My guy Dallen Bentley to the Broncos.
I’d say 4 starters including Kacmarek by default
not bad for a 7 pick draft, but not 13
Chris Bell should start when healthy
Douglas I have no clue
Taaffe has a chance to start
Kyle Louis ST and some D packages are possible
the rest mostly developmental
Sully you had one job, don’t fuck it up, only time will, but initial outlook isn’t good
Agreed, my man.
Red Murdock is ‘Mr. Irrelevant’.
The ’26 NFL Draft is OVER!
now go get Michael Trigg UDFA
Omar needs to bust some balls in the Sully presser
don’t puss out Omar
Jon, many fans are perplexed by several of your picks, why 3 WRs and 2 TEs?
what was the thinking with Taaffe, is he developmental or do you expect him to be given a shot at PT
you lost many fans with the Caleb Douglas selection, his drops are a concern. What are you looking to get out of him this year
what’s the vision for Kyle Louis
Kevin Coleman is another head scratcher for fans, why him
why a 2nd TE
Comment got stuck again
actually after going thru each pick, now that all the emotion is gone, I feel we could’ve done things differently, but overall it was OK
pick 1 we got a guy with huge upside, that can start right away and should be a short yardage beast
pick 2 he’s a stud great pick
pick 3 Rodriguez picked a little early, but wouldn’t have been there at 75, could be Zach 2.0 on steroids
pick 4 Douglas his drop rate is concerning, but I’d need to see the drops to find his issue, otherwise he’s the type of receiver Hafley’s dad loved and has been instilled in him
pick 5 Kacmarek, was surprised by the pick, but he’s a guy with 3 hats, and can catch some passes, should be a great addition to the run game
pick 6 Chris Bell, love this pick, he’s got the injury, but when we’re ready to compete in 2027 he should be a stud
we all new this draft was going to mostly be about the first 3 rounds the rest, if the make the team or PS, will be developmental, Taaffe and Louis have a good shot at a fair amount of PT
this was a difficult draft to watch, but now that its over can’t wait to see them at camp
adding to the above, character, some tough guys, and leaders
Wow. They haven’t even put a team on the field as a new regime yet. Can we chill out a bit? Lol
you gotta admit, that was a rough draft
listening to the scouts and Sully the plan is clear, bigger and tougher guys, high character, leaders (team captains) guys that love the game
our 3rd WR drafted Coleman is a shifty player true punt returner, quick choppy steps, one of those slot receivers, that have killed us forever
gonna be interesting to watch a different type of team, one we haven’t seen in Miami for a long time
we’re going to suck this year, player development will be more important than wins
did we miss predraft analysis on Kyle Louis?
https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/onsi/what-analysts-are-saying-about-the-dolphins-fourth-round-picks-01kq2zdprqbf
Mason Reiger signing with the Dolphins
thought you had the winner there randy
and there it is Wild
Kyle Louis getting a Lotta love from media
Some good names on the UDFA list so far.
QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa
DT Rene Konga, Kentucky
Edge Mason Reiger
RB Anthony Hankerson, Oregon State
RB Le’Veon Moss, Texas A&M
WR Donavan McCulley, Michigan
I don’t see us adding anymore UDFA’s as we don’t have the roster space.
With 13 draft picks and 6 UDFA’s they already have to make some trades or cuts to make roster space. That said, they don’t have to do anything until everyone is signed. We won’t see any of our top rookies signed until after we get money on 6/2.
Denver trades Chris Johnson and Chris Bell for Waddle
Of all the draft picks, none selected had any kind of visit with the Dolphins. Only had pro day interviews with some.
UDFA’s Mark Gronowski and Rene Konga were top 30 visits.
Konga UDFA- no wonder I always got D’s and F’s when I drafted him…
LOL, same then I switched to drafting Proctor
Raiders are signing 2 more UDFA QB’s.
QB Sawyer Robertson
QB Jacob Clark
Steve, TE Trigg is staying in Texas and signing with the Cowboys
YES, we got Konga. The UDFA list is pretty good there.
