{"id":246681,"date":"2026-04-25T22:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T22:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246681\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T22:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T22:21:08","slug":"dolphins-pick-texas-guard-dj-campbell-in-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/246681\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins pick Texas guard DJ Campbell in 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Dolphins select Texas guard DJ Campbell with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/article315495168.html#storylink=mainstage_card\">the No. 200 pick<\/a> in the sixth round.<\/p>\n<p>This was Miami\u2019s only pick in the sixth round yet the third Longhorn taken on day three.<\/p>\n<p>A three-year starter at Texas, Campbell has seen his fair share of matchups against the premier talent in the SEC. The 6-foot-3-inch, 313-pound guard has shown great power <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/texaslonghorns.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/dj-campbell\/14416\">throughout his 43 starts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDJ is a big strong player on the inside,\u201d said Matt Winston, the Dolphins\u2019 director of college scouting, praising his length 34-inch arms. \u201cHe plays square, moves people. He\u2019s got some stuff that all players can clean up, especially on the offensive line from a technique standpoint, but expect him to come in here, work hard, compete and push those guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published April 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/231244783\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PROFILE.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of C. Isaiah Smalls II\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/231244783\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">C. Isaiah Smalls II<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Miami Herald<\/p>\n<p>            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 Miami Dolphins select Texas guard DJ Campbell with the No. 200 pick in the sixth round. This&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-246681","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\/246681","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=246681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}