{"id":245019,"date":"2026-04-24T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245019\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:12:08","slug":"setting-the-stage-for-day-2-of-the-dolphins-draft-remaining-picks-top-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/245019\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting the Stage for Day 2 of the Dolphins Draft: Remaining Picks, Top Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Setting the stage for the second and third rounds of the 2026 NFL draft from a Miami Dolphins angle.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins will pick 11th in the second round (43th overall) after picking 12th in the first round. Miami has the 11th pick in every round (before trades) as the result of being the only team in the NFL to finish with a 7-10 record last season.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins will have three picks in the third round \u2014\u00a0the 75th overall, 87th and 94th. The 75th is their own, the 87th is the one they got from the Eagles in the Jaelan Phillips trade, and the 94th is the one they got from Denver in the Jaylen Waddle deal.<\/p>\n

2026 NFL Draft Facts & Figures<\/p>\n

\u200bWHAT: 91st Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting<\/p>\n

WHERE: Pittsburgh, Pa.<\/p>\n

WHEN: Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m. (Round 1); Friday, April 24, 7 p.m. (Rounds 2-3); Saturday, April 25, noon (Rounds 4-7)<\/p>\n

The second and third rounds will conclude Friday by approximately 11 p.m. ET. The draft will conclude by approximately 7 p.m. ET on Saturday with the final four rounds.<\/p>\n

ROUNDS: Seven Rounds \u2013 Round 1 on Thursday, April 24; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 25; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 26<\/p>\n

There will be 257 selections, including 33 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 15 teams that either experienced a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year or received special selections under a 2020 amendment to the League\u2019s Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was agreed upon by the NFL and the NFLPA to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs.<\/p>\n

TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 8 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6, including compensatory picks: Five minutes per selection. Round 7, including compensatory picks: Four minutes per selection.<\/p>\n

THE DOLPHINS’ 2026 DRAFT PICKS<\/p>\n

Round 1 \u2014\u00a0T Kadyn Proctor (12th overall), CB Chris Johnson (27th overall)<\/p>\n

Round 2 \u2014 43rd overall (11th in round)<\/p>\n

Round 3 \u2014 75th overall (11th in round); 87th overall (23rd in round); 94th overall (30th in round)<\/p>\n

Round 4 \u2014\u00a0130th overall (30th in round); 138th overall (38th in round)<\/p>\n

Round 5 \u2014\u00a0151st overall (11th in round); 177th overall (37th in round); 180th overall (40th in round)<\/p>\n

Round 6 \u2014\u00a0None<\/p>\n

Round 7 \u2014\u00a0227th overall (11th in round); 238th overall (22nd in round)<\/p>\n

TRADES INVOLVING 2026 DOLPHINS PICKS<\/p>\n

Round 1 \u2014\u00a0The Dolphins acquired the 12th overall pick from the Dallas Cowboys along with two fifth-round selections for the 11th overall pick … the Dolphins acquired the 30th overall pick as part of the trade that sent WR Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos … the Dolphins traded the 30th pick along with a third-round selection (90th) for the 27th overall pick and a fourth-round selection (138th)<\/p>\n

Round 3 \u2014\u00a0The Dolphins acquired the 87th overall pick from the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 trade for OLB Jaelan Phillips … the Dolphins acquired the 90th overall pick from the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round selection … the Dolphins traded that 90th overall pick to San Francisco as part of their trade-up in the first round … the Dolphins acquired the 94th overall pick as part of the Waddle trade<\/p>\n

Round 4 \u2014\u00a0The Dolphins traded the 111th overall pick to the Denver Broncos and received the 130th overall pick as part of the Waddle trade … the Dolphins acquired the 138th overall pick from San Francisco as part of their first-round trade-up<\/p>\n

Round 5 \u2014\u00a0The Dolphins acquired the 177th and 180th overall selections from Dallas as part of their trade-down in the first round<\/p>\n

Round 6 \u2014\u00a0The Dolphins traded the 192nd overall pick to the New York Giants as part of the 2025 trade for TE Darren Waller<\/p>\n

Round 7 \u2014\u00a0The Dolphins acquired the 238th overall pick from the New York (through the L.A. Chargers and Tennessee Titans) for DB Minkah Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n

DOLPHINS SECOND-ROUND PICKS OF THE 2000s<\/p>\n

2025 \u2014\u00a0G Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona (37th overall)<\/p>\n

