Class of 2016: updated as of 1/21/18

seems pretty evident that we landed tre johnson. visited, decommited from illinois, and is announcing monday

not sure how I feel about him as a prospect but glad to see the staff brought in a DL and OL this year
 
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Excited to say that I'm committed to the University of Miami @MarkRicht @LetsMeetAtTheQB [MENTION=690]Miami[/MENTION]Hurricanes
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After Golden was fired we've had the following de-commits:
WR: Ahmmon Richards -10/25/15
DT/DE: Izon Pulley - 11/6/15
LB/DE: Joshua Uche - 11/8/15 Michigan
RB: Zack Moss - 11/10/15 Utah
OLB: Zach McCloud - 11/12/15 Miami
G: Jawaan Taylor - 11/28/15 Florida

Commits:
RB: Jawon Hamilton - 11/22/15 UCF
ATH: Desmond Phillips - 11/25/15 Toledo

After Richt got hired these guys de-committed:
TE: Evan Hinson South Carolina
ATH: Desmond Phillips Toledo
RB: Jawon Hamilton UCF
WR: Reginald Henderson
DE: Jaquwan Nelson Syracuse
CB: James Wiggins Cincinnati
CB: Deion Jackson

Commits:
OLB: Zach McCloud Miami
DE: Patrick Bethel
WR Latrell Williams UCF
CB: Malek Young UGA
TE: Jovani Haskins
DT: Tyreic Martin Missouri
OL: Tre Johnson Illinois

Richt got back one of the 2 best decommits and is working hard on the other. He then cut 7 of the lowest ranked guys in the class... and is slowly replacing them with his guys:

DE: Jaquwan Nelson --> Patrick Bethel
WR: Desmond Phillips --> Latrell Williams
CB: James Wiggins --> Malek Young
TE: Evan Hinson --> Jovani Haskins
WR: Reginald Henderson --> Simmons? Davis?
CB Deion Jackson --> Romeo Finley? Miller?

OLB: Zach McCloud --> Zach McCloud
WR: Ahmmon Richards - Ahmmon Richards?
DT/DE: Izon Pulley --> Tyreic Martin
G: Jawaan Taylor --> Tre Johnson
LB/DE: Joshua Uche - ???
RB: Zack Moss - ???

So far I feel like all the replacements are either similar or upgrades... need to get Richards back...
 
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S Romeo Finley (Undecided)
The Cane Report ‏@CaneReport 2h2 hours ago
The Canes are now in race for safety prospect Romeo Finley after his OV to Miami this weekend. Finley to announce Tuesday night before NSD.

OT Tre Johnson (Illinois)
Ryan Bartow ‏@RyanBartow 6h6 hours ago Fort Lauderdale, FL
Orlando OL Tre Johnson says he's no longer committed to #Illinois , plans to announce Monday. Johnson to Announce Monday … [MENTION=6641]David[/MENTION]Lake3 @HTC247
tre johnson ‏@trej567 1h1 hour ago
Blessed to have been able to put this jersey on this weekend after all the greats who's been through Miami
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Perfect. He's as big as a prior 78 Johnson - jermaine.
 
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Recap of Official Visits: (as of 2/2/16)

JAN 29 2016
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S Romeo Finley (Undecided) - Committed to UM 2/2
DE Tyreic Martin (Undecided) - Committed to UM 2/1
OT Tre Johnson (Illinois) - Committed to UM 2/1
WR Tyler Simmons (Alabama)
DT Kobe Jones (Undecided) - Visited Monday (1/25)

JAN 22 2016
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DB Tyler Byrd (UM) - visiting Tenn 1/29
DB Malek Young (UM)
WR Sam Bruce (UM) - Reaffirmed commitment
TE Michael Irvin Jr. (UM)


