Miami Dolphins have a lot of roster space to make moves

The Miami Dolphins are one of the teams with the fewest numbers of rostered players and that will change after the draft.

When the Miami Dolphins make their seven draft picks later this month, they will add at least that number of players to a roster that currently sits at a league low 58. Miami will need to get the roster to 90 for training camp.

If the Dolphins draft only seven players this year, their roster will increase to 65 leaving 25 open spots on the roster. The Dolphins have a lot of holes to fill. They need to add a running back if not two, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, a safety or two, linebackers, wide-receivers, and of course depth at quarterback.

Not all of those positions will be filled in the draft so Miami will  have to add free agent. The Dolphins are likely waiting until the compensatory period ends. After the draft teams can add players to their roster that do not count against the formula for calculating compensatory draft picks for the following years draft.

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The Dolphins will add veterans and will also add undrafted free agents. Miami wants to get younger so the expectation should be that UDFA players should make up a good portion of that 25.

There are still plenty of veteran free agents available on the market that can help the Dolphins now but Miami seems far more content to wait out the rebuild and not simply start adding players that will come with a price tag that does not fit within their vision.

Regardless of where they add players, expect the Dolphins to fill the roster pretty quickly between the draft and the start of post-draft off-season workouts.