The Dolphins picked 24-year old cornerback Jimmy Wilson out of Montana with the 235th overall pick (7th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Wilson is 5’11″, 193 pounds and he runs a 4.5 40.  He looked really good in workouts and that’s the reason the Fins picked him as he didn’t play much in college.  The reason for that is that Wilson spent 25 months in jail before being acquitted of first degree murder.  If nothing else, Wilson has to be tough due to the time he spent in the clink.

The Miami Dolphins picked DT Frank Kearse out of Alabama A&M with the 231st overall pick (7th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Kearse is a mountain of a man at 6’4″, 315 pounds.  When he stays low in his stance, he wins most of his battles but he has a problem with playing high.  Kearse played in 44 games in his four years in college and he had 122 tackles, 7 sacks, he defensed 5 passes, forced 3 fumbles, had 2 fumble recoveries and he had 2 interceptions.  It might take the Dolphins some time to coach up Kearse, but he has the potential to help them down the road if they are patient with him.

UPDATE:  (9/4/2011) – The Dolphins have released Frank Kearse.

The Miami Dolphins have drafted 22-year old TE Charles Clay out of  Tulsa with the 174th overall pick (6th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Clay is 6’3″, 239 pounds and he runs a 4.65 40.  Clay is a pass catching TE as he doesn’t seem to like to block.  He’s essentially a really big WR and he is fast for his size.  He has good hands and he runs hard after the catch.  Clay played in 13 games (all starts) at Tulsa last season and he caught 43 passes for 526 yards (12.2 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  He played in 52 games (43 starts) in his four years in college and he caught 189 passes for 2,544 yards (13.5 avg) with 28 TD grabs.  This was another solid pick for the Dolphins as Clay could really help the passing game.

The Miami Dolphins have picked 25-year old WR Edmond Gates out of Abilene Christian with the 111th overall pick (4th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Gates is 5’11″, 189 pounds and he runs a 4.47 40.  Gates game is speed as he was often the best player on the team in college.   The step up in competition might not hurt Gates as much because he is a speed burner who makes most of his plays down the field.  Gates played in 12 games (all starts) for Abilene Christian last year and he caught 66 passes for 1,182 yards (17.9 avg) with 13 TD grabs.  He played in 43 games (32 starts) in his four years in college and he caught 158 passes for 2,885 yards (19.8 avg) with 27 TD grabs.  Gates also returned 19 kickoffs for 507 yards (26.7 avg) in college so he should be able to help the Dolphins on specail teams.  The Dolphins wanted to add speed to the WRing corps and Gates should certainly provide that, so I like this pick for them.