In reaching a deal with second-round tight end Mike Gesicki, via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald (on Twitter), the Dolphins now have their full draft class signed. Here’s the list:
- 1-11: Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB (Alabama)
- 2-42: Mike Gesicki, TE (Penn State)
- 3-73: Jerome Baker, LB (Ohio State)
- 4-123: Durham Smythe, TE (Notre Dame)
- 4-131: Kalen Ballage, RB (Arizona State)
- 6-209: Cornell Armstrong, CB (Southern Mississippi)
- 7-227: Quentin Poling, LB (Ohio)
- 7-229: Jason Sanders, K (New Mexico)
Gesicki signing his four-year rookie contract leaves just three second-rounders — Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, Colts guard Braden Smith and 49ers wide receiver Dante Pettis — unsigned.
Miami used rare draft capital on a tight end in pulling the trigger on Gesicki. The franchise had not previously picked a tight end in the second round since 1976 (Loaird McCreary) and hadn’t chosen a tight end higher since 1974 (Andre Tillman, No. 38 overall).
The Penn State product has a clear path to playing time, if he can show he’s NFL-ready. A.J. Derby, a 2017 waiver claim, headlines the Dolphins’ list of tight ends.