Dolphins add slew of wide receivers among undrafted free agent pickups after draft

Immediately as the NFL draft concluded Saturday evening, the Miami Dolphins got to work on agreements with undrafted rookies to add to the 90-man roster for the offseason.

The Dolphins, after beefing up in the trenches during the draft, dipped heavily into the wide receiver class among 13 undrafted free agents they’re signing, according to a league source. They agreed to terms with Missouri’s Theo Wease Jr., Arkansas’ Andrew Armstrong, Baylor’s Monaray Baldwin and Northwestern’s AJ Henning.

At other positions, according to a league source, the Dolphins added Missouri running back Nate Noel, a Miami product who attended Northwestern High, UCF cornerback BJ Adams, Texas Tech tight end Jalin Conyers, Auburn linebacker Eugene Asante, Minnesota cornerback Ethan Robinson, Michigan guard Josh Priebe, Western Michigan center Addison West, Alabama long snapper Kneeland Hibbert, South Carolina defensive tackle Alex Huntley and safety John Saunders Jr.

“We’re excited about some of the players we’re trying to get, and hopefully we can close some of those deals,” general manager Chris Grier said as the Dolphins wrapped up their eight-pick draft and added more young talent while his phone was consistently buzzing in his pocket during a post-draft news conference.

“As soon as our last pick went — we’re waiting for the end of the draft — but you start getting ready to communicate with players and agents to try and see if we can find a spot for them here and make it a mutual agreement.

“It’s always something you communicate with the agents throughout spring too, as well, about interest in players. We’re actively going.”

Among the late additions, Adams was a surprise to go undrafted, widely expected to go early on Day 3 in the fourth or fifth round. The 6 foot 2 Atlanta native is considered strong in man coverage and had two interceptions last year for UCF.

Armstrong, who is 6-4, was a standout for the Razorbacks last season, leading the SEC with 78 receptions for 1,140 yards.

Wease also has size at wide receiver, which could complement the tandem of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, after free agent signing Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, if either he or Armstrong were to make the team this training camp. He had 884 receiving yards for Missouri last season.

His teammate with the Tigers, Noel, is shifty as a 5-8, 187-pound running back who was productive in the SEC after transferring from Appalachian State. He had 818 rushing yards at Mizzou.

Henning and Baldwin are of a different build than the two bigger wideouts, at 5-10 and 5-9, respectively.

Asante has 195 career tackles between time at North Carolina and Auburn, with 7 ½ sacks. Robinson had three interceptions for the Golden Gophers last season after transferring from Bucknell. Huntley had 81 tackles and four sacks over the past four seasons after redshirting his first college season with the Gamecocks.

The Dolphins started the draft by taking Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant with the No. 13 pick in Thursday night’s first round.

In the second round, Miami went to the offensive line and traded up to bring in Arizona guard Jonah Savaiinaea.

Miami then drafted six players on Day 3: Maryland defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, Florida cornerback Jason Marshall Jr., Maryland safety Dante Trader Jr., Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Georgia Tech defensive tackle Zeek Biggers.

This story will be updated.

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