The Miami Dolphins are now charged with a daunting set of decisions. Miami, along with the rest of the NFL, must cut nearly half of the players on their summer roster in preparation for the regular season. By 4:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, every team will be at 53 players. And 24 hours later, a series of waiver claims will be processed, and there will be a new wave of players who initially made rosters who could get some bad news of their own.

It’s an ugly but necessary part of the business. For the Dolphins in particular, coach Mike McDaniel outlined what the process looks like after Miami’s 14-6 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night to close the preseason.

“What I do know is this team and the collection of 90 (players) have made our jobs very difficult. So the way that looks is you go in (Sunday) morning, you watch the tape with the coaches. And I’ll get together with all of them and then get together with the coordinators and with Chris (Grier), and we’ll start chopping away at some of these difficult decisions. But it’s not easy by any stretch. I really keep myself from making any rush to judgment and allow guys to really play it out and try to settle things on the field…and then fitting that puzzle piece together, which is your 53 plus 16.”

— Head coach Mike McDaniel on Miami’s process of roster cuts

Who made the cut? Here’s a current snapshot of what we know from reports across the league for Miami’s 53-man roster decisions.

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Dolphins’ final roster cuts heading into Week 1 of the 2025 season

• Running back Aaron Shampklin (via Cam Wolfe, NFL Network)
• Cornerback Mike Hilton (via Adam Schefter, ESPN)
• Offensive tackle Jalen McKenzie (via Adam Schefter, ESPN)
• Running back Mike Boone (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Offensive lineman Jackson Carman (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Defensive tackle Ben Stille (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Offensive lineman Mason Brooks (via Omar Kelly, Miami Herald)
• Cornerback Ethan Robinson (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Offensive lineman Addison West (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Wide receiver AJ Henning (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Cornerback Cam Dantzler (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Tight end Pharaoh Brown (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• EDGE defender Quinton Bell (via Adam Schefter, ESPN)
• Defensive lineman Matt Dickerson (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• EDGE defender Derrick McLendon (via Adam Schefter, ESPN)
• Wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. (via Adam Schefter, ESPN)
• Safety Patrick McMorris (via Tom Pelissero, NFL Network)
• Wide receiver Erik Ezukanma (via Ian Rapoport, NFL Network)
• Wide receiver Andrew Armstrong (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Safety John Saunders Jr. (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Edge defender Grayson Murphy (via Cam Wolfe, NFL Network)
• Cornerback B.J. Adams (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Linebacker Eugene Asante – Injury Settlement (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Offensive tackle Ryan Hayes (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Offensive lineman Josh Priebe (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Defensive tackle Alex Huntley (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Cornerback Cornell Armstrong (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• EDGE defender Mohamed Kamara (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Tight end Hayden Rucci (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Linebacker Channing Tindall (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Offensive tackle Bayron Matos (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Cornerback Kendall Sheffield (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Linebacker Dequan Jackson (via Dolphins official team release)
• Tight end Chris Myarick (via Dolphins official team release)
• Offensive lineman Braeden Daniels (via Dolphins official team release)

Additional Miami Dolphins roster transactions

• Sign veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas
• Expected to place interior OL Andrew Meyer on Injured Reserve with a ‘return’ designation (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Kicker Jason Sanders on Injured Reserve with a ‘return designation’ (via Barry Jackson, Miami Herald)
• Offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg converted to the reserve/PUP list (via Dolphins official team release)

Last updated on 5:00PM EST (8/26/25)

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