The Miami Dolphins traded up in the sixth round and selected Charles Clay, a tight end and H-back from Tulsa. Miami traded with Green Bay, and teams swapped sixth- and seventh-round picks. The Dolphins, who selected Clay with the 174th overall selection, have two draft picks remaining, both in the second round.
The Dolphins also selected Abilene Christian speedster Edmond Gates with the 111th overall pick in the fourth round.
The Miami Dolphins traded up in the sixth round and selected Charles Clay, a tight end and H-back from Tulsa. Miami secured the pick, the 174th overall in the sixth round, through a trade with Green Bay.
The Dolphins gave Green Bay the 179th and 218th overall picks and received in return the 174th and 231st picks. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Clay was a versatile offensive weapon for Tulsa, where he was a four-year starter and a team captain during his senior season.
"I provide mismatches amongst the defense and I'm not limited to doing one thing," Clay said.
He ran for 226 yards on 34 carries during his senior season, and caught 43 passes for 526 yards.
His most productive season as a pass-catcher came in 2007 when he was a freshman. He finished that season with 69 receptions for 1,024 yards. Overall, he finished his collegiate career with 189 receptions for 2,544 yards and 28 touchdowns.
The Dolphins were seeking help at tight end and Clay could help to fill that void.
Hoping to add speed to their offense, Miami picked Gates, a receiver who ran the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in 4.37 seconds.
As impressive as the time might sound, Gates wasn't impressed. He said on Saturday that was the slowest 40-yard dash time he'd ever run. The fastest? A 4.21, he said.
"But that was on a track surface," Gates said. "That kind of helps you."
Gates played just one year of high school football and walked on the team at Abilene Christian, a Division II school in Abilene, Texas. He earned small-school All-American honors after he caught 66 passes for 1,182 yards and 13 touchdowns during his senior season in 2010.
Gates said he would like to return kicks – both punts and kickoffs – in the NFL.
The Dolphins also selected Abilene Christian speedster Edmond Gates with the 111th overall pick in the fourth round.
The Miami Dolphins traded up in the sixth round and selected Charles Clay, a tight end and H-back from Tulsa. Miami secured the pick, the 174th overall in the sixth round, through a trade with Green Bay.
The Dolphins gave Green Bay the 179th and 218th overall picks and received in return the 174th and 231st picks. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Clay was a versatile offensive weapon for Tulsa, where he was a four-year starter and a team captain during his senior season.
He ran for 226 yards on 34 carries during his senior season, and caught 43 passes for 526 yards.
His most productive season as a pass-catcher came in 2007 when he was a freshman. He finished that season with 69 receptions for 1,024 yards. Overall, he finished his collegiate career with 189 receptions for 2,544 yards and 28 touchdowns.
The Dolphins were seeking help at tight end and Clay could help to fill that void.
Hoping to add speed to their offense, Miami picked Gates, a receiver who ran the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in 4.37 seconds.
As impressive as the time might sound, Gates wasn't impressed. He said on Saturday that was the slowest 40-yard dash time he'd ever run. The fastest? A 4.21, he said.
"But that was on a track surface," Gates said. "That kind of helps you."
Gates played just one year of high school football and walked on the team at Abilene Christian, a Division II school in Abilene, Texas. He earned small-school All-American honors after he caught 66 passes for 1,182 yards and 13 touchdowns during his senior season in 2010.
Gates said he would like to return kicks – both punts and kickoffs – in the NFL.
