2026 NFL Mock Draft: Miami Dolphins scouting 5.0

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - APRIL 24: A general view of the video board on stage with The Pick Is In with the Miami Dolphins 13th pick during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) | Getty Images We are on to the fifth version of our 2026 NFL scouting mock draft. I use the mock draft format to get an idea of who could be on the board when the Miami Dolphins make their pick.

This is not necessarily who I think the Dolphins will pick in each of these positions, but rather me looking at the board, considering Miami’s draft needs, and then making a pick so we can get an idea of what is being said about that prospect. Some of the picks may have injury histories that might rule them out of the selection. Some might have off-the-field issues that could see them removed from the board.

Some might be the exact right pick for the Dolphins. That is the point for this series – getting a better look at some of the prospects. With that said, we are on to the fifth version of the scouting mock draft: 2026 NFL Miami Dolphins Mock Draft Results – 5th Edition (I made picks using the PFSN Mock Draft Simulator ) First Round Pick 11 – Keldric Faulk, Edge, Auburn Faulk is probably not the plug-and-play, day one menace you would want from an 11th overall pick, but his upside could make this a steal of a pick in a year or two.

Faulk has all the tools; he just needs some polish, something new head coach, Jeff Hafley, as a defensive-minded coach, should be able to apply. Even if he is not getting to the quarterback at the start of the year, Faulk should be locking down the edge in the running game and shutting down one side of the field. Faulk may find his best role sliding inside as a pass rushing defensive tackle, especially early in his career.