Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes coaching staff have done an incredible job on the recruiting trail for the 2027 recruiting class. The 'Canes currently hold a total of 20 committed players in the cycle, with 19 of them shutting down their recruitments.

The latest addition to the class came yesterday afternoon as four-star wide receiver Eli Woodard, who decommitted from the USC Trojans a few months ago has committed to play for Miami and Mario Cristobal.

In addition of Woodard, Miami currently still holds the No. 3 spot in the 2027 recruiting rankings. However, national analyst Steve Wiltfong believes Miami goes pound for pound for the No. 1 recruiting class in America.



According to the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings, the Texas A&M Aggies currently hold the No. 1 spot as the best class in the 2027 cycle. Notre Dame trails behind at the No. 2 spot.

Headlining the monster-class are four five-star prospects: quarterback Israel Abrams, wide receiver Nick Lennear, defensive linemen Jaiden Bryant, and defensive back Donte Wright.

The Hurricanes currently hold a total of 15 blue-chip players.

Also headlining the class is four-star linebacker AJ Randle, who saw a major jump in the rankings. Jumping from the No. 8 linebacker in the country to the No. 2 spot. Andre Hyppolite and Jaylyn Jones also make up a dynamic duo in the safety room and are a major part of this Hurricanes class.

Take a deeper dive into the rankings:

5-star Donte Wright - No. 2 CB
5-star Israel Abrams - No. 2 QB
5-star Nick Lennear - No. 3 WR
5-star Jaiden Bryant - No. 4 Edge
4-star Ai’King Hall - No. 9 CB
4-star Andre Hyppolite - No. 10 SS
4-star Jatori Williams - No. 6 IOL
4-star Jaylyn Jones - No. 21 SS
4-star Eli Woodard - No. 22 WR
4-star Noah Glover - No. 10 LB
4-star Sean Tatum - No. 10 IOL
4-star AJ Randle Jr. - No. 2 LB
4-star Ezekiel Ayangbile - No. 23 DL
4-star Demarcus Deroche - No. 17 ATH
4-star Ty Keys - No. 14 RB
3-star Jayvon Dawson - No. 29 EDGE
3-star Sherrod Gourdine - No. 45 ATH
3-star Tyler Ford - No. 52 OT
3-star Josh Johnson - No. 108 DL
3-star DeMarco Jenkins - No. 72 DL

As Mario Cristobal and Miami continue to look for the next top-talent to join the class, who do you want to see come next for the Hurricanes?

 

I’ve always paid more attention to average recruit ranking than class ranking

You can manipulate ranking based on number of commits

There’s a lot of different services and rankings but however you wanna slice it Miami is currently sitting near or at the top in every metric as far as landing elite players

That's my favorite metric. I'm just interested in knowing.

 

We could use more trench bullies. OT and DT.

 

For the Under 30 crowd, strap in. You are about to experience what it felt like to be a Hurricane in the mid 80’s through early 90’s. While I can’t predict or guarantee the final results, I can guarantee that we will be relevant and in the hunt each year and the national audience will hate us because we are so much better than everyone else.

Gone are the days of losses to FIU or MTSU. We have returned to the place of kicking your aszs, anytime and any place. Notre Dame gonna learn come November.

This !!!!
It’s here!!!!!! Get ready for the ride of a lifetime

 

This !!!!
It’s here!!!!
Get ready for the ride of a lifetime

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Sorry, couldn’t help myself.

 

That's my favorite metric. I'm just interested in knowing.

Oh for sure. We are at the top

Sometimes you see fluctuations and changes depending on the services (who is paying them for the rankings basically) but we are currently dragging nuts is the consensus

 

Based on what we've seen, especially this past season, even if we come in 2nd or 3rd, Mario and staff have done a miraculous job at filling holes (pause). The secondary turnover from one season to the next provided that proof to me. Had they sat back and brought in one or two players, but no it was an onslaught of turnover and competition and we saw the results. Recruiting for Mario is similar, he knows how he wants to address the team needs and the dude is manic about it.

 

We could use more trench bullies. OT and DT.

This staff just signed potentially 5 DTs in the 2026 class and have 3 committed in this 27 class.

2026 DTs
Keshawn Stancil 6-4 285
Fred Sainteus 6-3 303
Isaac Chukwurah 6-2 260 (could also play EDGE)
Logan Nagle 6-4 260 (could also play EDGE)
Tyson Bacon 6-4 275

*all listed in D Money DT breakdown*

2027 DTs
Ezekiel Ayangbile 6-2 265
DeMarco Jenkins 6-3 307
Josh Johnson 6-5 270

As far as the OT position is concerned, I do believe Tyler Ford can play OT here. Add Ford to the 26 group of OTs and that would give the staff 5 OTs in two classes

2026 OTs
Jackson Cantwell 6-8 320
Ben Congdon 6-8 305 (could play OG)
Joel Ervin 6-6 330
Jacob Hawks 6-9 335

2027 OT
Tyler Ford 6-6 307

 

For the Under 30 crowd, strap in. You are about to experience what it felt like to be a Hurricane in the mid 80’s through early 90’s. While I can’t predict or guarantee the final results, I can guarantee that we will be relevant and in the hunt each year and the national audience will hate us because we are so much better than everyone else.

Gone are the days of losses to FIU or MTSU. We have returned to the place of kicking your aszs, anytime and any place. Notre Dame gonna learn come November.

Im 31, I drove to Charlottesville in 2018 & was there when they beat us & stormed the field. A few weeks later, drove to Boston College & watched them destroy us on the line of scrimmage in the Red Bandana game & kick our ***.

I stopped going to games after that because the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze & I couldn’t support that. Im so grateful right now. Literally been waiting my whole life for this as i was 6 the last time we won it all.

Looking forward to Death Valley October 3rd. Missing the first day of archery deer season for it.

 

For the Under 30 crowd, strap in. You are about to experience what it felt like to be a Hurricane in the mid 80’s through early 90’s. While I can’t predict or guarantee the final results, I can guarantee that we will be relevant and in the hunt each year and the national audience will hate us because we are so much better than everyone else.

Gone are the days of losses to FIU or MTSU. We have returned to the place of kicking your aszs, anytime and any place. Notre Dame gonna learn come November.

Im 31, I drove to Charlottesville in 2018 & was there when they beat us & stormed the field. A few weeks later, drove to Boston College & watched them destroy us on the line of scrimmage in the Red Bandana game & kick our ***.

I stopped going to games after that because the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze & I couldn’t support that. Im so grateful right now. Literally been waiting my whole life for this as i was 6 the last time we won it all.

Looking forward to Death Valley October 3rd. Missing the first day of archery deer season for it.

There will still be deer available on the second day of the season.

You’re in for a treat.

 

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