The Miami Dolphins have the opportunity to add a nice group of immediate or future starters or contributors in the first two days of the NFL draft, with seven of the first 94 picks currently in their possession.<\/p>\n
As a team starting a rebuild with new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and new head coach Jeff Hafley, the Dolphins could go in a lot of directions with those seven picks, which stands at number 11, 30, 43, 75, 87, 90 and 94.<\/p>\n
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Here then is Miami Dolphins On SI Publisher Alain Poupart’s first three-round Dolphins mock draft of 2026, using the NFL Mock Draft Database, with a look at the players available with each pick and the reasoning behind the choices.<\/p>\n
POUPART’S FIRST 2026 DOLPHINS THREE-ROUND MOCKRound 1, Pick 11 – CB Mansoor Delane, LSU<\/p>\n
The other available players: DE Rueben Bain Jr., WR Carnell Tate, T Spencer Fano<\/p>\n
Analysis: Can hear it now, a lot of fans shaking their head at not taking Bain in this spot. This simply is a matter of the Dolphins not being in a position to take risks early in this draft because of where they are as an organization and Bain’s short arms representing just that. Delane is a safe prospect with a high ceiling who should be a starter for years to come at a key position.<\/p>\n
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Round 1, Pick 30 – Edge T.J. Parker, Clemson<\/p>\n
The other available players: T Kadyn Proctor, DT Peter Woods, QB Ty Simpson<\/p>\n
Analysis: Yes, it was tempting to take Simpson here simply because of positional value -even though we don’t think it’s realistic to expect him to be there at 30 because QBs always get overdrafted. The Dolphins might have less answers at defensive end\/edge defender than anywhere else right now, and Parker fits the bill here.<\/p>\n
Round 2, Pick 43 -DT Kadyn McDonald, Ohio State<\/p>\n
The other available players: QB Ty Simpson, LB C.J. Allen, DE Zion Young, G Emmanuel Pregnon<\/p>\n
Analysis: A lot of good options here, but McDonald has an awful lot of upside and is viewed in some circles as a potential first-round pick. Yes, we know the Dolphins took three DTs in the 2025 draft, but it never hurts to add more talent.<\/p>\n
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Round 3, Pick 75 – S A.J. Haulcy, LSU<\/p>\n
The other available players: TE Eli Stowers, DE Derrick Moore, LB Josiah Trotter<\/p>\n
Analysis: Getting Haulcy at this spot also would represent great value and he would project as an immediate starter. Stowers has a lot of upside, but feels a bit redundant with Greg Dulcich having been re-signed.<\/p>\n
Round 3, Pick 87 -WR Malachi Fields, Notre Dame<\/p>\n
The other available players: WR Antonio Williams, WR Zachariah Branch, RB Mike Washington Jr.<\/p>\n
Analysis: Washington was tempting here, but the wide receiver corps needs to be replenished and Fields is a big-bodied prospect who excels at 50-50 balls, something the Dolphins haven’t had in a while.<\/p>\n
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Round 3, Pick 90 -CB Donovan Igbinosun, Ohio State<\/p>\n
The other available players: RB Mike Washington Jr., IOL Sam Hecht, DT Gracen Halton<\/p>\n
Analysis: More help for the cornerback position. Washington again was tempting here because he’s a very good prospect, but exactly how many years in a row will the Dolphins draft a running back (it’s at three right now)?<\/p>\n
Round 3, Pick 94 -TE Oscar Delp, Georgia<\/p>\n
The other available players: IOL Sam Hecht, DT Gracen Halton, S Kamari Ramsey<\/p>\n
Analysis: Halton again was very tempting in this spot, but five defensive tackles in two drafts might have been a bit much and Delp should help at a depleted position.<\/p>\n