Just days after finalizing their secondary staff, the Miami Hurricanes have made a major splash at the cornerback position, flipping five-star Donte Wright from Georgia.
An elite defensive back who has all the tools to be special at the next level, Wright is one of the consensus top cornerbacks in the 2027 class.
A 6-foot-1 corner, Wright excels in man coverage, completely taking away an opposing team’s number one option.
His high school stats reflect that, with very little attempts going his way as he puts receivers on an island.
The California native sticks to receivers with impressive footwork, matching routes well as he fluidly moves his hips across the field.
Wright was committed to UGA since last summer, but other schools such as Miami and Oregon remained squarely in the mix for the Long Beach Poly product.
The Hurricanes began to surge following his weekend visit in March, where Wright left impressed.
“I always had high expectations of Miami, they just reached all those expectations, I feel Miami is a big contender for sure in my recruitment,” said Wright.
“I would say I fit in perfectly. Talking with [Hetherman], he told me that he's trying to get into more man coverage and press coverage.”
Plenty of concern was expressed at the lack of certainty in the secondary room following the loss of Zac Etheridge and the lack of a named secondary coach.
But following the announcement of Terry Jefferson as corners coach and the elevation of Will Harris as secondary coach, the Canes look set to continue on the trail.
Wright becomes Miami’s eleventh commit in the 2027 class, joining local talents Sherrod Gourdine and Jaylyn Jones in the secondary room.
Check out our interview with Miami’s newest commit below:
Id like to see him at nickel. Free's us up schematically. Kid obviously is advanced mentally and with his ability to read offenses based on the limited highlights I've seen and the things you've said about him. We could get pretty creative with him and Bryce in the same secondary. Macho is he a film dude or is it instinctive?
