With the Trade of Isaiah Ford and Lynn Bowden Jr. on the COVID-19 list, UDFA pickup Kirk Merritt is active and traveling with the Miami Dolphins and suiting up in his first NFL game.
Hailing from Arkansas State, Kirk Merritt is one of the 10 UDFA’s the Miami Dolphins picked up in the Draft Process. Originally a 4-star recruit and signed with Oregon as a RB, Merritt would be the on the short end of the Dolphins depth chart. Merritt will be behind DeVante Parker, Preston Williams, Jakeem Grant, Malcolm Perry and Mack Hollins.
While Merritt has off-the field issues he was put on the spotlight on the Netflix Series “Last Chance U”.