Dolphins get lousy grades for NFL Draft trades after deals with Cowboys, 49ers

But the worst was yet to come for the Dolphins. Walder gave the Dolphins a lousy C grade for their second trade of the night.

Miami sent the No. 30 and the No. 90 picks to the 49ers in exchange for the No. 27 and the No. 138 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. They took San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson with this pick, who isn't a bad player, but the cost of this move up was not ideal.

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"Some will say this move makes sense because the Dolphins still have three third-rounders, but that is shortsighted," Walder writes. "Just because the Dolphins acquired extra draft assets doesn't mean they should give them away for less than they're worth!"

Miami spent its 90th overall pick, a decently valuable pick in the third-round, to move up three spots at the back-end of Round 1.

They got back the 138th pick, so Miami moved back 48 spots to move up three spots for a player that might've been on the board anyway.

The C grade is an appropriate one for this deal, as the Dolphins might've overspent to move up with the belief that one of their four third-rounders is worth expending.

But that's not a good mindset to have, especially for a team like Miami that has so many holes on the roster that they need as many premium picks as they can have.

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