Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes are right back at it on the trail.

2027 four-star cornerback Chase Johnson has included Miami in his latest group of top schools. The Canes are going head-to-head with Florida, Florida State, Georgia, and Auburn, half SEC schools, half in-state teams. Just another day recruiting defensive backs in the South.



Johnson comes out of Emanuel County High School in Swainsboro, Georgia. 247Sports slots him as the No. 20 cornerback in the country and the No. 19 player in the state of Georgia. He’s listed at 5-foot-10, 150 pounds, and yeah, he will need to get bigger, but he still has a couple more years to grow.

Miami jumped in early, offering Johnson on April 3, 2025, and that relationship has already moved past the offer stage. Johnson made it down to South Florida this past season for Miami vs. Notre Dame.

His offer list includes; Miami, Georgia, Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Michigan, Vanderbilt, and a long list of others are all swinging. Nobody’s backing off here, but Miami has firmly planted itself in the race.

As for the bigger picture, Miami’s 2026 class currently has four commitments, with two on the offensive side of the ball.

Watch Chase Johnson’s film from this past season:

 

Wow Miami clearly the best choice out of that list. Georgia kid though.

 

5'10" 150 lbs? Yikes!

 

5'10" 150 lbs? Yikes!

Not going to worry about size if he has dog in him like ponds does or bandy

 

Not going to worry about size if he has dog in him like ponds does or bandy

I wouldn't either but that's one heck of a qualifier as kids like Ponds don't come around too often.

 

I wouldn't either but that's one heck of a qualifier as kids like Ponds don't come around too often.

Prob more often than we believe . Just never giving the chance . If I remember correctly we only got Trajan Bandy because we missed on who we wanted . That kid was a dog too , who played pist off with a grudge .

 

Prob more often than we believe . Just never giving the chance . If I remember correctly we only got Trajan Bandy because we missed on who we wanted . That kid was a dog too , who played pist off with a grudge .

Ponds reminds me of Dre Bly. Bandy was good his true freshman year but dropped off after that. I wish he could have received better coaching while he was here.