Miami Hurricanes named finalist for a 2027 4-Star Cornerback

Kamdyn Burton˙
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Miami is officially in the mix for one of the top defensive backs in the country after four-star cornerback Kamil Loud named the Hurricanes among his finalists. The Bishop Gorman standout out of Las Vegas continues to see his recruitment blow up nationally, and Miami has put itself right in the middle of the battle for one of the top players in the 2027 class.

According to 247Sports, Loud is currently ranked as the No. 40 cornerback in the country and the No. 3 overall prospect in Nevada for the Class of 2027, at 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds.

Miami made Loud’s final six alongside Washington, Auburn, California, Florida State, and Utah. The Hurricanes have been pushing hard for Loud over the past several months, and the relationship with the coaching staff has clearly helped keep Miami near the top of his list.



Loud has built a reputation as a tough, versatile corner who can match up with big receivers and make plays all over the field. Playing at Bishop Gorman, one of the top high school football programs in the country, has only raised his profile further against elite competition week after week.



For Miami, getting into the final group is another big recruiting win as Mario Cristobal and his staff continue trying to stack talent in the secondary. The Hurricanes have made recruiting long, physical defensive backs a priority, and Loud fits exactly what Miami wants on defense moving forward.

There’s still a long way to go in his recruitment, but Miami fans definitely have a reason to pay attention. Landing a player like Kamil Loud would be a major pickup for the Hurricanes and another sign that Miami is continuing to recruit with the top programs in the country.


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Fascinating assortment of final choices. I spent a few minutes looking for common threads, but I'm sure a full financial and psychological profile to include family dynamics will follow.
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Fascinating assortment of final choices. I spent a few minutes looking for common threads, but I'm sure a full financial and psychological profile to include family dynamics will follow.
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Where do you glean this perspective— psych profiles, family dynamics, financials— I understand they attempt to draw conclusions but you make this out like it’s a CIA operation…. Maybe that’s overstating it. They do their homework but it’s surface at best
 
Aren’t we running out of spots at CB when you also take into account last year’s class?
No we have room for at least 4 CB recruits. I think most likely we do just bring in 3 though, because really we have a bigger need at Safety. So it should probably just be the 3 HS CBs we have, and we need 3 HS Safeties too...

But realistically, Next yr could lose our top 3-4 CBs. Antoine will be a JR. Ryan Mack and Ewald havent done anything. Definitely top transfer candidates.

We shouldn't expect everyone that can return to return. And the expectation should be with like every 3 HS recruits you bring in at least 1 will portal out within 2 yrs...
 
No we have room for at least 4 CB recruits. I think most likely we do just bring in 3 though, because really we have a bigger need at Safety. So it should probably just be the 3 HS CBs we have, and we need 3 HS Safeties too...

But realistically, Next yr could lose our top 3-4 CBs. Antoine will be a JR. Ryan Mack and Ewald havent done anything. Definitely top transfer candidates.

We shouldn't expect everyone that can return to return. And the expectation should be with like every 3 HS recruits you bring in at least 1 will portal out within 2 yrs...
We took like 4cbs last class and we hsvw a lot who will be juniors . I would take 3 if he’s elite not a project cb . Not referring to this kid at all just in general this kid and the Oklahoma kid at no brainers
 
No we have room for at least 4 CB recruits. I think most likely we do just bring in 3 though, because really we have a bigger need at Safety. So it should probably just be the 3 HS CBs we have, and we need 3 HS Safeties too...

But realistically, Next yr could lose our top 3-4 CBs. Antoine will be a JR. Ryan Mack and Ewald havent done anything. Definitely top transfer candidates.

We shouldn't expect everyone that can return to return. And the expectation should be with like every 3 HS recruits you bring in at least 1 will portal out within 2 yrs...
We took like 4cbs last class and we hsvw a lot who will be juniors . I would take 3 if he’s elite not a project cb . Not referring to this kid at all just in general this kid and the Oklahoma kid at no brainers
Won’t dispute who or what numbers we need this class— but some perspective, I was trying to figure who we have at what year of eligibility playing in 2026:

*We at present have 20+ on our active roster in the defensive backfield

*7 logged meaningful minutes throughout the season last year

The following are those:

D Fitzgerald
X. Lucas
Z.Posyer
D. Brown
O.Thorton
OJ Fred
I.O’Connor (who shouldn’t see a down)

JJ Dunnigan and Camden Portia could make some noise and should get reps in meaningful minutes from what I’ve read or observed….

Can’t have a if stud Dubs but we’re also carrying a lot of dead weight that won’t see the field ever….
 
*can’t have enuf stud DBs
 
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