Dolphins selected Mississippi State TE Seydou Traore with the No. 180 overall pick nin the 2026 NFL Draft.
Traore (6'4/244) grew up playing soccer in London. He joined the International Pathway Program late in high school and eventually played a single abbreviated season of high school football at Clearwater Academy International in 2020. He joined Arkansas State and broke out in his second season with 50 catches for 655 yards and four scores. Traore then transferred to Mississippi State but was forced to sit for a season before returning to action in 2024. He racked up 69 grabs for 730 yards and six scores across two years with the Bulldogs. Traore is dynamic with the ball in his hands but doesn’t profile as a true inline tight end. He will need to hone his skills as a blocker before seeing the field much as a rookie.
