Marquise Lightfoot commits to Miami

DMoney

Jul 3, 2023 1 min read

In perhaps the biggest recruiting win of the cycle thus far, the Miami Hurricanes landed the commitment of elite pass-rusher Marquise Lightfoot from Chicago.

Lightfoot, the #6 ranked EDGE prospect and the #67 player overall in the 247 Composite rankings, chose Miami over Ohio State and USC. The 6'5", 220-pound edge rusher from Kenwood Academy sat high on Miami’s overall board due to his combination of length, explosive power, closing speed and effort. I’m told he looked the part of an elite prospect in person, and the coaches absolutely love his aggressive nature on special teams.

While many thought he would sign with the Buckeyes, Miami made a huge move on his official visit this past weekend. This was a huge win for Mario Cristobal, who desperately needed recruiting momentum after the losses of DT Justin Scott and WR Jacory Barney.

Link to original player thread: https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/marquise-lightfoot-4-de-from-chicago.184038/#post-6511451

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chris2183l

Jul 3, 2023

Good start. Much needed... i wanna see Patterson, Trader, A. Jones and hopefully someone like Franklin end up in this class as well...

skydogcane6

Jul 3, 2023

Now we go

BeastMode

Jul 3, 2023

The U is back to work

Jul 3, 2023

407cane

Jul 3, 2023

01Canes

Jul 3, 2023

ChinstrapCane

Jul 3, 2023

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nycane

Jul 3, 2023

hes athletic and 6'5. I liked hearing him talk. he seems to be a big picture kid.
This was a win over OSU. they wanted him bad.

TexasCane90

Jul 3, 2023

This is definitely a whale and win on the trail

Good job JT and Mario

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Schuylkill County Cane

Jul 3, 2023

PIPO

Jul 3, 2023

Cribby

Jul 3, 2023

252cane said:
People were saying we won’t have a top 15 class and this kid alone jumped the class up to 17

Now they’ll be back talking about a top five class. Bipolar AF lol

Samoan Souljah

Jul 3, 2023

All you whale watchers...betta put some respekt on JT's and Mario's name. Some of yall need to be patient and have a life outside of message boards lmaoooo. smdh.