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DT Marcel Southall (Undecided)
OL Lucas Niang (Undecided) - Committed to TCU 1/25
WR Randrecous Davis (UGA) - Decommitted from UGA 1/25 and down to UM & South Carolina (1/29)
TE Jovani Haskins (Undecided) - Committed to UM 1/28
WR Kelvin Harmon (Undecided) - Committed to NC State 2/1/16
DB Henry Miller (PITT)
CB Christopher McWilliams (UF)
DE Isaiah Chambers (TCU)

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RB Travis Homer (UM)
WR Dionte Mullins (UM)
DE Jojo Jackson (UM)
DB Cedrick Wright (UM)

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WR Ahmmon Richards (Decommit) - Down to UM, Alabama, Auburn
WR Nate Johnson (Michigan) - Down to ND and UM
WR Javon Wims (UGA) - reaffirmed UGA 2/1/16
CB JJ Givens (Undecided) - Committed to NC State 1/27
WR Latrell Williams (Undecided) - Committed to UM 1/17, visited Tenn 1/22
CB Aaron Robinson (Florida) - unofficial
S James Pierre (UNC)
CB Shyheim Carter (Undecided)
DT Briston Guidry (Arkansas) - Reaffirmed to Arkansas 1/27
S Jeff James Jr. (Undecided) - Committed to UM 1/17

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LB Shaquille Quarterman (UM EE)
LB Michael Pinckney (UM EE)
QB Jack Allison (UM EE)


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LB Zach McCloud (EE Decommit) - Committed to Miami 12/11
DE Patrick Bethel (EE legacy) - Committed to Miami 12/14
TE Isaac Nauta (EE unofficial) - Committed to Georgia 1/9

OCT 23-24 2015
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CB Christopher McWilliams (UF)
S Devin Studstill - (Undecided) - Committed to ND 12/15

SEP 18 2015
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ATH Mecole Hardman Jr. (Undecided)


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Need 2-3 out of 4 WRs and 2 out of the 4 CBs. Need 1 S as well.

Assuming No Visit, No Commit... Here is what we are still waiting for:

Official Visitors yet to announce final decision: (as of 2/1/16)

JAN 29 2016
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S Romeo Finley (Undecided)
WR Tyler Simmons (Alabama)
DT Kobe Jones (Undecided) - Visited Monday (1/25)

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DB Tyler Byrd (UM) - visited Tenn 1/29
DT Marcel Southall (Undecided)
WR Randrecous Davis (UGA) - Decommitted from UGA 1/25 and down to UM & South Carolina (1/29)
DB Henry Miller (PITT)
CB Christopher McWilliams (UF)
DE Isaiah Chambers (TCU)

JAN 15 2016
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WR Ahmmon Richards (Decommit) - Down to UM, Alabama, Auburn
WR Nate Johnson (Michigan) - Down to ND and UM
WR Latrell Williams (Undecided) - Committed to UM 1/17, visited Tenn 1/22
CB Aaron Robinson (Florida) - unofficial
S James Pierre (UNC)
CB Shyheim Carter (Undecided)

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The dominoes will start falling tonight...

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Need 2-3 out of 4 WRs and 2 out of the 4 CBs. Need 1 S as well.

Assuming No Visit, No Commit... Here is what we are still waiting for:

Official Visitors yet to announce final decision: (as of 2/1/16)

JAN 29 2016
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S Romeo Finley (Undecided) - Committed to Miami 2/2/16
WR Tyler Simmons (Alabama)
DT Kobe Jones (Undecided) - Visited Monday (1/25)

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DB Tyler Byrd (UM) - visited Tenn 1/29
DT Marcel Southall (Undecided)
WR Randrecous Davis (UGA) - Decommitted from UGA 1/25 and down to UM & South Carolina (1/29)
DB Henry Miller (PITT)
CB Christopher McWilliams (UF)
DE Isaiah Chambers (TCU)

JAN 15 2016
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WR Ahmmon Richards (Decommit) - Down to UM, Alabama, Auburn
WR Nate Johnson (Michigan) - Down to ND and UM
WR Latrell Williams (Undecided) - Committed to UM 1/17, visited Tenn 1/22
CB Aaron Robinson (Florida) - unofficial
S James Pierre (UNC)
CB Shyheim Carter (Undecided)

