The 6-foot-3, 270-pounder is having a strong senior season, totaling 15 tackles for loss (career-high) with four sacks. Speaking with some familiar with Stancil, the belief is that he's added weight this fall and is playing around the 280-pound mark, and looks as explosive as ever. Miami highly values senior film, and after evaluating Stancil, it was evident that this was the type of player they were looking to acquire because of his upward trajectory. "He's powerful and twitchy and violent," one person said of Stancil.
247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins also agrees that the arrow is pointing up with Stancil as someone he expects to rise when the network reshuffles the Class of 2026 rankings.
"He's a destructive front-line defender that combines superb get-off with a powerful punch, slick lateral quickness, and excellent balance. He came in at close to 275 pounds this past spring, but wears it like it's 255 pounds. Beats blocks with his snap anticipation and his first-step juice as he storms his way into the backfield. Already pretty advanced with his hands. Type of big body that's going to offer a ton of alignment flexibility as he can play anywhere from a 5 to 0 technique. Having a strong senior year, and has already been marked as a big riser for us. We're excited he's going to be at the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas."
As far as his fit with the program, Ivins views Stancil as a future difference maker who complements the skillset of others the Hurricanes have committed this cycle. "For Miami, he fits what the Hurricanes have quickly become under Cristobal – a [point-of-attack] focused program. I love the idea of pairing him with
Asharri Charles and
Jordan Campbell. Charles wins with power and tons of effort. Campbell is a speed rusher who can tax the corner with his bend. A fun group committed up front, and one would assume Miami isn't anywhere close to being done."
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