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

Trinton Breeze

May 30, 2025 2 min read

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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gogeta4

Jul 5, 2025

Brooklyndee said:
Evans DEFINITELY intrigues me. Kid has all of the physical traits you look for. I'd be lying if I said I watch film on any of these kids until the reason actually exists. Only intangible with Evans I'm not aware of is the level of competition he's going against weekly. But he makes it look real simple. Spafford that speed definitely catches your attention. Would be a mean mismatch for most teams if we played him out of the slot. But that's gotta be where ideally you put Malachi. Door isn't anywhere near closed for a couple of the top tier kids no matter what's being discussed right now. Our focus is still top 3 class and stacking elite talent. Let it play out.

evans played against two good teams last year in northwestern and grimsley.

lOST TO BOTH...everyone else appeared to be a running clock. includin camdin portis squad

Hegemon

Jul 5, 2025

Brooklyndee said:
Dt & safety is all I care about

Do you incorporate transfer portal as well or purely highschool?

Im assuming transfer portal because well... theyre playing too

Calinative

Jul 5, 2025

Brooklyndee said:
Dt & safety is all I care about

Then we gotta land Bryce Perry-Wright today, Lamar Brown on 10th, and Blake Stewart next week. And if we land BPW maybe that helps us potentially flip Tyriq Green (both go to Buford) at Safety from UGA too. If we landed those 4 that would be pretty good all thinga considered I still think we need 3 safeties regardless though

Calinative

Jul 5, 2025

I'm fully back aboard the move Bryce Fitzgerald to WR train

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Bpayne32

Jul 5, 2025

Calinative said:
I'm fully back aboard the move Bryce Fitzgerald to WR train

Db all the way his physical traits at DB are rare

252cane

Jul 5, 2025

Calinative said:
Then we gotta land Bryce Perry-Wright today, Lamar Brown on 10th, and Blake Stewart next week. And if we land BPW maybe that helps us potentially flip Tyriq Green (both go to Buford) at Safety from UGA too. If we landed those 4 that would be pretty good all thinga considered I still think we need 3 safeties regardless though

Ain’t none of that happening

JHallCanes

Jul 5, 2025

Last 15 years we’ve only landed the #1 ranked receiver in Florida twice

Stacey Coley
Mark Pope

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nycane

Jul 5, 2025

JHallCanes said:
Last 15 years we’ve only landed the #1 ranked receiver in Florida twice

Stacey Coley
Mark Pope

Ahmmon Richard’s should have been a 5 start and would have been a 1st round pick.

I have no idea how pope was a #1.

JHallCanes

Jul 5, 2025

nycane said:
Ahmmon Richard’s should have been a 5 start and would have been a 1st round pick.

I have no idea how pope was a #1.

Rankings get a little tougher to follow further back but I’m guessing Aldarius was another #1 FL WR

But man there aren’t many that have picked us that’s for sure and to your point one was an absolute flop

grover

Jul 5, 2025

Calinative said:
Then we gotta land Bryce Perry-Wright today, Lamar Brown on 10th, and Blake Stewart next week. And if we land BPW maybe that helps us potentially flip Tyriq Green (both go to Buford) at Safety from UGA too. If we landed those 4 that would be pretty good all thinga considered I still think we need 3 safeties regardless though

You haven't read @Brooklyndee's other posts if you think that. It's the quantity of guys with the right traits and body types that really matter at DL, especially DT. If we miss on Brown for example, we need to find someone else with the measurables, not necessarily the highest ranked or proven production. Do what we're doing on the OL with guys like Cooper, Kinsler and Ervin.

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kanin81

Jul 5, 2025

nycane said:
Ahmmon Richard’s should have been a 5 start and would have been a 1st round pick.

I have no idea how pope was a #1.

Richard’s was the man so sad he had to retire.

Canesfan1899

Jul 5, 2025

nycane said:
Ahmmon Richard’s should have been a 5 start and would have been a 1st round pick.

I have no idea how pope was a #1.

Mark Pope turned into a gas station model.

Odysseus

Jul 5, 2025

Canesfan1899 said:
Mark Pope turned into a gas station model.

Broo if he was in college today that fool would have gotten NIL from shell or sunoco or mobile 1

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Caneofcanes

Jul 5, 2025

MiamiVice7 said:
I know I’m not alone, but soon as I saw the liability our secondary was I dreaded that Cuse game the whole time. Played out just as I expected, unfortunately.

Well how the F’CK did Pitt get all those turnovers that game? Did we not watch that game film?

Hoyacane1620

Jul 5, 2025

gogeta4 said:
the same syracuse killed the playoffs hopes of the team last year ...by literally throwing the ball which way and anyway they wanted to against this mario led team.

or did we all delete the game from our mind and dvr.

last year"s news

Gocanes1990

Jul 5, 2025

DC3 said:
Is that going to be the case for next years SFL WR class since they would have ties with current guys on the roster.

Pretty stupid reasoning when some will either get reworked deals from improved play or asked to leave in the next offseason cuz they just aren’t good enough.

Not sure tbh. Think we have time to work on the other stuff by then

BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati

Jul 5, 2025

gogeta4 said:
yea thats what i think would allow for him to log a few mins wherever he goes. HE CAN DEFEND AND IN BASKETBALL JUST WANTING TO DEFEND IS ALL YOU NEED.

Whats crazy is the kid that starts for our basketball team at pg probably can walk in and start at safety for us next szn as well. lol

Have you suggested as much to Mario?