Wednesday, April 29, 2026

More Draft Hauls That I Liked

Knee-jerk draft grades are stupid are here are more draft hauls that I liked. 

More Draft Hauls That I Liked

Miami Dolphins

1. Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
1. Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
2. Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
3. Caleb Douglas, WR, Texas Tech
3. Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
3. Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
4. Trey Moore, Edge, Texas
4. Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh
5. Michael Taffle, S, Texas
5. Kevin Coleman Jr., WR, Missouri
5. Seydou Traore, TE, Mississippi State
6. DJ Campbell, G, Texas
7. Max Llewellyn, Edge, Iowa

The Miami Dolphins are in the process of a franchise reset. It’s nice to start it with 13 draft selections. This draft haul is among my favorites mostly for Chris Johnson, Jacob Rodriguez, and Kyle Louis. Selecting two of my favorite linebackers is just being selfish. Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell, and Kevin Coleman Jr. are an interesting trio of receivers to replace Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

New York Giants

1. Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State
1. Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
2. Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee 
3. Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame
6. Bobby Jamison-Travis, DT, Auburn
6. J.C. Davis, OT, Illinois
6. Jack Kelly, LB, BYU

If a team has two picks among the top ten, that team should have a dynamite draft haul. In Arvell Reese and Francis Mauigoa, the New York Giants did select two players that should make an immediate impact. Colton Hood and Malachi Fields were excellent Day 2 picks. I really like Jack Kelly as well.

New York Jets

1. David Bailey, Edge, Texas Tech
1. Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
1. Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana
2. D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
4. Darrell Jackson Jr., DT, Florida State
4. Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson
6. Anez Cooper, G, Miami
7. VJ Payne, S, Kansas State

The New York Jets had three first round picks. They appear to have used those picks well. In D’Angelo Ponds was probably the best college corner I saw play last year. If he was four inches taller, he’d probably be a top ten pick. I really liked Darrell Jackson Jr. in the fourth round and VJ Payne feels like a steal in the seventh round.

Pittsburgh Steelers

1. Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
2. Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
3. Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
3. Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
3. Gennings Dunker, OT, Iowa
4. Kade Wetjen, WR, Iowa
5. Riley Nowakowski, TE, Indiana
6. Gabriel Rubio, DT, Notre Dame
7. Robert Spears-Jennings, S, Oklahoma
7. Eli Heidenreich, RB, Navy

From Germie Bernard to Gennings Dunker to Kaden Wetjen to Eli Heidenreich, the draft of the Pittsburgh Steelers was littered with players that I liked. Nearly every pick brought an “oh man” out of me. 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1. Rueben Bain Jr., Edge, Miami
2. Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri
3. Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State
4. Keionte Scott, CB, Miami
5. DeMonte Capehart, DT, Clemson
5. Billy Schrauth, G, Notre Dame
6. Bauer Sharp, TE, LSU

From lucking into Rueben Bain Jr. with the 15th pick to Ted Hurst in the third round, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were charmed in the draft. Josiah Trotter and Keionte Scott were fine picks. 


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