{"id":246348,"date":"2026-04-25T15:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246348\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:59:09","slug":"nfl-draft-day-3-live-updates-miami-dolphins-hurricanes-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246348\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft Day 3 live updates: Miami Dolphins, Hurricanes news"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final day of the 2026 NFL Draft is upon us \u2014 and the Miami Dolphins should be quite busy as first-year general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan rounds out his inaugural draft class.<\/p>\n

Day 3 of the draft, which consists of Rounds 4-7, begins at noon Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins enter the day with seven total picks to make after selecting six players over the first three rounds. Should that hold, Miami will have 13 rookies in its draft class.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s more than just the Dolphins on this final day.<\/p>\n

A handful of Miami Hurricanes could also get selected on Saturday after six of their teammates were drafted on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

Follow along here throughout the day as the Miami Herald keeps track of all the Dolphins and Hurricanes news as the draft comes to a close.<\/p>\n

Which Day 3 picks do the Miami Dolphins have?<\/p>\n

The Dolphins have two picks in the fourth round, three in the fifth round and two in the seventh.<\/p>\n

The exact picks…<\/p>\n

Round 4, Pick 30 (No. 130 overall)<\/p>\n

Round 4, Pick 38 (No. 138 overall)<\/p>\n

Round 5, Pick 11 (No. 151 overall)<\/p>\n

Round 5, Pick 37 (No. 177 overall)<\/p>\n

Round 5, Pick 40 (No. 180 overall)<\/p>\n

Round 7, Pick 11 (No. 227 overall)<\/p>\n

Round 7, Pick 22 (No. 238 overall)<\/p>\n

Who have the Miami Dolphins selected so far?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a rundown of the Dolphins\u2019 selections from Days 1 and 2, with links to stories with more details on each draftee…<\/p>\n

Round 1, Pick 12: Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor<\/a><\/p>\n

Round 1, Pick 27: San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n

Round 2, Pick 11: Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez<\/a><\/p>\n

Round 3, Pick 11: Texas Tech wide receiver Caleb Douglas<\/a><\/p>\n

Round 3, Pick 23: Ohio State tight end Will Kacmarek<\/a><\/p>\n

Round 3, Pick 30: Louisville wide receiver Chris Bell<\/a><\/p>\n

Which Miami Hurricanes have been drafted? Who could go on Day 3?<\/p>\n

Six Hurricanes have been drafted in the first three rounds: Offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa (No. 10, New York Giants)<\/a>, edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. (No. 15, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>), edge rusher Akheem Mesidor (No. 22, Los Angeles Chargers)<\/a>, quarterback Carson Beck (No. 65, Arizona Cardinals)<\/a>, offensive lineman Markel Bell (No. 68, Philadelphia Eagles)<\/a> and safety Jakobe Thomas (No. 98, Minnesota Vikings)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More is likely to come on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Defensive back Keionte Scott headlines the list of players who should be drafted. Beyond him, offensive linemen Anez Cooper and James Brockermeyer, wide receivers CJ Daniels and Keelan Marion, linebacker Wesley Bissainthe, and defensive tackle David Blay Jr. are Miami\u2019s primary draft-eligible players remaining on the board.<\/p>\n


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Jordan McPherson<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.\n <\/p>\n


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C. Isaiah Smalls II<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN\u2019s Andscape.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final day of the 2026 NFL Draft is upon us \u2014 and the Miami Dolphins should be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":{"0":"post-246348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-miami","9":"tag-miami-headlines","10":"tag-miami-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246348","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=246348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}