OL Juan Minaya commits to Miami

[DMoney]

Coach Mirabal has been laser-focused on rebuilding the body types on Miami’s offensive line. That group just got bigger with the commitment of Juan Minaya. Minaya (6’6, 315) hails from Paramus, NJ-- a suburb of New York City-- and holds offers from Florida, Penn State, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Boston College and Pittsburgh. He’s a former basketball player with significant room to develop.

In just two years, Coach Mirabal has added Anez Cooper (6’6, 350), Matthew McCoy (6’6, 300), Tommy Kinsler (6’6, 330), Frankie Tinilau (6’6, 315), Francis Mauigoia (6’6, 315) and Samson Okunlola (6’6, 300). Minaya fits right into that mold.

His junior clips were up and down for me, but you can see the promise in his sophomore film:

 

[D7.]

Wooooooo!

 

[Silentobserver]

Big kid and clearly a project which Mirabel and Cristobal can afford to take their time with.

Do they envision this kid staying at tackle, or is the plan to bump him to guard (he moves more like a guard than a tackle)?

 

[AndreiVasy88]

Congrats to the young man. Welcome!

 

[HurricanePhilly]

Huge upside. But its going to take 2-3 years from this point. Which isnt a bad thing.

Also puts us into the North Jersey Parochial scene which has several big time kids every years that Mich/PSU/Osu/Notre Dame typically get.

 

[pacusmc]

Welcome to the U!!!
Let’s go!!!!

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

Definitely a project, but you can afford that when your last o-line class is filled with studs.

 

[Udynasty]

We were in the pole position from the get go... will continue to get offers from big time programs just because of traits alone.

 

[RealRussellPumps]

Going to trust Mario and Mirabal on this one. Don’t see it in the tape but he’s relatively new to football so who knows.

 

[Ispyin]

 

[Josh]

Similar take to Frankie last cycle. @DMoney who are the big fish at Oline we’re seriously in it for?

 

[Ziggy]

Grabbing his spot. Welcome to the U big fella! He's the type you stash for two years and see how he looks.

 

[Ispyin]

We were in the pole position from the get go... will continue to get offers from big time programs just because of traits alone.

I’ve never really been a star guy but I gotta tell ya I also have a hard time with believing that suddenly Mario and these recruiters are the only ones identifying these future studs as if they have some unique superpower that no other programs have. One or two flyers I get - happy to be proven wrong, but right now, this class is very suspect.

 

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[HurricanesR1]

This is definitely a 'body type' recruit.

 

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[AndreiVasy88]

He has some nice offers. Penn St, Michigan St, Pitt, Ole Miss so obviously we aren't the only ones who see some upside.

 

[Udynasty]

I’ve never really been a star guy, but I gotta tell ya. I also have a hard time with believing that suddenly Mario and these recruiters are the only ones identifying these future studs as if they have some unique superpower that no other programs have happy to be proven wrong, but right now, this class is very suspect.

And you are right not to be. Kid started playing ball at 14 years old and is only 16. Benches 225 Lbs 21 times already and has offers from PSU, UF, MSU, WVU and Pitt