Jaiden Bryant is a Miami Hurricane.

The 6'4, 245 five-star DE from Columbia, South Carolina officially flipped from LSU to the Canes on Wednesday night. He is the #20 overall player in America, but as I wrote three months ago on the Bank, the staff has long valued Bryant as a top-of-the-board player:

The Canes are focused on elite players on the edge. Jaiden Bryant (Columbia, SC) might be the best player in America. He is committed to LSU but visiting the Canes on May 29th. Expect a full-court press.

Bryant was South Carolina's Co-Defensive Player of the Year, finishing his junior season with 79 tackles (23 TFL), 11 sacks, 6 FR and 1 INT. His Irmo team went 12-2 and made South Carolina’s Class AAAAA Division 2 title game.



On the track, he holds a PR of 52'1 in the shotput and also throws discus and javelin. His power has been compared to Rueben Bain, and he also has the athleticism to play offense.

Bryant visited this past weekend and told CanesInSight's Sebastian Font, “it's definitely heavy knowing Miami got two first rounders with the same coach [Jason Taylor], that’s a key piece to my recruitment.” He also praised DC Corey Hetherman: “I love the scheme — vertical upfield, my type of playstyle, my type of defense. I definitely love it.”



Bryant is Miami's 18th commit in the 2027 and its fourth five-star commit.

 

the sister's got some real estate on her. who is the porster on here that likes that build, isn't it @BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati

Negative Ghost Rider. I'm not man enough to "reach" the promised land due to the voluminous amount of ace I would have to venture through to cross that goal line. I would respectfully motorboat them tiddays tho.

I'm more of a skinny blonde girl type of dude. Think Margot Robbie. And yes, I know I have no chance with her... she's already taken and she's never seen my extremely handsome face and chubby dad bod. Or to keep things a little more age appropriate, think Crissy from Three's Company (then not now....she's been dead and I'm not into morgue-ing).

 

Which is smart. You want the kids to be sure but at the same time a no visit policy is really unwise and too rigid when you are dealing with kids, literally. They will make mistakes, sometimes it stems from immaturity or playing games but sometimes its just a genuine learning experience and we all know these coaches are pushy themeselves.

Opposite of Golden and his staff, who used to push and beg for ealry committments that weren't wirth the breath used to speak them.

 

Negative Ghost Rider. I'm not man enough to "reach" the promised land due to the voluminous amount of ace I would have to venture through to cross that goal line. I would respectfully motorboat them tiddays tho.

I'm more of a skinny blonde girl type of dude. Think Margot Robbie. And yes, I know I have no chance with her... she's already taken and she's never seen my extremely handsome face and chubby dad bod. Or to keep things a little more age appropriate, think Crissy from Three's Company (then not now....she's been dead and I'm not into morgue-ing).

I don't mind a curvaceous lady. You can keep the blondes.

 

not a slight (AT ALL), but ... is it just me or does this kid look more like Allen Bailey than Rueben Bain

 

I don't mind a curvaceous lady. You can keep the blondes.

We can still be friends. We won't compete for the same action!

 

This type of thing has been happening to the elite programs for years we just didn’t know it. The oregons/OSU/Bama/Texas etc they are constantly losing players they should get

But in the end they’ve been so good at recruiting it works out

We just didn’t know it worked like this because we were fighting for scraps

Mario is always gonna get his

Anyone thinking the absolute top dogs at recruiting don't constantly lose battles hasn't been watching. The best of the best -- Jimmy, Butch, Saban, Urban Liar -- lost more recruits than they got. Why? Bigger bags, playing time, position coaches, culture & fit, "uncles" and other entourage influences, girlfriends, grades/admissions, tons of reasons. There is more than one great team out there to play for.

Then when you get kids on campus, the absolute top dogs at development still fail to develop more than half the kids. Why? Injuries, some players finally have money and no parental oversight develop bad habits, peaking early, can't handle the intensity of competition, immature or hotheads, homesick or lose their love for the game, tons of reasons.

Mario's hit rate of >50% in recruiting and >50% in development the past cycle is virtually unheard of. The depth of talent is becoming legendary because of it. We've already seen Day 3 guys like Brashard and Colbie Young get drafted. I'm betting we're going to see Day 2 kids leave Miami for playing time going forward.

It's great to be...

 

We can still be friends. We won't compete for the same action!

Sharing is caring.

 

Sharing is caring.

We have a lot of lawyers on here and I'm sure they would all agree - it all comes down to the terms and conditions!

 

I'll confirm but I think he's in that 6'3.5, 255 range.

That’s Perfect size for him coming in. Cause I see him putting on 10lbs easily in our S&C and nutrition program. Don’t want him over 270 at start of next season. But the more mass+ strength the better, and more likely he can get pt earlier

 

We can still be friends. We won't compete for the same action!

Easy for me to say when this is what I wake up to every day

 

Easy for me to say when this is what I wake up to every day

Just one?

If it makes you feel better, I like my coffee to be big and black. Does that count?

 

Is he much different than Blunt coming out? Just curious to hear similar build but Boog seems like a real DE

 

not a slight (AT ALL), but ... is it just me or does this kid look more like Allen Bailey than Rueben Bain

Bain had superior bend around the edges for a guy of his weight. I have a hard time thinking we will see anyone move like him for a long, long time. More likely he develops into a powerful d-end who plays the run as well as the pass. Which is why I think he draws comps to Bain, but Bain was so much more.

But let me add, another Allen Bailey would be a really, really good consolation prize. 3rd round pick and long time NFL player.

 

not a slight (AT ALL), but ... is it just me or does this kid look more like Allen Bailey than Rueben Bain

Isn’t Bailey on a higher tier of pure strength than even Bain, but a worse pass rusher with worse bend though? Longer though than Bain (34” arms). So Idk if I’d agree, but I didn’t see Bailey out of HS. Out of here, he was 285lbs though. Not sure Bryant is gunna be that size. If he is you got like JFM and Daquan Bowers as similar build as Bailey too…. I just dont think Bryant will be that big though

 

not a slight (AT ALL), but ... is it just me or does this kid look more like Allen Bailey than Rueben Bain

I’ll take a 9 year NFL vet every cycle

 

Full circle moment for the Lane Train guys.

Mario beats his team on the field and stuffs him in a locker off the field.

where have all the Kiffin nut hangers been anyway?

 

Yeah

It’s all good
And you can guess mine lean a bit right w my kid at Texas Tech and friends in Ft worth

As long as we kick Texas’ asses on field I’m happy!!!

Wreck Em!

 

Is this good that we got this guy? I kid I kid. I will be the first to tell you, when Mario was hired I wasn't very enthused. Times are different now and Mario and his staff have adjusted to this new era of college football. He is just a tireless worker and he will demand that from anyone he hires, so I have nothing but respect for what he does.

 

Is this good that we got this guy? I kid I kid. I will be the first to tell you, when Mario was hired I wasn't very enthused. Times are different now and Mario and his staff have adjusted to this new era of college football. He is just a tireless worker and he will demand that from anyone he hires, so I have nothing but respect for what he does.

sorry typo, I was unenthused.