Even if Simpson is available when Miami picks 30th, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter said he doubts the Dolphins will select him. It\u2019s one thing to use a third-round pick on a quarterback after guaranteeing $45 million to Malik Willis; it\u2019s quite another to use a first-round pick on one when there are so many needs on the roster.<\/p>\n
Allar would be an interesting option with one of the Dolphins\u2019 four picks in the second half of the third round or potentially the Dolphins\u2019 fourth-round pick at 130, if he\u2019s still available.<\/p>\n
The Athletic\u2019s Dane Brugler said Allar \u201ccan drive the ball with ease and generally makes sound decisions, although issues pop up when he is late to pull the trigger. He tends to get overly conservative with his reads… He has NFL starting-caliber physical tools.\u201d<\/p>\n
Green, a dual-threat quarterback, played for new Dolphins quarterbacks coach Bush Hamden at Arkansas. He possesses enticing NFL attributes \u2014 size (6-6), a strong build at 227 pounds, and speed (a 4.36 in the 40). He ran for 777 yards (on 5.6 per carry) and eight touchdowns in 2025 but must improve as a passer (19 TDs, 11 interceptions, 61% completion rate last season).<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has a long, unorthodox delivery and tends to baby too many throws,\u201d NFL. com\u2019s Lance Zierlein said. \u201cHe puts the ball in harm\u2019s way at an alarming rate.\u201d<\/p>\n
UM\u2019s Carson Beck also has visited the Dolphins but he doesn\u2019t count as a 30 visit because he attended school locally.<\/p>\n
\u25aa Offensive linemen: Texas A&M guard Chase Bisontis and Arizona State tackle Max Iheanachor. It\u2019s iffy if Bisontis will be available at 43 and questionable if Iheanachor will be on the board at 30.<\/p>\n
Bisontis<\/a> can play either guard spot or right tackle. ESPN\u2019s Field Yates mocks him 37th, six spots before Miami\u2019s second-round pick at 43. NFL Network\u2019s Charles Davis said he\u2019s an immediate NFL starter because of his movement skills.<\/p>\n Iheanachor<\/a> did not allow a sack last season but it probably would be a stretch to think he can play guard before right tackle Austin Jackson moves on, potentially in a year or two.<\/p>\n \u25aa Receivers: Southern Cal\u2019s Makai Lemon (an option at 11), Texas A&M\u2019s KC Concepcion (an option at 30), Washington\u2019s Denzel Boston (an option at 30 if he\u2019s still available), Georgia State\u2019s Ted Hurst (an option with one of Miami\u2019s four third-round picks) and Cincinnati\u2019s Cyrus Allen (a potential mid-round pick).<\/p>\n Lemon is highly productive (79 catches for 1,156 yards and 11 touchdowns last season) and an ace at yards after catch but would be a bit of a surprising pick at 11 because 1). He has a slot receiver\u2019s build at 5-11 and 2). ESPN reported teams weren\u2019t impressed in his interviews, in part because he had difficulty explaining USC\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n Boston, who has had repeated contact with Miami, has the look of a true No. 1 receiver. At 6-4, Boston caught 62 passes for 881 yards last season (14.2 per catch) and tied for ninth in FBS with 11 receiving TDs, giving him 20 scores during the past two seasons. What\u2019s more, he dropped only four of 209 career targets while catching 132 in four years.<\/p>\n Hurst also has good speed and size (6-4) and high-level production \u2014 71 receptions for 1,004 yards last season and has 15 touchdowns in two years at Georgia State.<\/p>\n Zierlein said Concepcion, 6-0, \u201coffers immediate burst and separation into space [which] should be very appealing to teams with spotty protection and a young quarterback.\u201d But he dropped seven passes last season. ESPN\u2019s Dan Orlovsky said Concepcion is very similar to Jaylen Waddle.<\/p>\n \u25aa Running backs: Indiana\u2019s Kaelon Black helped anchor the national champion Hoosiers\u2019 ground game last season, rushing 186 times for 1,040 yards (5.6 per carry) and 10 touchdowns.<\/p>\n He rushed for 79 yards, including a 20-yard rush on third-and-7 to extend a touchdown drive, in Indiana\u2019s 27\u201321 win against UM in the national championship game. He has a fall-forward running style that appeals to teams. Miami likely will bring in competition for Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon II as backups to De\u2019Von Achane.<\/p>\n \u25aa Tight ends: North Carolina State\u2019s Justin Joly, a potential fourth-round option. At 6-3 and 241 pounds, he caught 49 passes for 489 yards and seven touchdowns last season, his second there after two years at Connecticut.<\/p>\n The Dolphins have five tight ends under contract, but only Greg Dulcich is essentially assured a roster spot. Asked by ESPN\u2019s Kevin Clark to name the player he\u2019s most excited to see take a leap in 2026, GM Jon-Eric Sullivan said \u201cDulcich. He had a really good back end to the season, I want to see if he can build on that; that\u2019s why we brought him back.\u201d .<\/p>\n \u25aa Edge players: Missouri\u2019s Zion Young, who is considered one of the most complete edge players in this draft, and UCF\u2019s Malachi Lawrence.<\/p>\n Pro Football Focus rated Young the 11th-best run defender (one spot ahead of UM\u2019s Rueben Bain Jr.) among 871 FBS edge players last season. He also had 6.5 sacks and 56 pressures and boosted his pass rush win rate to 17%, which is very good. Pick 11 is probably too high, but he could be gone by 30.<\/p>\n Evaluators believe Lawrence<\/a> will be an effective NFL pass rusher; the question is whether he can become an everydown player or more of a pass-rush specialist.<\/p>\n The Dolphins also brought in Bain (chance he could slip to 11th) and Akheem Mesidor, who could be an option at No. 30 if he\u2019s on the board.<\/p>\n \u25aa Defensive tackles: Ohio State\u2019s Kayden McDonald, Louisville\u2019s Rene Konga and Georgia\u2019s Christen Miller.<\/p>\n McDonald and Miller are disruptive run stuffers who could be options at 43, though Sullivan said he\u2019s generally happy with what Miami has at the position. Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley have both praised 2025 first-round Kenneth Grant. The 300-pound Konga is a possible third-day pick.<\/p>\n \u25aa Cornerbacks: LSU\u2019s Mansoor Delane, who visited team headquarters last week, has repeatedly been linked to Miami at 11 and would make a lot of sense. Last season, he allowed an incredible 27 passer rating in his coverage area and permitted just 28% of passes in his coverage area to be caught (third best in FBS).<\/p>\n Stephen F. Austin\u2019s Charles Demmings, a 6-1 corner with four interceptions last season, also visited and is a potential mid-round pick.<\/p>\n \u25aa Safeties: Toledo\u2019s Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (a potential option at 30) and LSU\u2019s A.J. Haulcy (an option at 43).<\/p>\n An exceptional run defender, McNeil-Warren had 12 pass breakouts and five interceptions over the past three seasons and in 2025 was named a third-team Associated Press All-American. He also had three forced fumbles in 2025 and 10 in four years at Toledo.<\/p>\n Though McNeil-Warren has been widely projected in mocks to go in the 20s, NFL Network\u2019s Jeremiah \u2014 who is one of his biggest fans \u2014 said several teams have told him that he will fall to the second round. Whether he slips to 43 is questionable.<\/p>\n Haulcy has five interceptions for Houston in 2024 and three for LSU in 2025.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look<\/a> at the final mock drafts of prominent national reporters\/evaluators\/draftniks, and who they project to the Dolphins at 11, 30, 43 and four picks in the third round.<\/p>\n This story was originally published April 22, 2026 at 9:32 AM.<\/p>\n
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