Miami Dolphins 2008 undrafted free agents thread

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Feeley was second in the league (over 20 attempts) in FG % with a 53 yarder.  I would think that would buy him something but obviously Parcells will do what he wants.

Exactly...... and I seriously doubt Parcells will pay $2 million a year for a kicker. 

On another note, Mike Byrne was Joe Flacco's protector in college.  Hopefully he'll develop into a solid backup playing behind Jake Long.

[DolFan619]

http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/news/top_story.asp?contentID=5795

Dolphins Sign 14 College Free Agents

May 1, 2008
   
The Miami Dolphins today signed 14 college free agents who were not selected in last weekend’s NFL Draft. The group includes five wide receivers, three offensive linemen, two linebackers, and one defensive back, defensive lineman, kicker and tight end.

DOLPHINS SIGNEES

WR DAVONE BESS – Played three years at Hawaii (2005-07) and started all 39 games in which he played during that time ... Totaled 293 receptions for 3,610 yards and 41 touchdowns ... Also returned 23 punts for an 11.2-yard average in his career ... Reception total is a school and Western Athletic Conference record ... Also owns the Hawaii and conference record for career games with a touchdown reception (29), while his 41 receiving scores is a school standard ... Is the only player in school history to post three 1,000-yard receiving seasons ... Totaled 19 100-yard receiving games in his career ... Was a first-team All-WAC selection all three years ... As a junior in 2007, caught 108 passes for 1,266 yards and 12 TDs when he was a third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press ... Ranked fifth in Football Bowl Subdivision in receptions and seventh in receiving yards ... Set a Hawaii single-game record for receptions with 15 against Boise State, when he also amassed a career-high 181 receiving yards ... hauled in 96 passes for 1,220 yards and 15 scores as a sophomore ... Registered 89 receptions for 1,124 yards and 14 TDs in 2005 when he was the WAC Freshman of the Year ... Equaled an NCAA freshman mark with his 14 touchdown receptions ... Left school with one year of eligibility still remaining ... Attended Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif.

LB TITUS BROWN – Was a four-year letterman at Mississippi State (2004-07) during which time he played in 44 games with 30 starts, 23 of which came over his last two seasons ... Totaled 170 tackles, 37 stops for loss, 18.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in his career ... Of his career sack total, 15.5 came over his final two years, including a high of eight as a senior in 2007 when he amassed 43 total tackles and 13.5 stops for loss, and was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection ... Also was a second-team All-SEC pick as a junior when he recorded a career-best 14.5 tackles for loss to go along with 7.5 sacks ... Established a career-high with two sacks against West Virginia that year ... Was a Freshman All-SEC choice in 2004 when he tallied 59 tackles, 3.5 stops for loss and 1.5 sacks in nine games, five of which were starts ... Majored in interdisciplinary studies ... Attended Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

C MIKE BYRNE – Was a four-year letterman at Delaware (2004-07) who started his final three years ... Opened 35 games over those three seasons, including all 15 at right tackle as a senior, when he was a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection as well as a first-team Football Championship Subdivision All-America pick by numerous outlets ... As a team captain, helped the Fightin’ Blue Hens to the FCS National Championship Game as the offense averaged 460.6 yards a contest ... As a junior, started nine games at left tackle and two on the right side for an offense that averaged 356.6 yards per outing ... Opened six contests at left tackle and three at center as a sophomore ... Played in six games as a true freshman in 2004 ... Earned degree in December, 2007, with double majors in criminal justice and psychology ... Maintained a 3.5 GPA as he earned numerous academic honors ... Was co-winner of the Colonial Athletic Association Student-Athlete of the Year Award as a senior ... Attended Manheim Central High School in Lititz, Pa.

K DAN CARPENTER – Was a four-year letterman at Montana where he finished his career by converting 75 of 103 field goals (72.8%) and 182 of 188 PATs for 413 totals points ... Holds school career marks for field goals made and points scored ... Is tied for the all-time lead in PATs made ... Also punted 71 times for a 41.8-yard average ... Was a first-team All-Big Sky Conference choice as a senior and a second-team selection each of his first three years ... Over his final two seasons, combined to connect on 81.1 percent of his field goal attempts, including an 82.6 percent mark as a senior when he was 19-23, including three field goals of 50 yards or longer with a best of 54, which came against Sacramento State and tied for the second-longest field goal in school history ... Handled the punting duties as a junior when he averaged 41.9 yards on 62 punts ... Majored in chemistry ... Attended Helena (Mont.) High School.

WR JAYSON FOSTER – Played four years at Georgia Southern (2004-07), where he played wide receiver as a freshman and junior, and quarterback as a sophomore and senior ... In his career completed 143 of 233 passes (61.3%) for 2,099 yards and 15 TDs ... Rushed for 3,835 yards and 54 TDs on 569 attempts (6.7 avg.) ... Caught 50 passes for 661 yards and five scores ... Also scored two touchdowns via punt returns and one on a kickoff return, giving him 77 total touchdowns ... As a senior, won the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in Football Championship Subdivision ... Connected on 109 of 170 passes (64.1%) for 1,203 yards with 15 TDs and eight INTs, while rushing for 1,844 yards and 24 touchdowns on 569 carries (7.1 avg.) ... Eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark in each of the first three games of the season and four overall, including a high of 279 against Wofford ... Rushed for 253 yards and six touchdowns against Coastal Carolina ... As a senior, also fielded 17 punts for a 7.8-yard average and returned one kickoff for 38 yards ... Majored in business finance ... Attended Cherokee County High School in Canton, Ga.

T DAN GORE – Was a four-year letterman at Boise State (2004-07) ... Played defensive tackle his first two seasons before switching to the offensive side for his junior year of 2006 ... Started all 12 games at right tackle as a senior for an offense that finished the regular season ranked fifth in the country in scoring, sixth in passing efficiency, ninth in total offense and 31st in rushing offense ... Majored in sociology ... Attended Prosser (Wash.) High School.