I said a few days ago that there was something about Gronowski I liked. He’s a tough dude and see why they liked him.
this guy absolutely loves our 3rd round TE. And I hve to admit. He looks amazing in these clips
https://x.com/filmwatchers1/status/2028614114788979030?s=61&t=NWZ–WfgKu_dYbC-fKuB3A
7 of our 13 picks played in the senior bowl
We need to see if it becomes a trend. I’ve always been a big fan of Senior Bowl week.
we probably have a better shot of hitting on our mocks next year if we pick players who played in the senior bowl…lol
That’s a big number
I don’t see anything special about him to reach that far for him.
he’s probably the biggest project they drafted
I think the least likely to contribute this year
I can’t really defend where we took him
generally speaking it’s hard to defend any of the reaches, and there were a lot of reaches
but it does feel like Sully was drafting with intention and in his case, it’s more like a raw prospect to take time and mold
special how? Like a 1st rd pick?
what don’t you guys like about a fluid pass catcher, tough to bring down (YAC) and he can block
he’s not going to set the world on fire, but he’s a complete TE, with the drafting of Kacmarek make Ben Sims expendable?
might be between him and Conyers as our last TE, he’s at least in the picture, probably PS
2 more UDFA’s
C/OG Jim Bonifas, Iowa State
Safety Louis Moore, Indiana
Got a HOOSIER!
roughly 8m is our net cap hit for the rookies, currently we’re under 2m, get some relief after June 1st
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I think the one draft pick I say I am most excited to see how he does is LB Kyle Louis. He just explodes all over tape. I avoided him during mock season because I didn’t think he fit what Hafley wanted not thinking he can also be a big safety.
I also want Caleb Douglas to prove I am dead wrong and he wasn’t a bad reach. Again, I like the player a took him quite a few times but either in the 5th or 7th.
while reading I knew it was going to be Kyle Louis, he’s going to be fun to watch alongside Brooks and Rodriguez
note to MM, this is how you change the culture, you draft tough guys, leaders and size
you don’t just talk about it, therefore it is
went thru the video for each rookie, can now see what Sully had in mind while drafting
Specialist like Louis, Moore, Llewellyn, and Coleman
STs players at the bottom Taaffe, Coleman, Moore
Leaders, toughness, character
they went after their guys to completely change the makeup of thus team
part of my reaction during the draft had to do with cluelessness of draftees at position I didn’t care to draft at that time, but after seeing the vision for each they make a lot more sense
Crabbs says 7+ 53 man keepers, after looking at the roster I can see a spot for all of them to at least be on the PS
Tahj better bring it in camp, Malik W too
once I see them in camp I’ll have a better feel for how the draft went, for now I have to challenge what I said to Tim about this draft class not going to have enough impact on our 2026 record
if these rookies can get it going early we won’t challenge for 2027 pick #1
Funny how when I said this yesterday I got crickets, but now Crabbs is saying it and you’re all getting your heads out of your asses! Never too late though. LOL
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Mason Reiger our prize UDFA signed a hefty contract for a UDFA is from U of Wisconsin, just like Andrew Van Ginkel, I see some comparison
those types of UDFAs, the ones that get huge guaranteed money usually stick
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Sulley got his more physical offense by adding Proctor, Bell and Kacmarek. They should be nice additions. Hopefully we get Bell sooner than later.
So one day later…still a bad draft. I like Mike Es take, but were none of the better talents team players? Are we sure next year’s class will be full of them and does that bring Superbowls? Not from Green Bay’s experience. We can’t allow an isolated appeal to authority to negate the knowledge acquired not only from our experience as fans, players, etc but the common consensus of drafting from professionals.
As a GM, you’re there to get the largest number of the best available players possible. It’s not rocket science. Just like McDaniel didn’t discover an unknown aspect of the game when he stretched the rules on presnap movement, drafting 3 WRs, multiple LBs, and multiple TEs in your foundation starting draft is very abnormal. Especially when you had one of the worst starting OL in football last year.