Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
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Aug. 28, 2024
Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami Dolphins announced they have been awarded wide receiver Grant DuBose off waivers from Green Bay and released offensive lineman Jack Driscoll.
DuBose spent the 2024 offseason program and training camp with Green Bay after spending the 2023 season on their practice squad. He entered the league as a seventh-round selection (256th overall) by Green Bay in the 2023 NFL Draft. He finished his collegiate career at Charlotte, where he appeared in 24 games with 20 starts in two seasons (2021-22) after transferring from Miles College. He recorded 126 receptions for 1,684 yards (13.3 avg.) and 15 touchdowns at Charlotte. He ranked second in school history in career receiving yards per game (70.2) and fourth in career receiving yards (1,684).
Driscoll signed with Miami on March 18, 2024. He has played in 54 career games with 17 starts in four seasons (2020-23) with Philadelphia. He has also played in four postseason games and helped the Eagles win the NFC Championship in 2022. Of Driscoll’s 17 career starts, eight have come at right tackle, eight at right guard and one at left tackle. He originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection (145th overall) by Philadelphia in the 2020 NFL Draft following a collegiate career at Auburn.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Grant DuBose |
WR |
6-2 |
201 |
6/20/01 |
1 |
Charlotte ‘23 |
Montgomery, Ala. |
Wai., ’24 (GB) |
Practice Squad Transactions:
The Miami Dolphins also signed the following players to their practice squad today: safety Jordan Colbert, wide receiver Erik Ezukanma, defensive tackle Jonathan Harris, offensive lineman Chasen Hines, linebacker Dequan Jackson, cornerback Isaiah Johnson, tackle Bayron Matos, running back Anthony McFarland Jr., cornerback Nik Needham and tight end Hayden Rucci.
Colbert entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami on May 10, 2024, and spent the offseason program and training camp with the Dolphins. He spent his final two collegiate seasons at Rhode Island (2022-23), where he appeared in 21 games with 11 starts and recorded 96 tackles (66 solo), 0.5 sack, two interceptions, six passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a TD. Colbert began his collegiate career at Columbia (2018-21) and earned third-team All-Ivy League honors in 2021.
Ezukanma played in three career games, totaling one reception for three yards and five carries for 22 yards (4.4 avg.) in two seasons with Miami (2022-23). He was a fourth-round pick (125th overall) by the Dolphins in the 2022 NFL Draft and played collegiately at Texas Tech, where he earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2020.
Harris signed with Miami on March 15, 2024. He has played in 33 NFL games with nine starts in his career, spending most of his time with Denver (2019-23). He entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Chicago on May 2, 2019 and played in two games for the Bears that season. Harris has recorded 81 career tackles (50 solo) and 1.0 sack. He played in all 17 games with five starts for Denver in 2023, totaling 43 tackles (26 solo) and 1.0 sack. Harris played collegiately at Lindenwood.
Hines spent the 2023 season on the Dolphins’ practice squad after originally signing with the team on Aug. 31, 2023. He was elevated once but did not appear in a game. Hines was a sixth-round pick (210th overall) by New England in the 2022 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at LSU, where he appeared in 35 games with 17 starts. Hines was a member of LSU’s 2019 national championship team.
Jackson entered the NFL on May 1, 2023 as an undrafted college free agent with Jacksonville, where he spent the season on the practice squad. He spent the 2024 offseason with the Jaguars. Jackson played collegiately at Colorado State (2018-2022), where he appeared in 46 games and recorded 307 tackles (121 solo), 2.5 sacks, one pass defensed, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
Johnson entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami on May 10, 2024, and spent the offseason program and training camp with the Dolphins. He played his final two collegiate seasons at Syracuse (2022-23), where he appeared in 25 games with 19 starts and totaled 115 tackles (74 solo), two interceptions, nine passes defensed and one forced fumble. He began his career at Dartmouth (2018-21), where he earned first-team All-Ivy League honors in 2021 after registering 55 tackles (38 solo), one interception returned for a touchdown and seven passes defensed.
Matos signed with the Dolphins as a part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program on May 10, 2024. He played collegiately at South Florida, where he appeared in two games in 2022, mostly seeing the field for special teams and defensive line snaps. Matos was also on the basketball team at South Florida that same year, playing in 28 games with four starts and averaging 1.5 points per game with 2.7 rebounds. Matos transferred from New Mexico, where he spent two seasons (2020-21) on the Lobos basketball team and scored in the double figures three times. He played in 20 games with 15 starts, averaging 6.0 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game.
McFarland Jr. signed with Miami on Aug. 19, 2024. He played in 17 games during four seasons with Pittsburgh (2020-23), where he rushed for 146 yards on 42 carries (3.5 avg.) and caught 11 passes for 87 yards (7.9 avg.). He also recorded nine kickoff returns for 237 yards (26.3 avg.) during his time with the Steelers. McFarland Jr. played collegiately at Maryland (2017-19), where he recorded 1,648 yards on 245 carries (6.7 avg.) with 12 touchdowns and added 24 receptions for 199 yards (8.3 avg.) and one touchdown. He entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection (124th overall) with Pittsburgh in 2020.
Needham has played all five of his NFL seasons (2019-23) with Miami, appearing in 61 games with 27 starts. He’s totaled 199 tackles (144 solo), 3.0 sacks, six interceptions, 25 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in his career. He’s also had one interception return for a touchdown and played in one playoff game. Needham originally entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami on May 9, 2019. He played collegiately at UTEP.
Rucci entered the NFL as an undrafted college free agent with Miami on May 10, 2024, and spent the offseason program and training camp with the Dolphins. He played collegiately at Wisconsin, where he appeared in 36 games with 18 starts during four seasons (2020-23). He caught 17 passes for 200 yards (11.8 avg.) and one touchdown for the Badgers and was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2020, 2021 and 2023.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hgt. |
Wgt. |
Birthdate |
Exp. |
College |
Hometown |
Acq. |
| Jordan Colbert |
S |
6-2 |
214 |
3/18/00 |
R |
Rhode Island ’24 |
Clinton, Md. |
FA, ‘24 |
| Erik Ezukanma |
WR |
6-2 |
206 |
1/25/00 |
2 |
Texas Tech ‘22 |
Fort Worth, Texas |
D4, ‘22 |
| Jonathan Harris |
DT |
6-5 |
295 |
8/4/96 |
4 |
Lindenwood ‘19 |
Aurora, Ill. |
FA, ‘24 |
| Chasen Hines |
OL |
6-3 |
335 |
4/3/00 |
2 |
LSU ’22 |
Marshall, Texas |
FA, ‘23 |
| Dequan Jackson |
LB |
6-1 |
255 |
10/7/99 |
1 |
Colorado St. ‘23 |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
FA, ‘24 |
| Isaiah Johnson |
CB |
6-3 |
205 |
3/29/00 |
R |
Syracuse ’24 |
Beverly Hills, Mich. |
FA, ‘24 |
| Bayron Matos |
T |
6-7 |
334 |
12/8/00 |
R |
South Florida ‘24 |
Santo Domingo, DR |
FA, ‘24 (IPP)* |
| Anthony McFarland Jr. |
RB |
5-8 |
193 |
3/4/98 |
4 |
Maryland ‘20 |
Hyattsville, Md. |
FA, ‘24 |
| Nik Needham |
CB |
6-1 |
196 |
11/4/96 |
6 |
UTEP ’19 |
Buena Park, Calif. |
FA, ’19 |
| Hayden Rucci |
TE |
6-5 |
247 |
1/27/01 |
R |
Wisconsin ’24 |
Lititz, Pa. |
FA, ‘24 |
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