2027 DB Kenton Dopson III commits to Miami

Sebastian Font

Mar 13, 2025 2 min read

2027 4-star DB Kenton Dopson III has announced his commitment to the University of Miami live on Instagram.

The 6-foot-1, 185 pounder from Miami, Florida is considered one of the top players in the country regardless of position. Dopson is currently ranked as a top-15 player in the country as well as being ranked the No.2 CB. As a sophomore at Norland, Dopson was credited for three interceptions and 16 total tackles last year, being named a MaxPreps All-American for his efforts.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/19435027/kenton-dopson-iii

The Norland product possesses all the tools to become an elite corner at the next level: length, physicality, and speed. Dopson also runs track, just recently setting a Norland school record for the 200 meter.

Dopson visited multiple games last fall, in attendance for both Hurricane wins over Florida State Miami appears headed back to their roots when it comes to the secondary, building strong classes for both 2026 and 2027.and Duke. In addition, Dopson was part of the star studded line-up of unofficial visitors for week one of spring practice, and follows the path of 2026 DB Jaelen Waters in committing to the ’Canes after week one.

“I’ve been a Hurricanes fan since I can remember, I was born into it,” said Dopson.

While there was clear interest from Dopson’s side, in an age of NIL and constant competition from rival schools, Miami still had to get him over the line. Once again, new defensive backs coach Zac Etheridge was hard at work in securing his future chess pieces. Like with Waters, Etheridge made a strong impression on Dopson with his game plan and communication with him.

Miami beat out nearly 30 other teams who offered Dopson, namely in-state rivals Florida and Florida State. Dopson becomes only the second commit in the 2027 class, joining American Heritage WR Ah’mari Stevens in the class. While the ’Canes are in full swing with their 2026 class, it’s encouraging to see Cristobal & co. securing the top talents in South Florida early.

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Golsen82

Sep 12, 2025

gogeta4 said:
sh*t gnna be dryer than a bojangles biscuit.....he was just at our notre dame game for comparison.

unc games are snoozefest regardless

Nothing worse than a bojangle biscuit

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CANE1775

Sep 12, 2025

Golsen82 said:
Nothing worse than a bojangle biscuit

I was just about to say that I had to go sip some water from just reading the post!

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Golsen82

Sep 12, 2025

CANE1775 said:
I was just about to say that I had to go sip some water from just reading the post!

Ill take a gas station biscuit thats been under the light for 3 **** days over bojangles!

canecrazy23

Sep 12, 2025

CanefaninBuckeyeland said:
$$$ > late mother's wishes and playing in the playoffs and staying in Miami. Nasty business there, but to each his own.

Fixed

Dwinstitles

Sep 12, 2025

Golsen82 said:
So dad is taking the highest offer. So much for your Canes fandom

It’s easy to scream fandom until you are put in that situation. Any human taking the bag

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Hurry-Cane

Sep 12, 2025

gogeta4 said:
its him lol hes a cane fan...pay the man hes repped by drew rosenhaus so thats where this came into play

Ha. Crazy ya never know on message boards. I’m with it, kid is the top corner just match UNC and call it a day (hopefully)

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sedlst11

Sep 12, 2025

Dwinstitles said:
It’s easy to scream fandom until you are put in that situation. Any human taking the bag

Not if the bags are that far apart. Fandom is in question then.

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Trav

Sep 12, 2025

Dwinstitles said:
It’s easy to scream fandom until you are put in that situation. Any human taking the bag

And they should. These kids and families live in the same economy as the rest of us. Now if it's going to a crap situation for only a few more bucks that's questionable, but I still get it. Get your $$ while you can.

Dwinstitles

Sep 12, 2025

sedlst11 said:
Not if the bags are that far apart. Fandom is in question then.

bruh family over fandom, money means taking care of the family.

Dwinstitles

Sep 12, 2025

Trav said:
And they should. These kids and families live in the same economy as the rest of us. Now if it's going to a crap situation for only a few more bucks that's questionable, but I still get it. Get your $$ while you can.

facts

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jtwist89

Sep 12, 2025

gogeta4 said:
its him lol hes a cane fan...pay the man hes repped by drew rosenhaus so thats where this came into play

Need to keep elite talent home. Pay up or never get over the hump. Where would we be if we threw Jeramiah Smith an extra mil? Pretty sure Ohio State doesnt win it all last year if that happened.

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jsy

Sep 12, 2025

Drop wyman and up this dudes bag
This recruitment is easy just come with the biggest bag
I respect guys who don’t try to be fake
Nothing wrong with going to the biggest bag
That’s like a canes fan going to uf cuz they got a scholarship

PRcane787

Sep 12, 2025

jsy said:
Drop wyman and up this dudes bag
This recruitment is easy just come with the biggest bag
I respect guys who don’t try to be fake
Nothing wrong with going to the biggest bag
That’s like a canes fan going to uf cuz they got a scholarship

Lol.. bruh .. I feel attacked

gogeta4

Sep 12, 2025

Hurry-Cane said:
Ha. Crazy ya never know on message boards. I’m with it, kid is the top corner just match UNC and call it a day (hopefully)

his dad is on this board lol hes legit...hes been leaving messages when dmoney goes live on youtube based off of the team practice reports/ recruiting etc.

Dwinstitles

Sep 12, 2025

jsy said:
Drop wyman and up this dudes bag
This recruitment is easy just come with the biggest bag
I respect guys who don’t try to be fake
Nothing wrong with going to the biggest bag
That’s like a canes fan going to uf cuz they got a scholarship

facts

One9

Sep 12, 2025

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Golsen82

Sep 12, 2025

PRcane787 said:
Lol.. bruh .. I feel attacked

No shame in that . I met a guy other day, whole family dressed in Gator attire. Day after USF lol. Were in Tennessee I asked if he's from Florida. Turns out he grew up a Miami fan and his family are Canes fans. But he went to UF for school.

grover

Sep 13, 2025

Dwinstitles said:
It’s easy to scream fandom until you are put in that situation. Any human taking the bag

Facts. Miami shouldn’t have to pay a suck tax anymore. But if we aren’t matching NIL offers, what does that tell the recruit? They’re more valued by another program. So we better come close to matching or they’d be stupid to at least not seriously listen.

TBH I’ve said this before but if he does flip soon, the fact it’s UNC is a good thing because if we really do want him, he’ll listen in the end. Whereas if it were Tai t or Oregon or TX or Georgia or Raymond at LSU he’d be harder to flip back.

Dwinstitles

Sep 13, 2025

grover said:
Facts. Miami shouldn’t have to pay a suck tax anymore. But if we aren’t matching NIL offers, what does that tell the recruit? They’re more valued by another program. So we better come close to matching or they’d be stupid to at least not seriously listen.

TBH I’ve said this before but if he does flip soon, the fact it’s UNC is a good thing because if we really do want him, he’ll listen in the end. Whereas if it were Tai t or Oregon or TX or Georgia or Raymond at LSU he’d be harder to flip back.

If there is no suck tax anymore and we losing guys the goalpost needs to be pushed back or the truth has to be told.