When do the Dolphins actually pick? Projected times for Nos. 11 and 30 picks in 2026 NFL Draft

When do the Dolphins actually pick? Projected times for Nos. 11 and 30 picks in 2026 NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Miami Dolphins are beginning a very important rebuild under new head coach Jeff Hafley and new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.

A huge part of this rebuild will be the 2026 NFL Draft, where the Dolphins own 11 total selections, including seven picks inside the top-100 draft picks.

But, with picks Nos. 11 and 30 in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, when will Dolphins fans have to tune in to see their team pick?

When do the Dolphins actually pick?

The 2026 NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 23. At 11th overall, the Dolphins will be on the clock.

Each team is given eight minutes to make their pick, which is shorter than the 10 minutes teams had last year. That means that the Dolphins will have to wait, at most, 80 minutes before they are on the clock.

With the NFL Draft typically starting a few minutes after 8 p.m. - with the Tennessee Titans officially being on the clock eight minutes after 8 p.m. last year - Miami will likely be on the clock no later than 9:25 p.m. EST.

Fans should be ready to tune in before that, as most teams won't use all eight minutes of the draft clock. Depending on how fast teams pick, Miami's pick might come in between 9:25 and 9:00 p.m. EST.

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Dolphins fans will then have to wait a while for their next pick, which comes at 30th overall at the end of Round 1. There are 232 minutes of draft clock before the Dolphins pick, but teams won't be using all of the time for their picks