{"id":874504,"date":"2026-04-25T18:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/874504\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T18:57:17","slug":"2026-nfl-draft-picks-dolphins-trade-back-pick-texas-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/874504\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Draft picks: Dolphins trade back, pick Texas safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Miami Dolphins<\/a> traded back from the 151st pick to the 158th selection, working with the Carolina Panthers<\/a> in the deal. Miami also received the 200th pick, while giving the Panthers the 227th selection. After the dust settled from the deal, Miami selected Texas safety Michael Taaffe.<\/p>\n

He likely comes in looking to provide depth at safety, though Miami needs assistance at the position and he could compete for a starting role. He can also provide special teams support.<\/p>\n

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Miami\u2019s previous selections have included tackle Kadyn Proctor and cornerback Chris Johnson in the first round; linebacker Jacob Rodriguez in the second round wide receiver; Caleb Douglas, tight end Will Kacmarek, and wide receiver Chris Bell in the third round; and edge rusher Trey Moore<\/a> and linebacker Kyle Louis in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Taaffe spent five years at Texas. He tallied 222 tackles with three sacks, seven interceptions, 14 passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins are next on the clock with the 177th pick, the second of three scheduled fifth-round picks.<\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins 2026 NFL Draft Picks<\/p>\n

12th overall (from Cowboys) \u2013 Kadyn Proctor, T, Alabama
27th overall (from 49ers<\/a>) \u2013 Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
43rd overall \u2013 Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
75th overall \u2013 Caleb Douglas, WR, Texas Tech
87th overall (from Eagles) \u2013 Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
94th overall (from Broncos<\/a>) \u2013 Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
130th overall \u2013 Trey Moore, Edge, Texas
138th overall (from 49ers) \u2013 Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh<\/a>
158th overall (from Panthers) \u2013 Michael Taafe, S, Texas
177th overall (from Cowboys)
180th overall (from Cowboys)
200th overall
238th overall (from Chargers<\/a> via Titans via Jets<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Dolphins traded back from the 151st pick to the 158th selection, working with the Carolina Panthers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":874505,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[220,232,40527,260,241,51690,846,7,35794,226,19341,1360,251,28817,6,520,51,2299,38679],"class_list":{"0":"post-874504","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-broncos","10":"tag-caleb-douglas","11":"tag-carolina-panthers","12":"tag-chargers","13":"tag-chris-bell","14":"tag-edge","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-jacob-rodriguez","17":"tag-jets","18":"tag-kadyn-proctor","19":"tag-lucas-oil-stadium","20":"tag-miami-dolphins","21":"tag-michael-taaffe","22":"tag-nfl","23":"tag-pittsburgh","24":"tag-texas","25":"tag-texas-tech","26":"tag-trey-moore"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116466879293135333","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/874505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}