Know Your Enemy - 2026 Miami Hurricanes vs 2026 Central Michigan

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The following is a side-by-side roster comparison of the current rosters for Miami and Wake Forest for tonight's game.

Names in green denote incoming players in their first year in their respective programs:

AVERAGE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

• 2026: 1.60 years (Miami), 1.53 years (Central Michigan)

AVERAGE 247 RATING

• 2026: 0.9046 (Miami), .8258 (Central Michigan) *

*excludes transfers Adam Booker (LS), who was not listed on 247's transfer compilation

If special teams are excluded, Miami's composite is .9084. Central Michigan would be .8266


MIAMI POSITION ADVANTAGES (RATING)

• Wide Receiver (Miami .9199, Central Michigan .8156)
• Tight End (Miami .8967, Central Michigan .8274)
• Running Back (Miami .9046, Central Michigan .8381)
• Offensive Line (Miami .8974, Central Michigan .8340)
• Quarterback (Miami .9084, Central Michigan .7834)
• Defensive Tackle (Miami .9155, Central Michigan .8160)
• Defensive End (Miami .9267, Central Michigan .8169)
• Linebacker (Miami .8953, Central Michigan .8380)
• Safety (Miami .9073, Central Michigan .8415)
• Cornerback (Miami .9144, Central Michigan .8199)

CENTRAL MICHIGAN POSITION ADVANTAGES (RATING)

• Special Teams (Central Michigan .8092, Miami .7700)

NOTES

• The 2025 Hurricanes have the highest blue chip total of any squad in the last twenty years. It presently jumps from 52 in 2024 to 56 this year. This is the second year in a row that blue chip totals have exceeded 49 players in at least twenty seasons. Central Michigan had one blue chip player
• Central Michigan had the overall experience advantage in the following position rooms: wide receiver, offensive line, quarterback, defensive tackle, defensive end, and cornerback
• Central Michigan had 34 true freshmen on their roster
• Miami has 20 transfer players on the roster. Central Michigan had 24 transfers on their roster
• Miami brings in 41 new players this season, Central Michigan added 51 new players

2026 SCHEDULE OPPOSITION COMPOSITE (FBS)

• .8667 - Stanford (1.94 avg CFB overall experience - 2.11 offense, 1.79 defense)
• .8567 - Wake Forest (1.72 avg CFB overall experience - 1.67 offense, 1.81 defense)
• .8258 - Central Michogan (1.53 avg CFB overall experience - 1.78 offense, 1.31 defense)