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CBSSports released their list of College Football Next Household Names for 2025, and Miami Hurricanes defensive back OJ Frederique is included.



Freshman standout OJ Frederique Jr. was among the top defenders on the defensive side of the ball last season for Miami. He started seven out of the 13 games he played in and was a force to the Hurricanes defense last season.

Here is what CBS had to say about OJ:

“It's hard to have a much better true freshman season...

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Trinton Breeze said:
CBSSports released their list of College Football Next Household Names for 2025, and Miami Hurricanes defensive back OJ Frederique is included.



Freshman standout OJ Frederique Jr. was among the top defenders on the defensive side of the ball last season for Miami. He started seven out of the 13 games he played in and was a force to the Hurricanes defense last season.

Here is what CBS had to say about OJ:

“It's hard to have a much better true freshman season than OJ Frederique Jr., who finished as aTrue Freshman All-American in 2024 with 21 tackles, one interception and seven passes defended. Perhaps most importantly, Frederique rarely allowed completions. Opposing passers completed just 36.8% of their attempts against him, which was the third-lowest rate in the Power Four. Teams rarely bothered to even pick on the true freshman despite how often opponents had to throw to catch up to Miami's high-scoring offense. Frederique was targeted 36 times compared to 47 and 62 targets respectively for his fellow starters Jadais Richard and Daryl Porter. The 6-foot, 180-pound sophomore-to-be is a sure tackler with excellent ball skills. He'll continue to be one of the best cornerbacks in the country.”

Pro Football Focus also had the standout freshman as one of the best freshman defensive backs in the country.

OJ still has tons to get better at during the offseason but the future is bright for him.
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OJ is a dawg, outside of the Cuse game which I'm still trying to remove from memory bro shut things down. Think him and Lucas have a chance to be on that list by seasons end if things go the way we hope.
 
I like OJ, but our defense was so bad that offenses could elect to go anywhere to avoid him. That doesn't mean OJ is the best CB in the country. It just means he was much better than our other back seven.

I'd actually put Lofton, JoJo, Bain, Francis ahead of OJ as the next household name people will know from Miami.
 
OJ wasn't very good the last 2 games but I can attribute that to a freshman wall, hopefully. the body of work the rest of the season speaks for itself. If him and Lucas lock it down and Scott returns to '23 form this pass defense improves immeasurably overnight.
 
I believe OJ has a lot of talent. No one tested him last season until Cuse ate him up. He didn't have bad coverage against them, he just couldn't stop contested catches. He was challenged more than once. Sounds exactly like the praise Daryl Porter got his JR year when no one threw at him. He is going to be challenged to start. You have to love our CB room going into Fall. Some serious talent. Go Canes!
 
Trinton Breeze said:
CBSSports released their list of College Football Next Household Names for 2025, and Miami Hurricanes defensive back OJ Frederique is included.



Freshman standout OJ Frederique Jr. was among the top defenders on the defensive side of the ball last season for Miami. He started seven out of the 13 games he played in and was a force to the Hurricanes defense last season.

Here is what CBS had to say about OJ:

“It's hard to have a much better true freshman season than OJ Frederique Jr., who finished as a True Freshman All-American in 2024 with 21 tackles, one interception and seven passes defended. Perhaps most importantly, Frederique rarely allowed completions. Opposing passers completed just 36.8% of their attempts against him, which was the third-lowest rate in the Power Four. Teams rarely bothered to even pick on the true freshman despite how often opponents had to throw to catch up to Miami's high-scoring offense. Frederique was targeted 36 times compared to 47 and 62 targets respectively for his fellow starters Jadais Richard and Daryl Porter. The 6-foot, 180-pound sophomore-to-be is a sure tackler with excellent ball skills. He'll continue to be one of the best cornerbacks in the country.”

Pro Football Focus also had the standout freshman as one of the best freshman defensive backs in the country.

OJ still has tons to get better at during the offseason but the future is bright for him.


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It’s a great Problem to have but OJ Federique will have to beat out Demari Brown Physical Style Corner.
Which Miami will Need Vs Notre Dame
Especially with Malachai fields .
 
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By statistical analysis, OJ was literally a top-five cornerback in the nation. He doesn't have to compete with anyone; his numbers speak for themselves.
 
Cane30 said:
I believe OJ has a lot of talent. No one tested him last season until Cuse ate him up. He didn't have bad coverage against them, he just couldn't stop contested catches. He was challenged more than once. Sounds exactly like the praise Daryl Porter got his JR year when no one threw at him. He is going to be challenged to start. You have to love our CB room going into Fall. Some serious talent. Go Canes!
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I was thinking the exact same thing. Everyone was praising Porter coming out of his junior year, and I was critical because I thought he was too slight to handle WR1s, the only reason he looked better was he was mirroring the weaker WRs while Davis and Couch were covering the better ones. I do think OJ has a much higher floor than Porter. But he needs more S&C and physicality in general to sustain his success going forward. Heck, I'm not even sure he starts given the talent we've acquired at CB.
 
grover said:
I was thinking the exact same thing. Everyone was praising Porter coming out of his junior year, and I was critical because I thought he was too slight to handle WR1s, the only reason he looked better was he was mirroring the weaker WRs while Davis and Couch were covering the better ones. I do think OJ has a much higher floor than Porter. But he needs more S&C and physicality in general to sustain his success going forward. Heck, I'm not even sure he starts given the talent we've acquired at CB.
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OJ put up these stats fresh out of high school, no spring ball or anything. Are you basing your decision on feelings or stats? He had one bad game where he gave up 80 yards and one touchdown, but bro, Travis Hunter gave up more than that in one game last year.
 
dunkman23 said:
OJ put up these stats fresh out of high school, no spring ball or anything. Are you basing your decision on feelings or stats? He had one bad game where he gave up 80 yards and one touchdown, but bro, Travis Hunter gave up more than that in one game last year.
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I'm no expert like @Memnon, so mostly feelings. I mean the stats are impressive, and I cannot contest his effectiveness outside of Cuse. Still, there were a few games where I saw him in press coverage and while he looked like he had good form, he was manhandled a bit. Fortunately, the QB didn't throw his way.
 
Our defense was so bad he looked elite. Will be interesting to see his role this year with the amount of talent we brought in.
 
If were on the opposing team playing against a bad defense, I'd go after the freshman – but that wasn't the case. He was actually one of the top 3 least targeted cornerbacks in the country
 
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D$ someone steal your favorite couch?… .you look like you’re about to cry in that picture that starts the chat….
 
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