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.

 

1 int, 1 PD, and 1 fumble forced to go with this 10 TFL, 5 sack, 37 total tackles (17 solo) midseason update

 

 

The perfect DE for this type of defense.. physically dominant Edge Setters with elite pass rush ability.

 

Can’t wait to see the nfl scouts say his arms too short while he leads us to a national title.

 

Can’t wait to see the nfl scouts say his arms too short while he leads us to a national title.

It is funny when you look at the folks who post and claim "shortcomings" of great college football players,
especially studs like Bain. These scouting savants resemble the sort of kid who were physically and mentally abused
in high school. Probably tossed into jock bins a few times and never got laid.

 

Can’t wait to see the nfl scouts say his arms too short while he leads us to a national title.

His measureables are fine, I havent heard anyone say anything negative about them, actually DJ jacobs is the one who has had multiple scouts talk about his arm length in that light

 

The perfect DE for this type of defense.. physically dominant Edge Setters with elite pass rush ability.

Yep. He can be a plug and play type day 1.