The latest 2-round 2026 NFL mock draft offers the Miami Dolphins a trio of home run picks
It’d be hard to complain with a haul like this one next month.
The Miami Dolphins‘ 2026 NFL Draft outlook? Good luck sticking the landing on your mock drafts.
There’s as many combinations of players and picks as you get with a Mega-Millions drawing — which leaves the Dolphins firmly under the veil of mystery and intrigue as April sprints towards us. The long odds and unpredictability won’t prevent us from trying, though. The latest 2026 NFL mock draft, by ESPN’s Field Yates, gives us plenty to be excited about if it comes to be reality.
ESPN’s Field Yates mocks the Dolphins a winning combination in latest 2-round 2026 NFL mock draft
Miami tackle Francis Mauigoa. Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion. UCF edge defender Malachi Lawrence. This is the trio of talent that Miami lands in Yates’ new mock draft — which would be a delightful outcome for the Dolphins, even if it isn’t guaranteed to flip the franchise’s fortunes.
It mirrors a great deal of what general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan has talked about in the early chapters of his tenure with the team: winning the line of scrimmage and being explosive on the perimeter. Miami needs more of both of those things, which makes these selections all sensible and rooting in good intentions for the franchise.
Mauigoa is a sensible long-term heir to Austin Jackson at right tackle. In the meantime, he can help to solve Miami’s concerns at right guard for 2026 while sustaining the idea of “positional value” with an early draft pick. The biggest question isn’t whether or not he’s a good fit; it’s whether or not he makes it to pick No. 11. In Yates’ mock, it happens.
Concepcion has some echoes of Jaylen Waddle as a player coming out of Alabama. He’s a prolific returner, boasts game-breaking speed and can win vertically down the field. If Miami wants to preserve his presence in the weaponry, they could do much worse than Concepcion, although he’ll need to craft his route running in order to reach Waddle’s ability in the NFL.
The pick of Lawrence at No. 43 overall makes plenty of sense, but it worth noting that Clemson pass rusher TJ Parker was also on the board in Yates’ mock. Lawrence may be a little too similar to new pass rusher Josh Uche and incumbent Chop Robinson — whereas Parker offers more power and consistency defending the run. Either way, three strong picks rooted in good process. That’s a great start for any mock draft, but especially one in 2026 for the Dolphins’ rebuild.
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