{"id":241963,"date":"2026-04-22T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241963\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:48:08","slug":"more-mock-madness-for-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/241963\/","title":{"rendered":"More mock madness for Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">With just one day to go until the 2026 NFL Draft gets underway, mock drafts are being served faster than a cheeseburger at your favorite drive-thru spot. Earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thephinsider.com\/miami-dolphins-draft\/117919\/final-schrager-mock-sees-talented-players-with-injury-concerns-land-in-miami\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">today, Peter Schrager <\/a>of ESPN dropped his final mock which saw the Dolphins snagging Francis Mauigoa and Jermod McCoy \u2014 two talented, yet injured players \u2014 in the first round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Lance Zierlein of NFL.com was quick to follow with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/lance-zierlein-2026-nfl-mock-draft-4-0-jeremiyah-love-cracks-top-3-cowboys-trade-up-for-arvell-reese\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> his final effort<\/a> of the cycle in regards to mock drafts \u2014 and he has a couple of studly defenders heading to South Florida in the first round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">11. Reuben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe Dolphins have so many top-100 picks that they could easily jump up in this draft and target a preferred prospect. If they sit tight and Bain is still available at No. 11, it\u2019s a perfect match, with the local product staying in Miami.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In my opinion, if Bain Jr. is available at pick #11, the Dolphins should sprint to the podium as fast as possible, do a backflip while cracking two Bud Lights together in Stone Cold Steve Austin fashion, and slam the card on the table. He\u2019s a culture-changing, tone-setting player who is already familiar with playing in Miami and everything that goes along with the city including climate and lifestyle challenges. Simply put \u2014 he\u2019s got that dog in him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">30. Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">\u201cThe Dolphins sit tight once again and grab the highest-rated cornerback remaining on the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Johnson is a smooth, sticky man defender with a mature game.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The thing that stands out about Johnson is his size. At over 6\u20190\u201d tall and weighing in at 193 lb, Johnson profiles as a bigger bodied defender who can excel in new head coach Jeff Hafley\u2019s scheme. If the Dolphins don\u2019t have an offensive lineman they like available at this point in the draft, Johnson could be a very nice fall back option if he\u2019s still on the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Which mock draft from this morning do you prefer \u2014 Schrager\u2019s or Zierlein\u2019s? Are there any players you would like the Dolphins to draft over the ones selected by the experts today? Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter\/X at @MBrave13! Fins up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With just one day to go until the 2026 NFL Draft gets underway, mock drafts are being served&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,22886,125,124],"class_list":["post-241963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-dolphins-draft","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241963","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=241963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}