2024 \u2014\u00a0T Patrick Paul, Houston (55th overall)<\/p>\n

2023 \u2014 CB Cam Smith, South Carolina (51)<\/p>\n

2022 \u2014 None<\/p>\n

2021 \u2014 S Jevon Holland, Oregon (36); OL Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame (42)<\/p>\n

2020 \u2014 OL Robert Hunt, Louisiana-Lafayette (39); DT Raekwon Davis, Alabama (56)<\/p>\n

2019 \u2014 None<\/p>\n

2018 \u2014 TE Mike Gesicki, Penn State (42)<\/p>\n

2017 \u2014 LB Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State (54)<\/p>\n

2016 \u2014 CB Xavien Howard, Baylor (38)<\/p>\n

2015 \u2014 DT Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma (52)<\/p>\n

2014 \u2014 WR Jarvis Landry, LSU (63)<\/p>\n

2013 \u2014 CB Jamar Taylor, Boise State (54)<\/p>\n

2012 \u2014 T Jonathan Martin, Stanford (42)<\/p>\n

2011 \u2014 RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State (62)<\/p>\n

2010 \u2014 LB Koa Misi, Utah (40)<\/p>\n

2009 \u2014 QB Pat White, West Virginia (44); CB Sean Smith, Utah (61)<\/p>\n

2008 \u2014 DE Phillip Merling, Clemson (32), QB Chad Henne, Michigan (57)<\/p>\n

2007 \u2014 QB John Beck, BYU (40); C Samson Satele, Hawaii (60)<\/p>\n

2006 \u2014 None<\/p>\n

2005 \u2014 DE Matt Roth, Iowa (46)<\/p>\n

2004 \u2014 None<\/p>\n

2003 \u2014 LB Eddie Moore, Tennessee (49)<\/p>\n

2002 \u2014 None<\/p>\n

2001 \u2014 WR Chris Chambers, Wisconsin (52)<\/p>\n

2000 \u2014 T Todd Wade, Mississippi (53)<\/p>\n

DOLPHINS THIRD-ROUND PICKS OF THE 2000s<\/p>\n

2025 \u2014\u00a0None<\/p>\n

2024 \u2014 None<\/p>\n

2023 \u2014\u00a0RB De’Von Achane, Texas A&M (84th overall)<\/p>\n

2022 \u2014\u00a0LB Channing Tindall, Georgia (102)<\/p>\n

2021 \u2014\u00a0TE Hunter Long, Boston College (81)<\/p>\n

2020 \u2014 S Brandon Jones, Texas (70)<\/p>\n

2019 \u2014\u00a0G Michael Deiter, Wisconsin (78)<\/p>\n

2018 \u2014 LB Jerome Baker, Ohio State (73)<\/p>\n

2017 \u2014\u00a0CB Cordrea Tankersley, Clemson (97)<\/p>\n

2016 \u2014\u00a0RB Kenyan Drake, Alabama (73); WR Leonte Carroo, Rutgers (86)<\/p>\n

2015 \u2014\u00a0None<\/p>\n

2014 \u2014\u00a0T Billy Turner, North Dakota State (67)<\/p>\n

2013 \u2014 T Dallas Thomas, Tennessee (77); CB Will Davis, Utah State (93)<\/p>\n

2012 \u2014\u00a0DE Olivier Vernon, Miami (72); TE Michael Egnew, Missouri (78)<\/p>\n

2011 \u2014\u00a0None<\/p>\n

2010 \u2014 G John Jerry, Mississippi (73)<\/p>\n

2009 \u2014 WR Patrick Turner, USC (87)<\/p>\n

2008 \u2014 DE Kendall Langford, Hampton (66)<\/p>\n

2007 \u2014\u00a0RB Lorenzo Booker, Florida State (71)<\/p>\n

2006 \u2014\u00a0WR Derek Hagan, Arizona State (82)<\/p>\n

2005 \u2014 LB Channing Crowder, Florida (70)<\/p>\n

2004 \u2014\u00a0None<\/p>\n

2003 \u2014 T Wade Smith, Memphis (78); G Taylor Whitley, Texas A&M (87)<\/p>\n

2002 \u2014 C Seth McKinney, Texas A&M (90)<\/p>\n

2001 \u2014 RB Travis Minor, Florida State (85); LB Morlon Greenwood, Syracuse (88)<\/p>\n

2000 \u2014 CB Ben Kelly, Colorado (84)<\/p>\n

TOP REMAINING DOLPHINS DRAFT NEEDS<\/p>\n

1. Safety<\/p>\n

2. Defensive end<\/p>\n

3. Wide receiver<\/p>\n

4. Tight end<\/p>\n

5. Tight end<\/p>\n

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