2023 Miami Central (FL) WR Lamar Seymore committed to the Miami Hurricanes on Thursday, becoming the first commit in his class for UM.
The 6-0, 170-pounder has no national ranking, as the recruiting services have not yet ranked the current freshman class. As such, there are no class rankings available either.
The Player
Seymore was identified as a top target in his class back in June of 2019 before he even started his freshman year of high school, and the coaches offered him after he impressed the staff at a Manny Diaz summer camp event on campus. With older brother and current Rockets’ teammate OL Laurence Seymore a longtime UM commitment in the 2021 class, Miami was considered the early frontrunner for Lamar, and the Canes had the benefit of Laurence bringing Lamar along every time he visited campus. That allowed the staff to build a strong relationship with Lamar in middle school, and UM was able to cash in on that when it came time to start recruiting him. Seymore chose Miami over other early offers from Tennessee and Coastal Carolina.
As a freshman playing on varsity at a football powerhouse like Miami Central that won another state title in 2019, Seymore posted 17 catches for 215 yards and a TD in his first season of high school ball. On film this fall, Seymore demonstrates that he is a long-strider and looks to already have grown his frame from last summer. Shows good concentration and awareness in tracking the ball in the air and off deflections. Moves a bit stiff and more like a running back in the open field, and you would like to see him open up his hips a bit more and unleash his full speed potential. From a technique standpoint, much more advanced than other receiver prospects his age, and he understands how to find holes in coverage and get open. Seymore has a high ceiling and is projected to be ranked as one of the top prospects in the South Florida area when it comes time to start ranking his class. In taking prospects so early, there will always be concerns that they will not follow the development trajectory you expect them to, but with Seymore’s upside and family connections to the program, it was an easy decision to take his pledge.
The Class
Like his brother before him, Seymore has the honor of being the first commitment in his class. He will look to be a leader in the class and bring other local prospects along with him. At this juncture, it would be pointless to try and discern the number of receivers Miami might take in 2023, but, as always, South Florida is looking to be loaded at the position. Locally, the Canes have already offered University School WR (FL) Brandon Inniss, who has been making an impact on the varsity U-School team since he was in middle school, while stud youngsters like Booker T. Washington WR (FL) Adam Moore and Homestead (FL) WR David Jester have early offers from multiple top-tier Power 5 programs in addition to Miami. ATH Jalen Brown is a speedster from Gulliver Prep (FL) that doubles as both a receiver and a corner, and Brown already has an offer from national champion LSU along with Miami. UM would love to pair any one of these elite players with Seymore in this class, but it’s much too early to say where any of these prospects might be leaning.
The Team
Adding quality receivers to the roster takes on that much more of an importance with Rhett Lashlee’s spread offense now in town, as pass catchers are expected to have a bigger role in his scheme than in years past at Miami. After taking 4 receivers in 2020, Lashlee and WR coach Rob Likens will have two more cycles to reshape the roster with this position group before Seymore comes aboard. By 2023, the 4 current Canes freshmen will be seniors, and Seymore will compete with them and whoever else Miami adds in that timespan for a spot in the rotation. Like most first year players, Seymore will likely take his freshman year to work his way into the rotation and develop his technique and body for the rigors of the college game. By his sophomore season in 2024, with his potential, there’s a chance Seymore is battling to start.
The 6-0, 170-pounder has no national ranking, as the recruiting services have not yet ranked the current freshman class. As such, there are no class rankings available either.
The Player
Seymore was identified as a top target in his class back in June of 2019 before he even started his freshman year of high school, and the coaches offered him after he impressed the staff at a Manny Diaz summer camp event on campus. With older brother and current Rockets’ teammate OL Laurence Seymore a longtime UM commitment in the 2021 class, Miami was considered the early frontrunner for Lamar, and the Canes had the benefit of Laurence bringing Lamar along every time he visited campus. That allowed the staff to build a strong relationship with Lamar in middle school, and UM was able to cash in on that when it came time to start recruiting him. Seymore chose Miami over other early offers from Tennessee and Coastal Carolina.
As a freshman playing on varsity at a football powerhouse like Miami Central that won another state title in 2019, Seymore posted 17 catches for 215 yards and a TD in his first season of high school ball. On film this fall, Seymore demonstrates that he is a long-strider and looks to already have grown his frame from last summer. Shows good concentration and awareness in tracking the ball in the air and off deflections. Moves a bit stiff and more like a running back in the open field, and you would like to see him open up his hips a bit more and unleash his full speed potential. From a technique standpoint, much more advanced than other receiver prospects his age, and he understands how to find holes in coverage and get open. Seymore has a high ceiling and is projected to be ranked as one of the top prospects in the South Florida area when it comes time to start ranking his class. In taking prospects so early, there will always be concerns that they will not follow the development trajectory you expect them to, but with Seymore’s upside and family connections to the program, it was an easy decision to take his pledge.
The Class
Like his brother before him, Seymore has the honor of being the first commitment in his class. He will look to be a leader in the class and bring other local prospects along with him. At this juncture, it would be pointless to try and discern the number of receivers Miami might take in 2023, but, as always, South Florida is looking to be loaded at the position. Locally, the Canes have already offered University School WR (FL) Brandon Inniss, who has been making an impact on the varsity U-School team since he was in middle school, while stud youngsters like Booker T. Washington WR (FL) Adam Moore and Homestead (FL) WR David Jester have early offers from multiple top-tier Power 5 programs in addition to Miami. ATH Jalen Brown is a speedster from Gulliver Prep (FL) that doubles as both a receiver and a corner, and Brown already has an offer from national champion LSU along with Miami. UM would love to pair any one of these elite players with Seymore in this class, but it’s much too early to say where any of these prospects might be leaning.
The Team
Adding quality receivers to the roster takes on that much more of an importance with Rhett Lashlee’s spread offense now in town, as pass catchers are expected to have a bigger role in his scheme than in years past at Miami. After taking 4 receivers in 2020, Lashlee and WR coach Rob Likens will have two more cycles to reshape the roster with this position group before Seymore comes aboard. By 2023, the 4 current Canes freshmen will be seniors, and Seymore will compete with them and whoever else Miami adds in that timespan for a spot in the rotation. Like most first year players, Seymore will likely take his freshman year to work his way into the rotation and develop his technique and body for the rigors of the college game. By his sophomore season in 2024, with his potential, there’s a chance Seymore is battling to start.
