Dolphins 53-man roster prediction updated for Friday cuts

The Miami Dolphins started making their roster cuts on Friday, looking to move from the 90-man roster limit down to the regular season limit of 53 players. One of those cuts, defensive lineman Nick Williams, was on our previous prediction of the roster on Friday. With that move, we made an update to the roster, adding center Jake Brendel to the roster from the practice squad.

The open position on the practice squad was then filled by guard Isame Faciane, who was also included in the reported cuts on Friday.

Here is the updated roster prediction as of Saturday morning:

Offense (24)

Quarterbacks (2)

Jay Cutler
Matt Moore

Changes: None.

Running backs (4)

Jay Ajayi
Kenyan Drake
Damien Williams
Senorise Perry

Changes: None.

Wide receivers (5)

Jarvis Landry
DeVante Parker
Kenny Stills
Leonte Carroo
Jakeem Grant

Changes: None.

Tight ends (3)

Julius Thomas
Anthony Fasano
MarQueis Gray

Changes: None.

Offensive linemen (10)

Laremy Tunsil
Anthony Steen
Mike Pouncey
Jermon Bushrod
Ja’Wuan James
Sam Young
Jesse Davis
Eric Smith
Isaac Asiata
Jake Brendel

Changes: Added Brendel to the roster from the practice squad.

Defense (25)

Defensive ends (5)

Cameron Wake
Andre Branch
William Hayes
Charles Harris
Terrence Fede

Changes: None.

Defensive tackles (4)

Ndamukong Suh
Davon Godchaux
Jordan Phillips
Vincent Taylor
Nick Williams

Changes: The Dolphins are releasing Williams, which frees up another roster spot.

Linebackers (7)

Kiko Alonso
Lawrence Timmons
Mike Hull
Rey Maualuga
Trevor Reilly
Chase Allen
Deon Lacey

Changes: None.

Cornerbacks (5)

Byron Maxwell
Xavien Howard
Bobby McCain
Cordrea Tankersley
Alterraun Verner

Changes: None.

Safeties (5)

Reshad Jones
Nate Allen
Michael Thomas
Walt Aikens
Maurice Smith

Changes: None.

Special Teams (3)

Punter (1)

Matt Haack

Kicker (1)

Andrew Franks

Long Snapper (1)

John Denney

Change: Matt Haack replaces Matt Darr at punter; Haack appears to have won the job as Darr and Haack seem about equal, but Haack is the cheaper option.

Practice Squad (10)

Brandon Doughty, quarterback
Thomas Duarte, tight end
Drew Morgan, wide receiver
Damore’ea Stringfellow, wide receiver
Avery Young, tackle
Isame Faciane, guard
Praise Martin-Oguike, defensive end
Tory McTyer, cornerback
Lafayette Pitts, cornerback
A.J. Hendy, safety