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A blockbuster trade for a star receiver was just agreed to on Tuesday, but it didn’t involve A.J. Brown. Rather, the Miami Dolphins shipped Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos for a package of picks – including No. 30 overall in this year’s draft.
Though the Los Angeles Rams weren’t involved in this trade, it could wind up hurting them in the 2026 NFL Draft. Though their pick, No. 13 overall, is nowhere near the one the Dolphins just acquired at the end of the first round, it does make wide receiver a more pressing need for Miami.
That’s unfortunate news for the Rams, who also need a wide receiver and could conceivably target one early in Round 1. Now that the Dolphins’ receiver room has gotten thinner with the departures of Tyreek Hill and Waddle, wideout could be the first position Miami addresses at No. 11 overall in Round 1.
There’s a very real scenario where the Saints take someone like Carnell Tate at No. 8 and the Dolphins snag Makai Lemon or Jordyn Tyson at 11, taking away two possible targets for the Rams in Round 1.
The Dolphins need a lot of help everywhere else, including cornerback, edge rusher, safety and tight end, so there are a number of different directions they could go. But wide receiver vaults to near the top of that list following the departure of Waddle.
In an ideal world, the Dolphins will take an offensive lineman or safety in front of the Rams, allowing Los Angeles to possibly take a wide receiver, corner or even tight end like Kenyon Sadiq at No. 13. But with some of Miami’s needs aligning with the Rams’, the Dolphins could take someone Los Angeles is eyeing.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Why Jaylen Waddle trade could be bad for Rams in 2026 NFL Draft
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Though the Los Angeles Rams weren’t involved in this trade, it could wind up hurting them in the 2026 NFL Draft. Though their pick, No. 13 overall, is nowhere near the one the Dolphins just acquired at the end of the first round, it does make wide receiver a more pressing need for Miami.
That’s unfortunate news for the Rams, who also need a wide receiver and could conceivably target one early in Round 1. Now that the Dolphins’ receiver room has gotten thinner with the departures of Tyreek Hill and Waddle, wideout could be the first position Miami addresses at No. 11 overall in Round 1.
There’s a very real scenario where the Saints take someone like Carnell Tate at No. 8 and the Dolphins snag Makai Lemon or Jordyn Tyson at 11, taking away two possible targets for the Rams in Round 1.
The Dolphins need a lot of help everywhere else, including cornerback, edge rusher, safety and tight end, so there are a number of different directions they could go. But wide receiver vaults to near the top of that list following the departure of Waddle.
In an ideal world, the Dolphins will take an offensive lineman or safety in front of the Rams, allowing Los Angeles to possibly take a wide receiver, corner or even tight end like Kenyon Sadiq at No. 13. But with some of Miami’s needs aligning with the Rams’, the Dolphins could take someone Los Angeles is eyeing.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Why Jaylen Waddle trade could be bad for Rams in 2026 NFL Draft
Continue reading...
