Rookie wide receiver Chad Bumphis showed a national television audience Sunday night he’s a young player with a lot of playmaking ability. But it wasn’t anything the Dolphins hadn’t seen in practice.

Bumphis led all receivers in the Hall of Fame Game with five catches for 85 yards, the highest receiving yardage total for a Dolphins player in a preseason game since Aug. 27, 2011 when Brandon Marshall gained 90 yards on only two catches against Tampa Bay.

Bumphis’ first catch was his biggest, as he took a simple slant while Dallas was blitzing, got to the sideline and turned upfield for a 45-yard gain to the Cowboys 31-yard line. Bumphis ended his night with a 20-yard reception on the Dolphins’ last drive to help set up Miami’s last touchdown.

“As a guy trying to make the team, you’ve got to go out and play every quarter,” Bumphis said after the game. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the beginning of the game or the end of the game. If they put you in, they’re giving you an opportunity to go out and show what you can do. And it’s important that you do that when you’re on the field no matter when it is.”

That has been Bumphis’ motto since the start of camp.

Yeah Bumphis blundered a tipped pass into the wrong hands for sure, but overall, he had a nice game. I like McNutt and his huge frame too. These guys bring promise.

Lol you were singing a different tune yesterday bro. You sounded very pessimistic. I don't see any future for McNutt, Bumphis could be a gem if he had just a little more speed.

I was pessimistic off the fumble right off the bat and the tipped pass for the INT return, who wouldn't be?

As far as anymore speed, McNutt came out with a 40 range between 4.42 - 4.5, big kid, I like his potential.....Bumphis ran times from 4.4 -4.6 range....again, I like his potential too because these are big bodied receivers.

Yesterday was a sloppy played game and if calling that out means pessimistic in your book, then so be it.

Bumphis ran times from 4.4 -4.6 range....again, I like his potential too because these are big bodied receivers.

If 5'10, 195 lbs is big-bodied, I'm a tight end.

He did a great job scoring a TD for Dallas last night.

I thought it was Moore who threw the pass that hit him right in the hands and then he Bumphised it up in the air?

According to the Miami Herald, undrafted Dolphins WR Chad Bumphis is "making a case" for a roster spot.
"He's catching a lot of passes," said coach Joe Philbin. "Chad is a good football player." OC Mike Sherman has also offered praise. "He’s talented. To play that slot receiver, you have to be nifty and crafty. He appears to be that." Bumphis caught five passes for 85 yards in Sunday's Hall of Fame game, but will have to continue to light up the preseason to have a realistic shot at a spot.

Mike Sherman's media session on Tuesday ...

(On what he sees from Chad Bumphis)– “When Chad was in college, he played the inside slot receiver. I’m sure part of people’s observations of him was he wasn’t the fastest guy in the world, not the biggest guy in the world, so maybe that’s how he ended up as an undrafted free agent. I do think he’s talented. I think he understands how to play that slot receiver, which is not an easy position. You have to be nifty and crafty, and he appears to be that. He’s done some good things, and he has some things he needs to correct. He’s was certainly on the back-end of an interception for a touchdown when he kind of floated into a route instead of defining it a little more, but that’s part of being a rookie. We definitely can fix that. I would say observation is correct. He has definitely shown something out here in the game the other day, but he still has a ways to go. He’s a great guy to work with.” ...

(On any first year players other than Chad Bumphis who have stood out to him) – “Nothing in particular, nobody in particular I should say stood out. I thought Chad was the most that stood out when he made some plays. A guy made a play here but missed a play here, so it’s kind of a 50/50 shot made plays/missed plays, so I can’t identify anybody else necessarily that jumped out there. I will say this, a second-year player (Josh) Samuda as a guard and center, I thought he really shown and did a nice job for us.” ...