The Miami Dolphins are entering a pivotal offseason after a rough 2025 season. With a new general manager and head coach in charge, the Dolphins will be retooling the roster.

Tyreek Hill is almost certainly gone, leaving only Jaylen Waddle as a strong option in the wide receiver room. Taking a WR in the 2026 NFL Draft is a very real possibility for the Dolphins.

And ESPN’s Matt Miller has the Dolphins doing just that in his most recent 2-Round mock draft. Miller has the Dolphins taking Fernando Mendoza’s top WR to pair with Waddle in a new-look WR room for 2026 and beyond.

Dolphins predicted to draft top WR of Fernando Mendoza to pair with Jaylen Waddle

“43. Miami Dolphins: Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana,” Miller predicts. “Cooper is one of the best ball-tracing receivers in the class and can make an immediate impact from the slot.”

Adding a star wide receiver like Cooper makes a ton of sense for Miami, especially since this would be the Dolphins’ second-round pick.

Miller predicts the Dolphins take shut-down cornerback Jerod McCoy in the first round, and combined with Cooper Jr., the Dolphins could revamp two questionable positions in one draft class.

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This past season with Mendoza at Indiana, Cooper Jr. caught 69 passes for 937 yards and 13 touchdowns. It was a breakout year for the Junior WR, and he’s now heading to the NFL Draft and should be an early pick.

Elijah Sarratt is also in this draft class, and while he finished with 65 receptions for 830 yards and 15 TDs, Cooper Jr. is a bit younger and might be a better fit with Waddle in the Dolphins offense.

With the Dolphins in need of WR help thanks to Hill’s future in Miami being all but over, Cooper Jr. would be a great Day-2 option for a Dolphins team seeking another dominant WR opposite Waddle going forward.

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