Tag: Ryan Hayes

Dolphins elevate LB and OT for matchup with the Titans

Miami’s elevates two from their practice squad for MNF.

On Monday, the Miami Dolphins had the opportunity to elevate up to two players from their practice squad to the active roster for their Week 14 battle with the Tennessee Titans.

Miami opted to use both of them, as they elevated linebacker Quinton Bell and offensive tackle Ryan Hayes for the contest.

Bell, 27, was originally a seventh-round draft pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2019. He spent two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and two more with the Atlanta Falcons. He joined the Dolphins practice squad back in October.

Hayes, 23, was a seventh-round pick of the Dolphins this past year following a collegiate career at Michigan. He was claimed by the Indianapolis Colts after roster cuts, but he returned to Miami’s practice squad after just a few weeks.

This is the first elevation for both players, who will have two more after this matchup.

Dolphins bring back 2023 draft pick on the practice squad

He was originally claimed by Indianapolis.

The Miami Dolphins had two of their 2023 draft selections poached off of the waiver wire during the final roster cuts before the start of the season – tight Elijah Higgins (Arizona Cardinals) and offensive tackle Ryan Hayes (Indianapolis Colts).

Now, after two weeks of the regular season, the Dolphins are bringing one back, as they’re signing Hayes to their practice squad, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s David Furones.

Miami drafted Hayes in the seventh round of this year’s draft out of Michigan, and he played pretty well in the preseason. It’s likely that Hayes would’ve made the initial practice squad if he went unclaimed.

To make room for Hayes on the practice squad, the Dolphins are releasing undrafted rookie offensive tackle James Tunstall.

Colts sign RB Trey Sermon to practice squad among roster moves

The Colts added RB Trey Sermon to the practice squad and promoted G Arlington Hambright to the active roster.

The Indianapolis Colts signed guard Arlington Hambright from the practice squad to the active roster, waived offensive tackle Ryan Hayes from the active roster and signed running back Trey Sermon to the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday.

Despite being one of the waiver claims following roster cuts before the season, Hayes was on the active roster for just two games before being waived. He was a healthy scratch in both games.

Hambright had some flashes throughout training camp and the preseason along with some inconsistencies. He showed off some versatility working both on the interior and at left tackle.

Sermon is added to the practice squad as a depth move in the backfield. He has one season of experience with head coach Shane Steichen when he spent the 2022 campaign with the Philadelphia Eagles.

He has appeared in 11 career games since entering the league as a third-round pick with the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL draft.

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Colts release unofficial depth chart for Week 1

Here’s a look at the Colts’ unofficial depth chart in Week 1.

The Indianapolis Colts released the unofficial depth chart Tuesday ahead of the Week 1 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The term “unofficial” should be taken to heart here as the pecking order could change on a whim. Still, we’re here to take a look at the depth chart going into the regular-season opener against the Jaguars.

Here’s a look at the unofficial Week 1 depth chart for the Colts:

Colts place TE Jelani Woods on IR among several roster moves

Jelani Woods will start the season on the injured reserve list.

The Indianapolis Colts tight end Jelani Woods was placed on the injured reserve list among several roster moves, the team announced Wednesday.

Woods has been dealing with a torn hamstring since the start of training camp, which was the reaggravation of the injury he dealt with during the spring workouts.

The second-year tight end was held out of the majority of training camp and the entirety of the preseason. Because he was placed on the injured reserve list after the waiver process concluded, he will be eligible to return but after he’s forced to miss the first four games of the season.

The Colts made three roster claims Wednesday in the forms of offensive tackle Ryan Hayes, guard Josh Sills and linebacker Isaiah Land.

In order to make room on the roster for those three waiver claims, the Colts waived defensive tackle McTelvin Agim and guard/tackle Carter O’Donnell. They also released wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie, who was almost immediately re-signed to the roster.

Colts claim 3 players from waiver wire

The Colts claimed three players off the waiver wire.

The Indianapolis Colts claimed three players from the waiver wire Wednesday following the league’s massive cutdown day.

Going into the first official waiver period of the 2023 regular season, the Colts had a few areas they could have addressed. Chiefly among them all was the offensive line. Two of the three waiver claims they made Wednesday came at that position group.

The three waiver claims came in the form of Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Ryan Hayes, Philadelphia Eagles guard Josh Sills and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Isaiah Land.

The Colts will have to make corresponding moves in order to have room for these new waiver additions.

Dolphins officially sign three members of their 2023 draft class

Only one remains unsigned.

