We’ve reached the week of the 2026 NFL Draft. The Miami Dolphins are facing a pivotal weekend. Who will they take?
The most important week of the Miami Dolphins
‘ offseason has, finally, arrived. The 2026 NFL Draft
is just days away and with it comes the chance for Miami
to add nearly a dozen new players to their ranks. It’s an exciting chapter for the Dolphins as they embark in a new direction.
Who will they take? Is there any trade magic on the way? Here’s our final Miami Dolphins 7-Round 2026 NFL mock draft of the cycle.
The Miami Dolphins need plenty of positions. But the change to add a strong scheme fit with position flexibility to their offensive line? That’s a great launch point for the start of a new regime. The selection of Fano helps this team short-term to improve the guard spot and long-term to improve right tackle. He’s a great insurance policy against the ongoing contract negotiation with Aaron Brewer at center, too. The Miami Dolphins are getting a plus pass protector who, with a little extra bulk on his frame, can be a stellar bookend with Patrick Paul .
The Miami Dolphins’ pass rush group has plenty of juice and speed. It is interesting to note that the team did have veteran defensive end AJ Epenesa in on a visit to the facility this past week. He’s a very different style of defensive end than Miami’s other EDGEs. Parker fits a similarly different tone - he wins with power and length as a pass rusher and profiles as an effective run defender as a point of attack defender. He’d be an excellent change of pace to the rest of the group.
…have you seen the Miami Dolphins’ cornerback room? It’s a work in progress to say the least. Adding a cornerback like Brandon Cisse would give the team a physical, feisty, combative cornerback who has the physical ability to play in both press man and in zone coverage. He plays the run with ambition, too. Cisse is young. But one has to imagine that head coach Jeff Hafley would love to work with his skill set.
Amid the rise of Georgia State wide receiver Ted Hurst into a new stratosphere of projections for the this year’s draft, Bell has become my preferred wide receiver option at No. 75 overall. Bell is a plus athlete and would give the Miami Dolphins a firm shot in the arm in the way of twitchiness and run after catch in their wide receiver room.
The Dolphins need a fresh infusion of talent into their safety room. Head coach Jeff Hafley expressed his preference to call a game through his safety room. Ramsey has played various different roles for the Trojans secondary over the past few seasons, including this year playing more in the slot. He’s better when he’s free to move around on the back end - and the Dolphins have no one standing in his way from doing that.
The Dolphins’ offensive line already got one investment in the way of Spencer Fano earlier in this mock but the Dolphins’ need a group of No. 1 through No. 8 to feel good about. Fano, Patrick Paul, Aaron Brewer , Jonah Savaiinaea , Austin Jackson , Jamaree Salyer , and Parker would be a start. Parker II is a college tackle who projects as an interior player in the pros.
If Jeff Hafley’s going to run his defense through his safeties, a double-dip probably isn’t a bad idea. Payne is a big safety with some intriguing versatility. He’s got coverage upside, the size and length to play and match against tight ends, and the aggressiveness to play the run as an impactful defender. Between Payne, Ramsey, the new veterans in the room this offseason, and second-year safety Dante Trader Jr ? We’ve got some good competition at safety.
The Miami Dolphins have reportedly shown interest in Joly in the pre-draft process. He’s an athletic flex tight end who has great ball skills. Miami has a pass catcher in Greg Dulcich at tight end already, but this is a position room that’s growing more legs across the league amid the rat race to play big and stress defensive personnel.
Miami’s wide receiver room overhaul took a backseat to double-dips at safety and offensive line in this mock. But a chance to get hands on CJ Daniels on Day 3 makes plenty of sense to offer some upside. Daniels, of course, played college ball with Malik Willis at Liberty back in the day.
Daniels has been my preferred draft target for Miami ever since the signing of Malik Willis was finalized. He’d be a logical skill-adjacent quarterback to have in the room behind Willis in 2026 as Miami’s prized free agent tries to establish himself as a long-term starter.
…have you seen the Pro Day numbers on van den Berg ? At 6-foot-4, 310 pounds, he ran sub 5.0s in the 40 yard dash, logged 35 reps on the bench press, posted a 4.19s short shuttle, 9’11” in the standing broad jump, and 36″ in the vertical. That’s the kind of athletic profile you bet on late in the draft.
SMU WR Jordan Hudson
Oregon OL Alex Harkey
Michigan FB Max Bredeson
USC TE Lake McRee
Kentucky OG Joshua Braun
Stanford CB Collin Wright
Clemson LB Wade Woodaz
Oklahoma EDGE Marvin Jones Jr.
Iowa K Drew Stevens
Syracuse P Jack Stonehouse
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Kyle Crabbs April 16, 2026
