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3 things made the 2026 NFL draft a historic one for the Dolphins
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The Miami Dolphins gave a new general manager and new head coach this offseason, as they enter a new era in South Florida, and while that started with massive changes in free agency, it continued at the 2026 NFL draft.
Over the course of the three days and seven rounds, the Dolphins added 13 players that they hope can be building blocks for the team's upcoming season and beyond under Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley.
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This draft was a historic one for the Dolphins, as they accomplished three feats for the first time in a while. ( h/t Sports Illustrated's Alain Poupart ).
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Miami's 2026 class is the largest since the team took 14 players in the 1997 draft, with four selections in both the third and sixth rounds.
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2026 is the first time that the Dolphins have taken three wide receivers in the same draft since 1975. At that time, the NFL draft consisted of 17 rounds.
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This is just the third time that the Dolphins took three players from the same school. They took Jehlani Jenkins, Mike Gillislee and Caleb Sturgis from Florida in 2013, the trio of Loaird McCreary, Melvin Mitchell and John Owens from Tennessee State in 1976 and Jim Cox, Joe Mirto and Ken Corbin from Miami (FL) in 1968.
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