Live updates: Minicamp news and Dolphins announce signing of 11 rookies
Welcome to our Dolphins mini-camp live blog. Only 20 minutes are open to reporters today, so check back late morning for updates.
Observations from media access
Reporters saw only stretching and individual drills. A few observations:
Third-round pick Chris Bell, coming off a torn ACL in November, participated in stretching but was held out of receiver drills...
Kyle Louis and Tre Moore worked with the linebackers, but they are expected to be used in multiple roles, as Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley have said...
You could see the power that appealed to the Dolphins about top pick Kadyn Proctor. He was moving people in 1 on 1 drills.. And he’s also thick -- similar to former Dolphins offensive lineman John Jerry, but with better movement skills. It will be interesting to see him in pads...
Receiver Caleb Douglas, listed at 6-4, has good size and it clearly stands out among the receivers. His movement skill doesn’t reflect a split end. It’s more fluid, like a flanker...
Cornerback Chris Johnson dropped a few passes, and the coaches were working on the finer points of technique during the whole session....
Quarterbacks Cam Miller and Mark Gronowski were accurate in individual drills....
Rookie Kevin Coleman Jr. had a nice catch contorting his body...
Receiver Donaven McCulley, the Michigan rookie, had a nice one-handed catch....
Omar, Isaiah and Barry will have three more stories later today.
Players signed
In the meantime, the Dolphins officially announced the signing of 11 undrafted rookies on Friday, just in time for the start of the team’s minicamp. Quick snapshots on each:
Kentucky defensive lineman Kahlil Saunders
He’s the one surprise of the group, the only one of the 11 whose name had not been previously disclosed.
Last season, he had 29 tackles (3.5 for loss) and two sacks.
The 6-5, 270-pound lineman had 77 tackles (12 for loss) and 4.5 sacks in 51 games at Kentucky over five seasons.
Indiana safety Louis Moore
He started for national champion Indiana and was tied for second in the country with six interceptions, earning All American honors in the process.
The 5-10 Moore played his first two college seasons at Indiana, then played one season at Mississippi, then returned to Indiana last season and had 88 tackles and those six picks, which were second-most in the nation.
He nearly didn’t play last season. Heading into the season he was ruled ineligible due to using up all of his eligibility, but he successfully sued the NCAA, arguing that his JUCO seasons should not count towards his eligibility. Among his six interceptions was a pick in Indiana’s upset win at Oregon.
Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski
He will compete with second-year player Cam Miller for their No. 3 quarterback job behind Malik Willis and Quinn Ewers.
Miller won two national titles at North Dakota State while Gronowski won two national titles at South Dakota State.
Gronowski spent a lot of time with Dolphins executives over the past five weeks. Dolphins senior personnel executive Jon Robinson, the ex-Titans GM, met with him on the road. Then the team summoned him to their Miami Gardens headquarters to meet with executives and coaches.
Gronowski, who was the MVP of the FCS championship game in both 2023 and 2024 for South Dakota State, was not invited to the NFL Combine but was MVP of the East-West Shrine Bowl. He went 49-6, with 93 touchdowns and 20 interceptions in four seasons at South Dakota State.
He wasn’t as productive in his one season at Iowa, finishing with 10 TDs and seven interceptions, with a 63% completion rate. But he rushed for a Big 10-leading 16 rushing touchdowns on 4.2 yards per carry in his one year in the Big 10.
Michigan receiver Donaven McCulley
The 6-4 receiver had 39 receptions for 588 yards (15.1 per reception) and three touchdowns last season. Before that, he played four years at Indiana and had 66 catches for 834 yards and 8 TDs.
Louisville defensive lineman Rene Konga
He played limited snaps in three years at Rutgers, collecting two sacks in 21 appearances.
He then played two years at Louisville, producing five tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks last season, giving him 11 TFLs and six sacks in five college seasons. The 6-4, 300 pounder, who grew up in Canada, was named second-team All ACC last season and took a pre-draft 30 visit with the Dolphins.
Texas A&M running back Le’Veon Moss
He had 77 carries for 404 yards (5.2 per carry) and 6 TDs in seven games last season despite missing time with two injuries, including an ankle issue.
Moss scored 10 TDs for A&M in 2024, when he averaged 6.3 per carry and was named second-team All-SEC. But he sustained a torn ACL and MCL at the end of the season.
Moss, who is 5-11 and 203 pounds, averaged 5.5 per carry on 321 career carries at Texas A&M and ran for 22 touchdowns. He also caught 24 passes for 236 yards over his four college seasons. The Dolphins gave him $258,000 guaranteed, per a source.
Oregon State running back Anthony Hankerson.
At 5-8 and 204 pounds, the former Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas standout has very good speed. In high school, he ran a 10.90-second 100-meter dash, which is considered excellent.
He ran 247 times for 1086 yards (a 4.4 average) and 9 TDs last season, after rushing for 1082 yards (4.7 per carry) for the Beavers the previous season.
He played his first two years at Colorado and last two at Oregon State. He has a 4.4 career rushing average on 625 attempts. He also has caught 70 passes for 369 yards in 44 college games.
Moss and Hankerson will compete with Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon II for the No. 2 and No. 3 running back jobs.
Wisconsin linebacker Mason Reiger
He likely would have been drafted if not for injury concerns, East-West Shrine Bowl football operations director Eric Galko said. He had 22.5 tackles for loss and 13 sacks in three years at Louisville and one season at Wisconsin.
Reiger, who is 6-5 and 251 pounds, had six tackles for loss and five sacks in 11 starts in his one year playing for the Badgers last season. He missed the 2024 season with an injury and was named the defensive MVP in the 2026 East West Shrine Bowl.
Iowa State center Jim Bonifas
He started 12 games for the Cyclones last season, didn’t give up a sack and helped create holes for a running game that averaged 175 yards per game last season.
Pro Football Focus rated his play the 31st best of 303 FBS centers last season. The 6-5, 320-pounder was a three-star recruit out of an Iowa high school.
Boston College offensive lineman Kevin Cline
An alum of Boca Raton Christian High, Cline started 11 games at right tackle last season (his first year as a full-time starter) and allowed five sacks and 15 pressures in 429 pass blocking snaps, per PFF.
Cline, who’s 6-7 and 320 pounds, was coached last season by Matt Applebaum, the Dolphins’ former offensive line coach and current assistant offensive line coach.
Western Michigan edge player Rodney McGraw
The 6-5, 245-pounder played sparingly as a freshman at Penn State, transferred to Louisville but didn’t play and then spent the past two years at Western Michigan. He had 42 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 7 sacks last season.
This story was originally published May 8, 2026 at 9:36 AM.
