Dolphins’ undrafted free agent activity is latest sign of progress – Dolphins Wire

The Miami Dolphins NFL Draft is complete the team has successfully added 12 total talents to the roster (if you include RB Matt Breida) throughout the course of the last three days. It serves as the culmination of a difficult 2019 year in which the Dolphins willingly took a step back and decided to invest themselves into a rebuilding process. That rebuild isnt complete, but it sure as hell looks different now than it did this time last year and thats a great thing.

Consider this. The Miami Dolphins were a hotspot for undrafted free agents at the end of the 2019 NFL Draft. Why? Because this team was so barren and lost for talent that the team was a guarantee for snaps if you could make the roster. And from the Dolphins point of view, undrafted free agents were the lotterys equivalent to free scratch offs. Theyre super cheap and despite a low hit rate, theres enough there to keep you interested.

Sure enough, Miami got a few winning tickets out of the UDFA rat race last year. The most notable are WR Preston Williams and CB Nik Needham.

This years UDFA plan is much different for Miami. Its almost non-existent. The current undrafted free agents currently scheduled to be heading to Miami are as follows:

DL Ray Lima, Iowa StateDL Benito Jones, MississippiOG Donnell Stanley, South CarolinaDE Tyshun Redner, Middle Tennessee StateOL Nick Kaltmayer, Kansas StateWR Kirk Merritt, Arkansas StateWR Matt Cole, McKendreeTE/DE Bryce Sterk, Montana State

This group doesnt have hot, buzzy names. This group probably sees a practice squad stash and perhaps one player make the active roster. And that is the latest and greatest sign of progress yet. Because when UDFAs dont choose to come play for your team, it is typically for one of two reasons either your team is considered a complete disaster from a culture standpoint or it is because they dont feel they have a great chance to showcase themselves on your team.

We know the Dolphins are anything but a disaster, so what does that tell you about this modest crop of undrafted free agents?

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