10 Malcolm Perry RB

The Dolphins activated Perry from the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday.

Perry spent just four days on the reserve/COVID-19 list before returning to Dolphins' active roster, so his participation in training camp won't be delayed too significantly. The rookie seventh-round pick is working to carve out a depth role in a deceptively crowded backfield, with Kalen Ballage, Myles Gaskin and Patrick Laird all also competing for reserve gigs.

The Dolphins placed Perry (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.

A seventh-round pick by the Dolphins in 2020, Perry is hoping to make his mark with the club during training camp. Unfortunately, his opportunity to do so will most likely be delayed by his placement on the list.

Perry has signed his rookie deal with the Dolphins and has been added to the depth chart as a running back, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Perry was taken by Miami in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was a quarterback coming out of college, but it looks like the Dolphins intend on working him out of the backfield right away. The Navy product rushed for 2,017 yards during his senior campaign. Given his size (5-9, 186 pounds), he will presumably be used more as a gadget player for the team.

The Dolphins selected Perry in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft, 246th overall.

Perry checks all the boxes when it comes to mental intangibles, but he's a bit undersized at 5-foot-9, 186 pounds and didn't put together an overly impressive combine performance. Still, he finished second in the nation in terms of rushing yards (2,017) and scored 21 touchdowns as a senior. Likely more of a gadget player than anything else at the professional level, Perry was enough a special teams standout at Navy to possibly secure a roster spot as a returner.