After getting some major cap relief ($13.6 million) on Thursday with the official release of cornerback Byron Jones, the Miami Dolphins immediately got back to work.

The team announced on Friday morning that they’ve officially signed three members of their 2023 draft class – running back De’Von Achane, tight end Elijah Higgins and offensive tackle Ryan Hayes.

This means that cornerback Cam Smith, the Dolphins’ top pick from the selection process, is the lone unsigned member of their class.

It’s unclear exactly what the terms of the rookie contracts are at this point, but we’ve done a breakdown of what the first-year players were expected to get in their first deals.

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Projected rookie contracts for each of the Dolphins’ 2023 draft picks

What type of money will the first-year players be making?

The Miami Dolphins made just four selections in the 2023 NFL draft, as they made no trades for the second year in a row.

In today’s NFL, rookie contracts are essentially slotted, deciding value by where a player is drafted. Deals for selected rookies are for four years with first-round picks given a team option for a fifth year.

Despite the draft having concluded a month ago, none of Miami’s four drafted rookies have officially signed their contracts. However, Spotrac has projected deals for each member of the Dolphins’ 2023 class.

Dolphins’ draft class ranked one of the worst in 2023

There was a pick stripped and only four picks made, so that definitely affects things.

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The Miami Dolphins entered the 2023 NFL draft with just four selections due to tampering violations as well as multiple trades made by general manager Chris Grier.

While Grier has been known to make moves, he completed the three-day event without making a trade for the second year in a row.

Miami stayed put and made all four selections, drafting South Carolina cornerback Cam Smith, Texas A&M running back De’Von Achane, Stanford wide receiver/tight end Elijah Higgins and Michigan offensive tackle Ryan Hayes.

Following the draft, Twitter user René Bugner compiled grades from 29 evaluations of 2023 NFL draft classes, and the Dolphins were ranked No. 29 in the league.

Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar broke down the rankings a bit further. Here’s what he wrote about Miami’s four rookies:

“Losing your first-round pick because you were messing around with Tom Brady is automatically going to sink your overall draft grade, and with just four picks overall, the Dolphins don’t have a lot here. However, I’m fully on board with their first two selections. Cam Smith is an NFL-ready cornerback who is just as good in off-coverage as he is in press; he does everything well with no real liabilities. And for a team that under head coach Mike McDaniel wants to put a track team on the field on offense, Devon Achane is a literal perfect fit, as his track background shows up all over the field. He will be quite fun to watch in that offense. Achane ran a 4.32 40-yard dash at the combine, and last season, 18 of his 196 rushing attempts went for 15 or more yards. And Ryan Hayes could break through in Miami’s iffy line — last season, he allowed no sacks and 11 total pressures in 357 pass-blocking reps.

Elijah Higgins is a huge (6-foot-3, 235-pound) receiver who isn’t an obvious deep receiver, but the Dolphins already have enough of those guys, and this is a good change of pace. Not a bad draft for the Dolphins; you would have liked to see more of it, is all.”

The overall sentiment makes sense. Miami should’ve had more draft picks and losing one for no gain hurts. They could’ve added another talented rookie to this group, maybe the most talented of them, considering it was a first-round pick that was taken.

The players that they drafted aren’t poor talents, but they could’ve added more to a roster that seems to be ready to contend.

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2023 NFL Draft: The best draft steal for every NFL team

Every NFL draft has its selection of steals — those players who could surprise despite their low selections — and here’s one for every NFL team.

One of the many reasons the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII was the job that general manager Brett Veach did outside of the first round of the 2022 draft. Three defensive backs (Bryan Cook in the second round, Joshua Williams in the fourth, and Jaylen Watson in the seventh) were difference-makers all season, and seventh-round running back Isiah Pacheco became the team’s bellcow back down the stretch. Also, second-round receiver Skyy Moore joined Pacheco with touchdowns in that Super Bowl victory over the Eagles.

First-round hits are nice, but it’s almost worse to miss in the first round than it is better to win there from an opportunity cost perspective. If you want to refresh your roster at a championship level, you had better get those picks right on the second and third day. Veach and his staff did that, and it was the difference that made all the difference in the end.

Moving to the 2023 NFL draft, we’ve selected one second- or third-day pick for every NFL team who could have a similar impact on their NFL roaters sooner than mater. Each of these players have reasons for their relatively low picks in line with their tape, stats, and talent, but these are the kinds of finds that can turn a team around over time.