Miami DB OJ Frederique named as next household name by CBSSports

Trinton Breeze

May 8, 2025 2 min read

CBSSports released their list of College Football Next Household Names for 2025, and Miami Hurricanes defensive back OJ Frederique is included.

Freshman standout OJ Frederique Jr. was among the top defenders on the defensive side of the ball last season for Miami. He started seven out of the 13 games he played in and was a force to the Hurricanes defense last season.

Here is what CBS had to say about OJ:

“It's hard to have a much better true freshman season than OJ Frederique Jr., who finished as a True Freshman All-American in 2024 with 21 tackles, one interception and seven passes defended. Perhaps most importantly, Frederique rarely allowed completions. Opposing passers completed just 36.8% of their attempts against him, which was the third-lowest rate in the Power Four. Teams rarely bothered to even pick on the true freshman despite how often opponents had to throw to catch up to Miami's high-scoring offense. Frederique was targeted 36 times compared to 47 and 62 targets respectively for his fellow starters Jadais Richard and Daryl Porter. The 6-foot, 180-pound sophomore-to-be is a sure tackler with excellent ball skills. He'll continue to be one of the best cornerbacks in the country.”

Pro Football Focus also had the standout freshman as one of the best freshman defensive backs in the country.

OJ still has tons to get better at during the offseason but the future is bright for him.

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dunkman23

May 31, 2025

Dwinstitles said:
Point is

To see if a corner is legit they have to throw his way, and see what he does with the guy he’s covering. Is he completely uncovered 3 yards away regularly and giving up catches? Then yea he’s basic. If the wr is making contested catches? Is he making it difficult? Who is the wr? There are a lot of factors man.

We got a new X though who is legit on tape so not worried

I'm not getting your point, or you're not reading the stats in the article. 'Opposing passers completed just 36.8% of their attempts against him, which was the third-lowest rate in the Power Four.' Why would I waste my time throwing at him?

Rellyrell

May 31, 2025

dunkman23 said:
Travis hunter PFF 88.2
:Snaps 776
:target 41
:Receptions 23
: yards 222
:TD 1
: passer rating 39.9
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CB OJ Frederique: 75.8 PFF coverage grade, 14 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns allowed on 38 targets. One interception.
Opposing passers completed just 36.8% of their attempts against him, which was the third-lowest rate in the Power Four.

https://www.canesinsight.com/thread...pff-with-a-grain-of-salt….198931/post-7726594

It’s amazing, mind blowing when PFF is a legitimate source & when it’s not. Lol.

For the record I thought OJ played very well under the circumstances; I also know he was out of position a lot that wasn’t picked on, but as a TF; best CB play we’ve had since probably 2017-18; I’m just laughing at using PFF to validate ur point when PFF was JUST laughed at.

What a time to be alive.

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dunkman23

May 31, 2025

Rellyrell said:
https://www.canesinsight.com/thread...pff-with-a-grain-of-salt….198931/post-7726594

It’s amazing, mind blowing when PFF is a legitimate source & when it’s not. Lol.

For the record I thought OJ played very well under the circumstances; I also know he was out of position a lot that wasn’t picked on, but as a TF; best CB play we’ve had since probably 2017-18; I’m just laughing at using PFF to validate ur point when PFF was JUST laughed at.

What a time to be alive.

Rellyrell said:
https://www.canesinsight.com/thread...pff-with-a-grain-of-salt….198931/post-7726594

It’s amazing, mind blowing when PFF is a legitimate source & when it’s not. Lol.

For the record I thought OJ played very well under the circumstances; I also know he was out of position a lot that wasn’t picked on, but as a TF; best CB play we’ve had since probably 2017-18; I’m just laughing at using PFF to validate ur point when PFF was JUST laughed at.

What a time What you're saying is too vague. I can point out many corners who were out of s not use PFF to grade OJ. Name one game outside of Syracuse where he played poorly. You can't, and even in that game, he only gave up 80 yards.

Rellyrell said:
https://www.canesinsight.com/thread...pff-with-a-grain-of-salt….198931/post-7726594

It’s amazing, mind blowing when PFF is a legitimate source & when it’s not. Lol.

For the record I thought OJ played very well under the circumstances; I also know he was out of position a lot that wasn’t picked on, but as a TF; best CB play we’ve had since probably 2017-18; I’m just laughing at using PFF to validate ur point when PFF was JUST laughed at.

What a time to be alive.

What you're saying is too vague. I can point out many corners who were out of position last season, but the quarterback either didn't see the receiver or didn't throw to them. Let's not use PFF to grade OJ. Name one game outside of Syracuse where he played poorly. You can't, and even in that game, he only gave up 80 yards.

Empirical Cane

May 31, 2025

dunkman23 said:
What are you talking about? OJ gave up 80 yards and one touchdown—what's so bad about that? All Power 4 cornerbacks last year, including top NFL draft picks, gave up 80+ yards in a game. Let's stop the false narrative. If you say they played poorly overall, I can agree. This kid allowed 14 receptions for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns while playing over 620 snaps. Show me 3-4 cornerbacks with better stats.

A few things...

We are focused on the Syracuse game.

In that game, if memory serves, he was pulled for rotation because the play was so bad. And it got even worse from there.

Yes, he played well in other parts of the season, but the Syracuse game (GT as well) was such a step backward it certainly warrants questions that can only be answered through 1) who starts amongst the new DB room; and 2) IF OJ starts, how does he play against ND on opening day?

I could show you probably 50 DBs who played better on that Saturday against Syracuse and none of them had a ACCCG appearance nor CFPO appearance on the line.

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dunkman23

May 31, 2025

Empirical Cane said:
A few things...

We are focused on the Syracuse game.

In that game, if memory serves, he was pulled for rotation because the play was so bad. And it got even worse from there.

Yes, he played well in other parts of the season, but the Syracuse game (GT as well) was such a step backward it certainly warrants questions that can only be answered through 1) who starts amongst the new DB room; and 2) IF OJ starts, how does he play against ND on opening day?

I could show you probably 50 DBs who played better on that Saturday against Syracuse and none of them had a ACCCG appearance nor CFPO appearance on the line.

I don't think your memory serves you well. He didn't get pulled, and if giving up 80 yards got him pulled, every cornerback in the country would've been benched. To answer your question, OJ start, Damari, and X will have to battle it out, and I expect OJ to shut down one side of the field against ND.

Rellyrell

May 31, 2025

dunkman23 said:
What you're saying is too vague. I can point out many corners who were out of position last season, but the quarterback either didn't see the receiver or didn't throw to them. Let's not use PFF to grade OJ. Name one game outside of Syracuse where he played poorly. You can't, and even in that game, he only gave up 80 yards.

Bro, relax

Empirical Cane

May 31, 2025

dunkman23 said:
I don't think your memory serves you well. He didn't get pulled, and if giving up 80 yards got him pulled, every cornerback in the country would've been benched. To answer your question, OJ start, Damari, and X will have to battle it out, and I expect OJ to shut down one side of the field against ND.

Help me out here...and perhaps my I am very wrong...

As I recall he played much less after subpar play early against Syracuse....

Am I wrong on this??

And what he did play, graded very poorly.

This is not an attack or demeaning OJ, this is debriefing performance in a high demand job series.

This is adult analysis.