2017 Class Revisited with Portal Additions

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With Manny’s aggressive work in the portal, the 2017 class is now very close to the 2018 class in terms of talent and ranking. These additions (and transfers) have elevated Miami’s average rating from 0.8868 to 0.8979 giving The U, the 9th ranked class in 2017. That’s up 3 spots from the original ranking of 12th class in 2017.

  1. Tate Martell 4 star #2 Dual-Threat Quarterback
  2. N'Kosi Perry 4 star #7 Dual-Threat Quarterback
  3. Cade Weldon 3 star #27 Pro-Style Quarterback
  4. Robert Burns 3 star #28 Running Back
  5. Jeff Thomas 4 star #5 Wide Receiver
  6. Mike Harley 4 star #41 Wide Receiver
  7. Evidence Njoku 3 star #76 Wide Receiver
  8. Derrick Smith 3 star #133 Wide Receiver (great move by the coaches to move him to Striker)
  9. Brian Polendey 3 star #21 Tight End
  10. Navaughn Donaldson 4 star #11 Offensive Tackle (great position change to guard)
  11. Kai-Leon Herbert 4 star #25 Offensive Tackle
  12. Zalon'tae Hillery 3 star #53 Offensive Tackle
  13. Zach Dykstray 3 star #53 Offensive Tackle (moves to guard)
  14. Corey Gaynor 3 star #17 Center
  15. Jaelan Phillips 5 star #1 Weak-Side Defensive End
  16. Jonathan Garvin 4 star #10 Weak-Side Defensive End
  17. Jon Ford 3 star #27 Defensive Tackle
  18. Waynmon Steed 3 star #25 Inside Linebacker (moved to OLB)
  19. De'Andre Wilder 3 star #27 Outside Linebacker
  20. Bradley Jennings Jr. 3 star #48 Outside Linebacker (moved to ILB)
  21. Trajan Bandy 4 star #30 Cornerback Recruits
  22. Jhavonte Dean 4 star #2 JUCO Cornerback Recruits
  23. Bubba Bolden 4 star #7 Safety
  24. Amari Carter 3 star #32 Safety
  25. DeeJay Dallas 4 star #12 Athlete (RB was a great move for him)

Guys who transferred:
  1. D.J. Johnson 4 star #6 Weak-Side Defensive End
  2. Zach Feagles 3 star #5 Punter
 
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Curious to see how he does...

He got scared away from competition here and didn’t like the idea of moving inside and being an athletic 3tech for us
Yeah I remember seeing some comments where he pretty much admitted Garvin took his spot and was a better player. Kinda knew he wasnt gonna be with us long when Garvin beat him out for play time.
 
Was never a fan of this LB class. None of them are starters imo I think the 2019 kids will surpass them before season end.
 
With Manny’s aggressive work in the portal, the 2017 class is now very close to the 2018 class in terms of talent and ranking. These additions (and transfers) have elevated Miami’s average rating from 0.8868 to 0.8979 giving The U, the 9th ranked class in 2017. That’s up 3 spots from the original ranking of 12th class in 2017.

  1. Tate Martell 4 star #2 Dual-Threat Quarterback
  2. N'Kosi Perry 4 star #7 Dual-Threat Quarterback
  3. Cade Weldon 3 star #27 Pro-Style Quarterback
  4. Robert Burns 3 star #28 Running Back
  5. Jeff Thomas 4 star #5 Wide Receiver
  6. Mike Harley 4 star #41 Wide Receiver
  7. Evidence Njoku 3 star #76 Wide Receiver
  8. Derrick Smith 3 star #133 Wide Receiver (great move by the coaches to move him to Striker)
  9. Brian Polendey 3 star #21 Tight End
  10. Navaughn Donaldson 4 star #11 Offensive Tackle (great position change to guard)
  11. Kai-Leon Herbert 4 star #25 Offensive Tackle
  12. Zalon'tae Hillery 3 star #53 Offensive Tackle
  13. Zach Dykstray 3 star #53 Offensive Tackle (moves to guard)
  14. Corey Gaynor 3 star #17 Center
  15. Jaelan Phillips 5 star #1 Weak-Side Defensive End
  16. Jonathan Garvin 4 star #10 Weak-Side Defensive End
  17. Jon Ford 3 star #27 Defensive Tackle
  18. Waynmon Steed 3 star #25 Inside Linebacker (moved to OLB)
  19. De'Andre Wilder 3 star #27 Outside Linebacker
  20. Bradley Jennings Jr. 3 star #48 Outside Linebacker (moved to ILB)
  21. Trajan Bandy 4 star #30 Cornerback Recruits
  22. Jhavonte Dean 4 star #2 JUCO Cornerback Recruits
  23. Bubba Bolden 4 star #7 Safety
  24. Amari Carter 3 star #32 Safety
  25. DeeJay Dallas 4 star #12 Athlete (RB was a great move for him)

Guys who transferred:
  1. D.J. Johnson 4 star #6 Weak-Side Defensive End
  2. Zach Feagles 3 star #5 Punter
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This would get us right backnkn track to win the coastal and have a chance a Clemson like we should each year. I think the last like 10 champions had at least 2 of 3 previous years classes rank top 10 or some crazy stat like this. 2019 class is average. 2020 has to be top 10 to keep this thing rolling.
 
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