Last month, 2019 Vero Beach (FL) 3-star DE Jahfari Harvey committed to the Miami Hurricanes while on campus for UM’s “Miami Nights” event.
“Miami just has something that I want to be a part of,” Harvey said. “The coaching staff treated my family and I like we were already a part of the Hurricane family.”
For his announcement, Harvey gave people following his recruitment a unique view into his thought-process: he wrote his own commitment article for TCPalm.com, explaining what it meant to him to be able to play on the next level and what led to his UM pledge.
“I try to be different in everything I do and I couldn’t be happier with committing to the University of Miami,” Harvey said on his commitment article. “I didn’t want to do anything too extra, I just thought telling a little bit of my journey would be the best way. Everyone liked it, it was something new.”
This weekend, Harvey will make his first return trip to campus since his commitment and will compete at Paradise Camp with some of the best. As a DE, he’ll mainly be working with future position coach Jess Simpson and plans to soak up some of Simpson’s knowledge on the field at Paradise.
“I’m looking to learn as much as I can and taking it and using it to better myself as a defensive end,” Harvey said.
For some recruits, a big draw to Paradise Camp is the swarms of Miami Hurricanes' greats that come to the event to coach, offer words of wisdom, or just hangout with the players. While the list of coaches has yet to be announced, Harvey does have two legends in mind that he’d like to see.
“Ed Reed and Ray Lewis are two players I really want to meet,” Harvey said. “I always admired Ed Reed’s drive and heart and Ray Lewis’s determination and wisdom for the game.”
As such a recent commitment, Harvey hasn’t had any real time to bond with his future teammates in Surge19 and he plans to use Paradise to get to know his 2019 classmates better.
“Yeah I got to get to know my future teammates,” Harvey said. “I haven’t really got to know anyone yet, but I’m sure I will this weekend.”
While Harvey has nobody currently in mind that he’s trying to add to the class and enhance Surge19 this weekend, he does have expectations for his freshman season on campus at Miami.
“To be the best player I can be and help Miami win a championship.”
“Miami just has something that I want to be a part of,” Harvey said. “The coaching staff treated my family and I like we were already a part of the Hurricane family.”
For his announcement, Harvey gave people following his recruitment a unique view into his thought-process: he wrote his own commitment article for TCPalm.com, explaining what it meant to him to be able to play on the next level and what led to his UM pledge.
“I try to be different in everything I do and I couldn’t be happier with committing to the University of Miami,” Harvey said on his commitment article. “I didn’t want to do anything too extra, I just thought telling a little bit of my journey would be the best way. Everyone liked it, it was something new.”
This weekend, Harvey will make his first return trip to campus since his commitment and will compete at Paradise Camp with some of the best. As a DE, he’ll mainly be working with future position coach Jess Simpson and plans to soak up some of Simpson’s knowledge on the field at Paradise.
“I’m looking to learn as much as I can and taking it and using it to better myself as a defensive end,” Harvey said.
For some recruits, a big draw to Paradise Camp is the swarms of Miami Hurricanes' greats that come to the event to coach, offer words of wisdom, or just hangout with the players. While the list of coaches has yet to be announced, Harvey does have two legends in mind that he’d like to see.
“Ed Reed and Ray Lewis are two players I really want to meet,” Harvey said. “I always admired Ed Reed’s drive and heart and Ray Lewis’s determination and wisdom for the game.”
As such a recent commitment, Harvey hasn’t had any real time to bond with his future teammates in Surge19 and he plans to use Paradise to get to know his 2019 classmates better.
“Yeah I got to get to know my future teammates,” Harvey said. “I haven’t really got to know anyone yet, but I’m sure I will this weekend.”
While Harvey has nobody currently in mind that he’s trying to add to the class and enhance Surge19 this weekend, he does have expectations for his freshman season on campus at Miami.
“To be the best player I can be and help Miami win a championship.”