T DAREN HEERSPINK – Played four years at Portland State (2004-07) ... Started the past two years at right tackle and was a second-team All-Big Sky Conference pick both times ... Attended Lynden Christian High School in Lynden, Wash.

CB AARON LANE – Played the last two seasons at Purdue (2006-07) ... In 20 games with the Boilermakers, collected 31 tackles ... As a junior in 2006, posted 14 tackles, including one for a safety ... Missed six games that year with a broken collarbone ... Was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Before arriving on the Purdue campus, played running back at the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind. for two years (2003-04), as he totaled 343 yards rushing and four TDs on 45 attempts (7.6 avg.) ... Majored in law and society ... Attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne, where he lettered in football, basketball and track.

WR SELWYN LYMON – Played two years at Purdue (2006-07) ... During that time totaled 73 receptions for 1,030 yards and five touchdowns ... As a senior, caught 40 passes for 450 yards and a pair of scores ... Majored in organizational leadership and supervision ... Father, Terry, played running back at Ball State from 1980-83 ... Graduated from Harding High School in Fort Wayne, Ind.

TE MATTHEW MULLIGAN – Played two seasons at Maine (2006-07) after transferring from Husson College in Bangor, Maine, where he played in 2004 ... In two seasons with the Black Bears, played in 21 games with 18 starts and registered 23 receptions for 268 yards and two touchdowns ... As a senior, started all 11 contests and caught 13 passes for 157 yards and a pair of scores ... Also played basketball at Husson ... Majored in business ... Attended Penobscot Valley High School in West Enfield, Maine.

LB KELLY POPPINGA – Played the last two years at BYU after transferring from Utah State, where he performed from 2003-04 ... In his final two collegiate seasons with the Cougars, totaled 149 tackles, 11 stops for loss, two sacks and three interceptions ... Was a second-team All-Mountain West Conference pick as a senior when he recorded a team-best 113 tackles, 7.5 of which were for loss ... Also was a two-time Academic All-MWC selection ... Tallied 66 tackles in his two seasons at Utah State ... Married (Rebekah) ... Attended Evanston (Wyoming) High School where he played both linebacker and tight end ... Older brother, Brady, played linebacker at BYU from 2001-04 and was a fourth-round draft choice of Green Bay in 2005.

WR MARCELL REECE – Played the last two years at Washington (2006-07) after spending the previous two seasons playing Junior College football; in 2004 at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and El Camino College in Torrance, Calif. the following year ... In two seasons with the Huskies, totaled 48 receptions for 980 yards and nine touchdowns, while also rushing for 28 yards on five carries ... s a senior, caught 39 passes for 761 yards and eight TDs as he led the team in receiving touchdowns and was second in both receptions and receiving yards ... His 98-yard touchdown catch against Arizona was the longest play from scrimmage in school history ... Majored in American Ethnic Studies ... Attended Hesperia (Calif.) High School.

DT KORY ROBERTSON – Played four years at Virginia Tech (2004-07) ... Totaled 34 tackles, 2.5 stops for loss and a sack during that time ... Tallied nine tackles and 10 quarterback hurries in 2007 for a defense that allowed a 2.7-yard average per rush attempt ... Recorded career-high figures of 25 tackles. 2.0 stops for loss and a sack as a junior in 2006 when the Hokies yielded an average of 2.8 yards per rush attempt ... Also blocked a field goal attempt his junior year ... Majored in apparel, housing and resource management ... Attended Magna Vista High School in Martinsville, Va., where as a senior he was a first-team Group AA all-state selection as a defensive lineman and a second-team choice as an offensive lineman.

WR JUSTIN WYNN – Played one season at Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College (2004) ... Was a second-team Region IV National Junior College Athletic Association selection that year ... Caught 35 passes for 559 yards and five touchdowns ... Also returned 13 punts for a 14.2-yard average and a pair of scores ... Attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Ind.

[StL FinFan]

Will any of these guys make the team, do you think?

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Will any of these guys make the team, do you think?

Seeing as the roster is undergoing an extreme makeover, I think all these guys have a shot at making this team.  However, the ones I see most likely to stick are Bess, Brown, Byrne, Carpenter, Lane, Llymon, Poppinga, and Robertson.

[DolFan619]

  The players I think that have the best shot to stick around are: K Dan Carpenter, WR Davone Bess, NT Kory Robertson, and WR Selwyn Lymon.

[doctord56]

Some of these guys may make the practice squad as developmental talents.

I like what Parcells is doing, trying to upgrade all 53 spots on the roster. It will be curious to see how few people will be left from the Cam-moron era by opening day 2008 and how very few will be left by opening day 2009.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

^^^^

Good points Doctor D.   

Could someone please post the starting lineup for the Cincy game last season?  Then I can compare it to the starting lineup for opening day this upcoming season.

[fyo]

Could someone please post the starting lineup for the Cincy game last season?  Then I can compare it to the starting lineup for opening day this upcoming season.

WR 86 M.Booker    DE 99 J.Taylor
WR 19 T.Ginn      DE 98 M.Roth
LT 72 V.Carey     NT 60 S.Fifita
LG 76 C.Liwienski DT 91 V.Holliday
 C 64 S.Satele    LB 59 D.Spragan
RG 66 R.Hadnot    LB 56 D.Pope
RT 70 L.Shelton   LB 55 J.Porter
TE 88 D.Martin    CB 25 W.Allen
TE 87 J.Peelle    CB 22 M.Lehan
RB 20 L.Booker     S 31 L.Schulters
QB 17 C.Lemon      S 32 J.Allen