MIAMI LANDS NO.1 2026 PROSPECT JACKSON CANTWELL

[TRick72]

I put it in the locked thread but yea this is such a smart move from a smart kid from a great family. Take the $2.5 mil guaranteed, enjoy MIami lifestyle for a year or two while resting/possibly redshirting and transfer to an SEC school after to then get to enjoy that college atmosphere/NCAAF playoffs.


After that be a lock as a top 5 pick in 2029 NFL draft.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Having stacy searels employed as thier OL coach was the nail in the coffin for UGA

From what I gather, the family liked Searels as a person, but his OL play is what it is.

 

[jed2410]

Wait...so you're telling me these Name, Image, and Likeness deals weren't Name, Image, and Likeness deals after all?

Well I'll be...

 

[FromDeeeeep]

I can appreciate the honesty here, Rusty is one of the best in the game.

If he’s saying UGA is having money problems, I believe him.

Kirby entrusting his offense to 3 guys (Bobo, Searles, Coley) that have been fired multiple times for poor performances would give me pause if I was a booster there.

 

[bobbydigius]

Kid said it wasn’t the money and all about the fit but the writers of the team that lost out know better and assert that Jackson fit in best at the school that finished second? I guess no matter what, you stick to the playbook…

 

[Gables Cane]

 

[Problem2]

lol the salt

 

[Reyrey]

All that matters is that we landed him. Everyone has to decide how they’re willing to spend on each player on their roster

Michigan went over board to beat out LSU for Underwood

Texas went over board for Justus Terry to beat out UGA

I agree. I’m just saying the “backed up the brinks truck” like that’s why we won isn’t the case here. George did and I’m sure Oregon did too. It’s the #1 overall player, ever had the brinks truck lined up. Did we go more. Possibly. But it’s not like UGA and Oregon was at 1mill and we were at 3. Relationships won out here. It won out weeks ago

 

[Hstokes1447]

Spoiler: WELCOME TO THE U

 

[Hollywood13]

 

[CANESCANES]

lol the salt

Ask them how much they paid for their roster last year to win the Natty?

Elite talent ain’t cheap

 

[1murhurricane]

The amount of money being reported is not accurate. Will the kid makes those numbers here absolutely. Is it NIL from boosters alone absolutely not. Miami like SC is a school that can create legitimate NIL value for an athlete that SEC and smaller market schools just can't compete with. I have to give credit where credit is due Mario learned a lot from the JJ recruitment. He knows where to invest for compounding interest.

 

[ALLoverCANE]

Day 1 starter I assume?

 

[Jassid82]

No one has questioned his ability to recruit. Unfortunately his game day coaching compromises our talent advantage.

Regardless, congrats on a major coup!

False. ALOT of posters questioned his ability to recruit in the last 72hrs. Let’s not rewrite history. He’s an elite recruiter. That debate is settled. Once and for all.

 

[Torocane]

These UGA guys just want to talk about Miami throwing around money. Sentell is actually a real jerk. Sore losers.

Good!
Let top recruits know we got money and we pay. I'll never understand how this is a put down nowadays.

 

[Ghandi]

Narrow shoulders.
Smallish hands.
Short arms.

This guy is a bust.

 

[CANESCANES]

I agree. I’m just saying the “backed up the brinks truck” like that’s why we won isn’t the case here. George did and I’m sure Oregon did too. It’s the #1 overall player, ever had the brinks truck lined up. Did we go more. Possibly. But it’s not like UGA and Oregon was at 1mill and we were at 3. Relationships won out here. It won out weeks ago

He already acknowledged that Mirabal was the best OL coach.

Miami has whiffed out on having by far the biggest offer for elite prospects in the past as well

I’m just glad we landed him

 

[Gocanes1990]

I’ll repost why it was so important in landing the #1 OT in the class

#1 OT in each cycle since 2011 and where they got drafted

2011- Cyrus Kouandjio- 2nd round- 44th overall

2012- DJ Humphries- 1st round- 24th overall

2013- Laremy Tunsil- 1st round- 13th overall

2014- Cam Robinson- 2nd round- 34th overall

2015- Martez Ivey- UDFA

2016- Greg Little- 2nd round- 37th overall

2017- Alex Leatherwood- 1st round- 17th overall

2018- Nicholas Petit Freir- 3rd round- 69th overall

2019- Evan Neal- 1st round- 7th overall

2020- Broderick Jones- 1st round- 14th overall

2021- JC Latham- 1st round- 7th overall

2022- Kelvin Banks- 1st round- 9th overall

7- 1st rounders
3- 2nd rounders
1- 3rd rounder
1- UDFA

The hit rate on the #1 OT in each cycle is insanely high

This is why landing Jackson Cantwell was so huge! You can’t teach elite physical talent

Great work and great point. For what it’s worth, my philosophy is, if you know it’s a high character kid and you do your HW. AND you know that they have 5 star talent you go all in. Try get 3 “day one” guys a cycle and evaluate your tail off on the rest. You literally can’t overpay for guys like this IMO.

 

[ssvir]

No idea if this was already posted in this thread but if so, it deserves to be posted again.

 

[TheU1984]

Kid said it wasn’t the money and all about the fit but the writers of the team that lost out know better and assert that Jackson fit in best at the school that finished second? I guess no matter what, you stick to the playbook…

The narrative going around is comical. It’s that Miami forced him here by giving him the Brinks truck. It’s as if they were offering pennies on the dollar and there was not one other factor that led him to choose us. Comical but still frustrating.