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Hopefully this class will turn out better than Golden's first class... I got to admit Golden was dealt a much worse hand with only 4 commitments in 2010... Here is the summary of that class:

https://www.canesinsight.com/thread/recruiting/87716

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2011 (L-R: Mike William, Darius Smith, Gionni Paul, Rashawn Scott, Phillip Dorsett, Ryan Williams)

Golden’s first recruiting Class:
21 Signees, 3 DI Transfers
Rankings: Rivals #36 , Scouts #41

Golden’s was hired on December 12 of 2010 to replace Randy Shannon. He put together his first recruiting class in less than 2 months. At the time of his hire, Miami had 4 commitments left (Dorsett, Chickillo, Davis, Menocal). Golden decided to cut ties with 2 of the commits (Davis and Menocal) and closed with a total of 21 signees.

Of the 21 total signees: 17 HS, 2 JC (Smith, Botts), 2 Prep (Kinard, Pierre). Golden also signed 2 5th year seniors transfers in Ayles (USC) and Mike Williams (WF). Ryan Williams (Memphis) also transfer here but had to sit out 1 year. Here is the timeline of all the commits and transfers from the class of 2011.

6/19/10 Phillip Dorsett – 1st round pick 2015, solid starter
9/9/10 Anthony Chickillo – 6th round pick 2015, 4 year starter
12/20/10 Olsen Pierre – FA with Bears 2015, solid starter
12/29/10 Dalton Botts (JC) - Flipped from LSU, 2 year starter at UM and was FA with Saints in 2013.
1/8/11 Thomas Finnie – Transferred to Bethune Cookman after getting kicked off the team prior to 2013 season.
1/8/11 Taylor Gadbois – DNQ, attend prep and resigned with UM in 2012. Dismissed 6/15.
1/9/11 Ricardo Williams – Transferred to Marshall after 2012 Season
1/16/11 Matt Goudis – Retired after 2014 season with 1 year of eligibility left. Starter in 2013.
1/17/11 Antonio Kinard (DNQ - Arizona Western College)
1/17/11 Kevin Grooms – (DNQ Marshall) – got kicked out of Marshall after 2 productive seasons. Enrolled at Liberty.
1/18/11 Dallas Crawford – solid role player
1/20/11 Gionni Paul – transferred to Utah after 2012 season. Was starter in 2014 before getting injured.
1/21/11 Blake Ayles (USC) - 5th year Transfer, retired due to concussions. Never played a down for UM.
1/22/11 Denzel Perryman – 2nd round pick in 2015, 4 year starter.
1/25/11 Rashawn Scott – Injuries and suspensions have kept him off the field, but had a solid
Senior year
2/2/11 Eddie Johnson - Kicked off team after 2012 season, productive players in 2013 before leaving.
2/2/11 Jalen Grimble – former 5 Star, Transferred to OSU after 2012
2/21/11 Michael Williams (Wake Forest) – 5th year Transfer, started for 1 year at UM
5/2/11 Darius Smith (JC) – contributed as starter on a weak D Line.
5/3/11 Corey King – transfered out to Kansas for RS SR year
5/6/11 Ryan Williams – Transfer from Memphis, career backup
6/6/11 Thurston Armbrister – worked his way to starter and signed as FA with Jaguars in 2015
8/3/11 Hunter Wells – Never really contributed
9/1/11 Junior Alexis – Transferred out after 1 year

Out of the 21 signees from 2011...
3 Did not qualify (Grooms, Kinard, Gadbois)
1 left after 1 season (Alexis)
5 left after 2 seasons (Paul, Finnie, Johnson, R. Williams, Grimble)
1 left after 4 seasons (King)
11 have graduated from UM

Of the 19 players that got into UM (counting Gadbois)….
8 transferred out (Grimble, Paul, Finnie, E. Johnson, R. Williams, Alexis, Gadbois, King)
3 came back for 5th year in 2015. (Scott, Crawford, Wells)
3 were drafted in 2015 after 4 years of college (Dorsett, Perryman, Chickillo)
3 were signed as FA to the NFL (Pierre, Armbrister, Botts)
1 got a tryout with NFL teams (Smith)
1 retired with eligibility left (Goudis)

Not bad for a class that was pieced together in under 2 months.

