5-star WR Calvin Russell sets commitment date; Miami set as a Finalist

Trinton Breeze said:

Five-star wide receiver Calvin Russell, who received an offer from Jai Lucas on the basketball side a couple of weeks ago, has now set his commitment date for July 5.

Russell is considering Miami, LSU, Florida, Michigan, FSU, North Carolina, Oregon, and Syracuse.

Russell is a five-star prospect from Miami, Florida, standing at 6 feet 5 inches tall. He plays for the Miami Northwestern team, which won the Sunshine State 3A title under the guidance of former NFL quarterback and current coach Teddy Bridgewater. During the season, Russell caught 39 passes for a total of 704 yards and scored 13 touchdowns, in addition to running for 2 more touchdowns. In the championship game against Jacksonville Raines, he recorded 4 receptions for 59 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Russell is ranked as the 21st player in the nation, the 3rd among wide receivers, and the 2nd-best player in the Sunshine State.

Russell is currently visiting LSU and is also set to visit Florida State next month in June. However, he doesn't have a visit set up with Miami just yet.

The versatile athlete, who plays in both track and field, has received basketball scholarship offers from schools like Michigan, Illinois, LSU, Arizona State, Penn State, FAU, and Tulane.

Can the Hurricanes land one of the best receivers in the Sunshine State? We shall see very soon.

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Thoughtsoncanes said:

Gaby doesn’t seem too confident

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Confidence1000 said:

@Trinton Breeze the new day @Peter Ariz ! The Young God

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P-Tizzle said:

I think I read the same article from Gaby as you did over there at ITU, and it was a typical Gaby article. He's never confident about anything. Mr. Hedge.

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Hurracanes said:

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Confidence1000 said:

Look at u hating on a Teenager who’s trying to make something of himself. As a grown man you should be ashamed of yourself. Get your life together or find you something positive to do with your time. God bless you man

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1murhurricane said:

This one is easy close. Bag up and that's that.

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FrancisSawyer said:

You sure? Not saying you're wrong. It's just that I've never felt good about Russell picking Miami. It's likely the fact that he is a 5 star local WR and we don't exactly have a great track record when it comes to them. I really want Russell in this class. He's a bit raw but he has great tools and I'm confident in Beard's ability to develop him.

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1murhurricane said:

This one is easy close. Bag up and that's that.

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Hufftwoseven said:

Worth it?

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TriStarCane said:

It worth it for the optics alone. We haven’t signed the top HS WR out of SFL since 2018. I’m not a south Florida truther, but I think it matters. We need to get top kids. If his comp is Tee Higgins I’d very much like to have that on the team

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