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Scouting Nugget: Top consensus kicker
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Kicker #1 in the 2026 class.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits
NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Dominic Zvada as a Day 2/3 replacement option.
- REPORTED Miami Dolphins: moved on from Jason Sanders (clutch-kicker).
Picks held: R1 #11; R1 #30 via Denver; R2 #43
Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$4.5M – $4.9M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #129-160 · ~15% guaranteed
Modest signing bonus + minimum salaries
Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot
Why: falls in his projected pick range.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.
Why: K not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 K prospects, his 6-2 / 200 lbs frame sits at the 100th percentile in height and 100th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Dominic Zvada is K #1 of 2 ranked Ks in the 2026 class. Of those, 1 are projected in the R5 range.
- School pipeline: One of 8 Michigan prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only K.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Similar Kicker Prospects
Closest matches to Dominic Zvada (6-2 / 200 lbs, #1 K) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Trey SmackSIZE MATCH Florida · 6-1/195 lbs · #2 K · R6-R7
Michigan & The 2026 Class
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