The Miami Dolphins finished their 2025 campaign with a 7-10 record and in third place in the AFC East, leading to a regime change that landed Jon-Eric Sullivan as their general manager and Jeff Hafley as their head coach.
Their poor results in 2025 also gave the Dolphins pick No. 11 overall in the first round of the 2026 NFL, which should allow Miami to find a talented player to build around for years to come.
However, drafting isn’t a perfect science, so let’s take a look at who teams have picked No. 11 overall in the last 15 years.
2011 – DE J.J. Watt, HOU
Stats: 151 games in 12 seasons, 586 tackles, 317 quarterback hits, 114.5 sacks, 70 passes defensed, 27 forced fumbles, 17 fumble recoveries and two interceptions.
Accomplishments: 7-time All-Pro, 5-time Pro Bowler and 3-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
2012 – DL Dontari Poe, KC
Stats: 128 games in nine seasons, 285 tackles, 49 quarterback hits, 20.5 sacks, 14 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
Accomplishments: 2-time Pro Bowler and 1-time All-Pro.
2013 – OT D.J. Fluker, LAC
Stats: 108 games and 96 starts in eight seasons.
2014 – OT Taylor Lewan, TEN
Stats: 105 games and 100 starts in nine seasons.
Accomplishments: 3-time Pro Bowler
2015 – CB Trae Waynes, MIN
Stats: 79 games and 57 starts in six seasons, 259 tackles, 43 passes defensed, seven interceptions, two forced fumbles, one sack and one fumble recovery.
2016 – CB Vernon Hargreaves, TB
Stats: 69 games and 58 starts in six seasons, 290 tackles, 31 passes defensed, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
2017 – CB Marshon Lattimore, NO
Stats: 108 games in nine seasons (still active), 436 tackles, 98 passes defensed, 16 interceptions, six fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles.
Accomplishments: 4-time Pro Bowler, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
2018 – S Minkah Fitzpatrick, MIA
Stats: 120 games in eight seasons (still active), 690 tackles, 60 passes defensed, 21 interceptions, seven fumble recoveries, six forced fumbles and one sack.
Accomplishments: 5-time Pro Bowler and 3-time All-Pro
2019 – OT Jonah Williams, CIN
Stats: 74 games in seven seasons (still active).
2020 – OT Mekhi Becton, NYJ
Stats: 61 games in six seasons (still active).
Accomplishments: 1-time Super Bowl champion
2021 – QB Justin Fields, CHI
Stats: 59 games and 53 starts in five seasons (still active), 16-37 record, 61.4% completion percentage, 9,039 passing yards, 52 passing touchdowns, 32 interceptions, 2,892 rushing yards and 23 rushing touchdowns.
Accomplishments: NFL single-game record holder for rushing yards by a quarterback (178)
2022 – WR Chris Olave, NO
Stats: 55 games in four seasons (still active), 291 receptions, 3,728 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Accomplishments: 1-time All-Pro
2023 – OT Peter Skoronski, TEN
Stats: 42 games in three seasons (still active).
2024 – OT Olu Fashanu, NYJ
Stats: 32 games and 24 starts in two seasons (still active).
2025 – DE Mykel Williams, SF
Stats: 9 games in one season (still active), 20 tackles, three quarterback hits, one sack and one fumble recovery.
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This article originally appeared on Dolphins Wire: NFL draft: Teams picking at No. 11 have had mixed results in recently
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