Former Miami defensive end Mitchell Agude signs UDFA deal after 2023 NFL Draft

Former Miami Hurricanes defensive end Mitchell Agude has signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Miami Dolphins, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2.

Dale played high school football at Santiago (CA), where he was a three-star prospect, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Agude began his collegiate career at UCLA, playing two seasons with the Bruins before transferring to Miami to play for the Hurricanes. Over his time in college football, he amassed 8.5 total sacks, a number he’ll be hoping to eclipse at the next level.

Mitchell Agude showed out for the Miami Hurricanes, and now he’ll be looking to do the same for the Miami Dolphins at the NFL level, looking to prove the franchise right for taking a chance on him, and 31 other teams wrong for not doing the same thing.

What NFL Draft experts are saying about former Miami Hurricanes defensive end Mitchell Agude

Moreover, Kyle Crabbs of The Draft Network evaluated Agude’s potential, believing that he has some potential at the next level.

“Mitchell Agude has the kind of build that suggests you can continue to stack up weight on his frame, and he showcases the kind of initial quickness to suggest that he can win off the edge with more refinement as a player,” wrote Crabbs. “Agude should be considered a ball of clay as a pass rusher off the edge—he’s only played two years of FBS football and has ample potential. He’s long, lean and bursty. That’s a good combination of raw skills for a developmental player. And yet, amid the raw components of his game, he did manage to force four fumbles last season and showcase a good nose for the football.

“So long as you hold the right kind of expectations in his evaluation, there’s plenty to like. I am intrigued to see how he assimilates to the Miami Hurricanes defense, too—perhaps there’s a new opportunity to unlock skills in a new defense. Because much of his appeal as a prospect is projection-based and unknown, you can only project him so high. But based on the adversity he’s overcome in his life to get to this point, he’s definitely someone I’d want to bet on finding a role in the NFL.”