The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly From The Miami Dolphins' Round 3 | 2026 NFL Draft Reaction

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🗓️ 25 April 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins shake up Round 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft with bold skill player picks—was it brilliance or a reach? Chris Bell electrifies with a rare combination of size and after-catch explosiveness, drawing comparisons to top-50 talent as Miami snags him at 94th overall. Meanwhile, Will Kacmarek earns "bad man" praise for his elite blocking at tight end, foreshadowing a bruising offensive shift under the Dolphins’ new physical identity. Questions swirl around Caleb Douglas, the surprise wide receiver choice at pick 75, whose blazing 4.39 speed echoes Marquez Valdes-Scantling but raises concerns about route development and draft value. Host Kyle Crabbs breaks down Miami’s evolving roster, debates the logic behind each selection, and explores whether the Dolphins’ focus on size, speed, and physicality gives them an edge—or leaves value on the board. Will these bold strategies pay off as Miami builds for the future?

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0:00.0	Let's talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly from a busy round three for the Miami Dolphins.
0:12.0	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.8	All right, Miami.
0:25.4	Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins.
0:27.6	It is your team every day here on the Lockedown Network.
0:30.6	I'm your host, Kyle Crabs, Lifelong Miami Dolphins fan,
0:32.4	host of Lockedon Dolphins, co-host of Locked Offens.
0:34.3	Scouting, author of Touchdown, Miami on Suback NFL Staff Writer for A to Z Sports.
0:39.2	It is Saturday, April 25th, 2026, about 5 a.m.
0:46.3	Took a little power nap.
0:47.7	We're back.
0:49.1	Because we've talked by these three picks that the dolphins made in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft three skill
0:56.3	players and this group includes Chris Bell who the dolphins took at 94 overall it includes
1:05.3	will kemereck Merrick tight end from Ohio State who the dolphins took at 87th overall.
1:12.0	And then it also includes wide receiver Caleb Douglas, who is one of the bigger
1:16.9	surprises of the top 100.
1:19.9	And we'll talk a little bit about him and what it seems like the dolphins seem to feel
1:26.3	they see.
1:29.0	And we'll, of course, talk about the board as it drew for the dolphins,
1:33.1	kind of into this trio of picks, some things that I'm excited about,
1:39.0	some things that I'm bummed out about for how that played out from how there were other
1:43.4	players and how I saw
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