This class also included a total of 10 de-commitments. 7 of them committed to Coach Shannon and 3 were briefly committed to Golden. We all know what Teddy did in college but here is the rest of the list by commitment date.

De-commits:
5/12/09 Jeremy Davis – UCF, de-committed 1/12/11 Cut by Golden
12/11/09 Marcus Jackson - Tennessee, de-committed 12/5/10 after Randy got fired
3/24/10 Albert Louis-Jean – BC, de-committed 12/2/10 after Randy got fired
6/4/10 Teddy Bridgewater – Louisville, de-committed 12/7/10 after Randy got fired
6/4/10 - Eli Rogers – Louisville, de-committed 10/17/10
6/28/10 Nick Menocal – GT, de-committed 1/23/11, cut by Golden
7/20/10 Tavadis Glenn – DNQ from 2010, dropped by Shannon after leaving Milford Academy
12/23/10 Chase Harper(JC) – Texas State, de-committed 12/29/11 due to academics
1/23/11 Byron Moore Jr. (JC) – Tennessee, de-committed 1/31/11, never really officially committed to UM
1/30/11 Bryant "B.J." Dubose – Louisville, Flipped to Louisville on signing day 2/2/11


Looking over the list from 2010, we picked up 5 recruits after NSD and only one was worth a scholarship at the U... and he was a project that took 3 years before contributing.

5/2/11 Darius Smith (JC) – Contributed as starter on a weak D Line.
5/3/11 Corey King – Transferred out to Kansas for RS SR year
6/6/11 Thurston Armbrister – Worked his way to starter and signed as FA with Jaguars in 2015
8/3/11 Hunter Wells – Never really contributed
9/1/11 Junior Alexis – Transferred out after 1 year

Although we didn't really need the scholarships for 2012 after all the early NFL departures and we signed 33 in that class. I expect SQUAD 17 to be a big quality class.
 
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2017 is going to be a big class of about 28-32 kids.....some of the guys committed now wont be there....its going to be an interesting time until then. But we have to show a good brand of football next year for it to matter
 
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Two down....

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Need 2-3 out of 4 WRs and 2 out of the 4 CBs. Need 1 S as well (got him!!!).

Assuming No Visit, No Commit... Here is what we are still waiting for:

Official Visitors yet to announce final decision: (as of 2/1/16)

JAN 29 2016
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S Romeo Finley (Undecided) - Committed to Miami 2/2/16
WR Tyler Simmons (Alabama) - signed with UGA
DT Kobe Jones (Undecided) - Visited Monday (1/25)

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DB Tyler Byrd (UM) - Flipped to Tenn 2/2
DT Marcel Southall (Undecided) - signed with Texas
WR Randrecous Davis (UGA) - signed with SC
DB Henry Miller (PITT) - signed with PITT
CB Christopher McWilliams (UF) - signed with UF
DE Isaiah Chambers (TCU)

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WR Ahmmon Richards (Decommit) - - signed with UM
WR Nate Johnson (Michigan) - Down to ND and UM
WR Latrell Williams (Undecided) - Flipped to TENN
CB Aaron Robinson (Florida) - - signed with UF
S James Pierre (UNC) - signed with UNC
CB Shyheim Carter (Undecided) - signed with ALA

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QB: A+
Returning: Kaya (JR), Rosier (RS SO), Shirreffs (RS FR)
Returning one of the best in the nation with 2 year of starting experience.

Lost: Crow
We lost Crow from last year who had absolutely no impact here.

