{"id":241014,"date":"2026-04-21T22:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241014\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:38:08","slug":"three-round-dolphins-mock-draft-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241014\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-Round Dolphins Mock Draft 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">The Miami Dolphins have the opportunity to add a nice group of immediate or future starters or contributors in the first two days of the NFL draft, with seven of the first 94 picks currently in their possession.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">But how they&#8217;re going to use those picks remains an absolutely mystery, as anyone can see just by looking at the multitude of national mock drafts that have them all over the place starting with the 11th overall selection.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">As a team starting a rebuild with new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and new head coach Jeff Hafley, the Dolphins could go in a lot of directions with those seven picks, which stand at number 11, 30, 43, 75, 87, 90 and 94.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Over the past several days, Miami Dolphins On SI Publisher Alain Poupart has conducted several mocks using mock draft simulator and this is the one that looked the most realistic \u2014\u00a0it was done using ESPN Analytics and includes a look at the players available with each pick and the reasoning behind the choices.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/dolphins\/onsi\/news\/explaining-a-three-round-dolphins-mock-draft-01knfxb1efc5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here to check out Poupart&#8217;s first Dolphins three-round mock.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>POUPART&#8217;S SECOND 2026 DOLPHINS THREE-ROUND MOCKRound 1, Pick 11 \u2014 T Francis Mauigoa, Miami<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">The other available players: WR Makai Lemon, TE Kenyon Sadiq, WR Jordyn Tyson, G Olaivavega Ioane<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">Analysis: The only debate here was whether to choose Mauigoa or Ioane, who is considered by many a cleaner prospect but without the ultimate positional value of the University of Miami standout. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/dolphins\/onsi\/news\/why-the-dolphins-need-to-run-away-from-wr-at-number-11-01km39bx7xdd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">As we wrote earlier in the offseason, <\/a>the idea of taking a skill position player just doesn&#8217;t make a lot of sense for a rebuilding team unless that prospect would be generational.<\/p>\n<p>Round 1, Pick 30 \u2014 CB Aveion Terrell, Clemson<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">The other available players: DT Kayden McDonald, DE Zion Young, EDGE Cashius Howell, CB Colton Hood<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">Analysis: While positional value could be an argument for Terrell here, there also could be an argument for going bigger and building the trenches. Young&#8217;s December DWI incident is a potential red flag, which the Dolphins have to avoid at this time. In the end, this about Terrell being the best prospect available.<\/p>\n<p>Round 2, Pick 43 \u2014\u00a0EDGE Gabe Jacas, Illinois<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7l\">The other available players: LB Anthony Hill Jr., TE Eli Stowers, CB Brandon Cisse, WR Zacariah Branch<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7o\">Analysis: Hill was the highest-rated player still on the board here, but we like Jacas&#8217; upside as an all-around defensive end.<\/p>\n<p>Round 3, Pick 75 \u2014 WR Ted Hurst, Georgia State<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7u\">The other available players: TE Max Klare, RB Mike Washington Jr., CB Treydan Stukes, S Jalen Kilgore<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7x\">Analysis: Hurst wasn&#8217;t the highest-rated prospect still available here, but his combination of size and speed is too intriguing to pass up.<\/p>\n<p>Round 3, Pick 87 \u2014\u00a0WR Deion Burks, Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"83\">The other available players: WR Skyler Bell, DT Domonique Orange, C Jake Slaughter<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"86\">Analysis: This is about prospect preference, and it&#8217;s not like the Dolphins couldn&#8217;t use more wide receivers.<\/p>\n<p>Round 3, Pick 90 \u2014\u00a0LB Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8c\">The other available players: DT Domonique Orange, C Jake Slaughter, C Sam Hecht, TE Sam Roush<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8f\">Analysis: Louis actually was rated lower by ESPN than the other four players mentioned above, but Louis&#8217; coverage ability could make him a great chess piece for Jeff Hafley.<\/p>\n<p>Round 3, Pick 94 \u2014\u00a0S Bud Clark, TCU<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8l\">The other available players: C Sam Hecht, TE Sam Roush, T Dametrious Crownover, CB Davison Igbinosun<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8o\">Analysis: Very tempted here to go with Igbinosun, but Clark is a playmaker in the back end of the secondary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Dolphins have the opportunity to add a nice group of immediate or future starters or contributors&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-241014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}