Signed: Allison
Love Jack and think he will develop well under Kaya. I'm good with 1 QB per year and he should be able to resshirt this year and compete once Kaya goes pro.

Why A+: We need 1 good QB every year and got a really good one. He is confident and committed. Has good frame with a great arm. Will get to RS and compete once Kaya leaves.



RB: B
Returning: Yearby (JR), Walton (SO), Gus (RS JR), Gray (RS JR)
Everyone comes back and we get Gus back from injury.

Lost: None
Everyone returns.

Signed: Travis Homer
Love Travis but was hoping for one more back in this class since we only signed one last year as well. 2017 should be a big RB class.

Why B: We needed 2 good RB this year with 3 JRs and a SO on the current roster for 2016. We got one of the best in FL but would have been nice to have one more.


FB:
We return Tucker (SR) and Batten (SR) so we should be pretty solid.



WR: A
Returning: Coley (SR), Cager (SO), Berrios (JR), Lewis (SR), Langham (RS SO)
Coley coming back for SR year is huge and he should have a break out year.

Lost: Scott, Waters, Brady, Jones
Only Scott and Waters will be missed.

Signed: Bruce, Mullins, Richards
One of the top WR classes in the nation with 3 All-Stars that are all very different. They are upgrades from what we lost but we could have used one or two more with one 5 WRs on the current roster.

Why A: We needed at least 4 good WR this year with only 5 scholarship players on the roster including 2 SRs. We got 3 of the best... quality over quantity.



TE: A+
Returning: Dobbard (SR), Njoku (RS SO), Herndon (JR), Washington (RS SO)
We return one the best TE groups in the nation.

Lost: O'Donnell
He was a blocking TE that did not see much action over 4 years.

Signed: Haskins, Irvin Jr.
We sign 2 solid TEs with lots of potential for the future. Both should be able to redshirt in 2016. Irvin needs to develop more physically and Haskins needs to learn the position since he played mostly QB in HS.

Why A+: We needed 1-2 TE this year for the future and got 2 good ones. Haskins was a great pull late in the game. Both players have great potential and should get a RS year to develop.



C: B
Returning: Linder (JR), Knighton (RS SO)
Linder should be bigger and stronger in his third year. Knighton will be a solid backup now that he is recovered. We should be improved from last year.

Lost: None
Signed: None

G: B
Returning: Isidora (SR), McDermott (JR), Gall (SR), Mahoney (RS FR), Gauthier (RS FR), Grimsley (RS SO)
We return everyone that played last year except for Brown. Hopefully the young guys have improved and will step up.

Lost: Brown, Wells
Brown played some last season but won't be missed with all the RS FR who should provide some depth.

Signed: None

T: B
Returning: Darling (JR), Udogwu (SR), St Louis (SO), Jones (RS SO), Milo (RS FR), Loftus (RS FR)
Solid group returning that need to take the next step. Hopefully Milo and St. Louis are ready to compete and provide depth in 2016.

Lost: None

Signed: Brown
Brown should be able to RS and provide depth down the road.

Why B: B seems really generous considering we only signed 1 OL who is a 3 star project. However, overall the OL is returning everyone in the rotation from last year except for Brown. Also don't forget we redshirted 5 guys last season on the OL. We did not need a big class but getting a project with a high ceiling should help for the future.
 
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RB: B
Returning: Yearby, Walton, Gus, Gray
Everyone comes back and we get Gus back from injury.

Lost: None
Everyone returns.

Signed: Travis Homer
Love Travis but was hoping for one more back in this class since we only signed one last year as well. 2017 should be a big RB class.

FB:
We return Tucker and Batten so we should be pretty solid.

Plus since we only signed 3 WRs to this class (and Mullins might not make it in) I could easily see Trayone Gray moving to WR. But I don't think that 2 RBs this class was a neccessity with Gus returning. Because even if Gray switches we will have 4 RBs this year, which is enough. Next year I expect two though.
 
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