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Defensive End
Current situation: The Hurricanes have commits from two true defensive ends in Chad Thomas and Trent Harris and commits from versatile prospects in Anthony Moten and Demetrius Jackson who could line up at defensive end among other positions. The Hurricanes would ideally like to add a couple of defensive end prospects to this class moving forward.
Top targets: Grant Harris is a player Miami has been showing interest to throughout the process. He is scheduled to take his official visit to UM on January 24th. Mississippi State is the team to beat at the moment with Nebraska also a threat.
On the radar: California prospect Olajuwon Tucker is committed to USC. He will take an official visit to Miami on January 24th. Tucker is slated to visit USC the week before. Louisiana prospect Davon Godchaeux is looking to visit Miami on January 24th. He is visiting LSU the next weekend. LSU is the biggest threat for Godchaeux.
Miami chances: Harris (Fair), Tucker (Poor), Godchaeux (Poor)
2015 names to know: Tampa Freedom defensive end Scott Patchan is starting to gain some big time offers. Miami was one of the first schools to offer and the Hurricanes have family ties. CeCe Jefferson will be one of the biggest recruits in the state next year due to his ability to rush the passer. Miami has offered, but Florida has the early lead right now.
Defensive Tackle
Current situation: Miami has commitments from highly rated Travonte Valentine, JUCO prospect Michael Wyche, and Courtel Jenkins. Anthony Moten is a defensive tackle that has very good pass rushing ability. All three of Valentine, Wyche, and Jenkins are massive and will bring much needed size to the group at Miami. Valentine is one of the top talents in the country at defensive tackle while Wyche and Jenkins will provide help against the run. The UM staff will work hard to keep Valentine in the class with LSU lurking. Miami would like to add one more defensive tackle to the class if possible.
Top target: Miami offered American Heritage defensive tackle Edgar Cerenord earlier this week. Cerenord had a strong showing during his senior season and will likely take a visit to UM in January. He could very well be Miami’s next commitment. JUCO DT Calvin Heurtelou took an official visit to Miami in the summer. Heurtelou will make a decision by the end of the month between Miami, Missouri, Tennessee, and Rutgers.
On the radar: JUCO target Lance McDowdell is interested in visiting Miami. At the moment, UCF is the team to beat. McDowdell is not an early enrollee, so Miami may pick up interest in January.
Miami chances: Cerenord (Excellent), Heurtelou (Fair), McDowdell (Fair).
2015 names to know: Miami has yet to offer any defensive tackles in Florida, but they have sent out some offers to national level prospects like California prospect Rasheem Green and Virginia prospect Tim Settle.
Linebacker
Current situation: Miami has commitments from Juwon Young, Darrion Owens, Mike Smith, Demetrius Jackson, and Terry McCray. Owens and McCray are rangy linebackers while Smith and Jackson excel at attacking the quarterback. Young is a prototypical stout middle linebacker. Miami has a good mix of players committed at linebacker and the staff will have to work hard to keep this group together. Jackson decommitted for four hours before he recommitted to the Hurricanes. Smith is receiving heavy interest from Arkansas. McCray is flirting with LSU. Young and Owens are set to enroll early. UM may try to add one more player to add to the group.
Top targets: Louisiana linebacker Kenny Young is a prospect Miami has been targeting for a long time. He is cousins with former UM wide receiver LaRon Byrd. Young is looking to take his official visit to Miami on January 20th. The three primary contenders at this point are believed to be LSU, Texas A&M and Florida State. Former UM signee Antonio Kinnard had a successful season at Arizona Western Junior College and is on Miami’s radar again. He has Miami in his top four along with USC, Oregon State, and Arizona. There is a good chance Kinnard visits Miami in January.
On the radar: Virginia prospect Raymon Minor has Miami in his top five and plans to take a visit to Coral Gables on January 17th. Virginia Tech is believed to be a heavy favorite for Minor. Nebraska is also a school making a push. California prospect Dwight Williams may be a player that could be interested in taking a visit, but he is a long shot.
Miami chances: Young (Fair), Kinnard (Good), Minor (Poor), Williams (Poor).
2015 names to know: Miami already has a commitment at linebacker from Royal Palm Beach’s Charles Perry. Gulliver Prep’s Dominic Sheppard received an offer at a junior day last year. Miami should be in good shape with Sheppard if they continue to show him heavy interest.
Cornerback
Current situation: The Hurricanes have commitments from Ryan Mayes and Nigel Bethel. Mayes is a long corner while Bethel has tremendous speed that will line up at nickel. Mayes is looking to enroll early in this class while Bethel is flirting with Georgia. The Hurricanes parted ways with commit Dennis Turner over the weekend. Miami would like to add one more elite cornerback prospect to this class.
Top target: Miami is working hard to flip J.C. Jackson from his commitment to the Gators. Miami has put a full court press on Jackson over the last month. Jackson took his official visit to Miami this past weekend and the Hurricanes continued their positive momentum. Jackson maintains he is still committed to Florida, but the Hurricanes are definitely in a strong position to flip him. Jackson also has interest in Florida State.
On the radar: Miami has shown some interest to Alabama prospect Patrick Porter and he plans to take a visit to UM on January 31st. Washington State is the team to beat for Porter. Tallahassee Lincoln cornerback Kendall Randolph has always wanted to visit the UM campus and meet with the UM coaching staff face to face. If the Hurricanes decide to bring him in, they would be in good shape. Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Louisville are schools to watch for Randolph. The question with both Randolph and Porter.
Miami chances: Jackson (Good), Randolph (Fair), Porter (Fair).
2015 names to know: Miramar’s Tyrek Cole will be the next big time recruit out of that program. At this point in his recruitment, Cole seems to be favoring Miami and Florida. New Jersey prospect Minkah Fitzpatrick is a player that will be one of the top cornerback prospects in the country. Fitzpatrick has Miami in his top three along with Ohio State and South Carolina.
Safety
Current situation: Miami’s situation at safety has changed dramatically over the last week. Miami added two safety prospects to the class in four star New Jersey prospect Kiy Hester and flipped three star Marques Gayot from his Louisville pledge. The Hurricanes could play athlete Trayone Gray at safety or receiver. It is highly unlikely Gray will qualify for Miami. The Hurricanes may try to add one more safety to the class.
Top targets: None.
On the radar: Miami offered Georgia prospect Tre Neal in October and has been showing consistent interest ever since. Neal has Miami in his top three along with UCF and Vanderbilt. At this point UCF is the team to beat for Neal. Washington D.C. area safety DaeJuan Funderburk was offered by Miami early in the process. He committed to Temple in September. The Hurricanes have shown interest and he has UM in his top three. Funderburk is slated to visit UM on January 17th. West Virginia is the team to beat. California safety Glen Ihenacho plans to visit Miami in January.
Miami chances: Neal (Fair), Funderburk (Fair), Ihenacho (Poor).
2015 names to know: In South Florida, Miami has already offered Jaquan Johnson and Kendrell McFadden and are the early leaders to land both. Rico McGraw is one of the top safety prospects in the country. He attends the same school that produced current UM cornerback Corn Elder.
http://miami.247sports.com/Article/Miami-Hurricanes-Recruiting-Outlook-Defense-1220-167160
Current situation: The Hurricanes have commits from two true defensive ends in Chad Thomas and Trent Harris and commits from versatile prospects in Anthony Moten and Demetrius Jackson who could line up at defensive end among other positions. The Hurricanes would ideally like to add a couple of defensive end prospects to this class moving forward.
Top targets: Grant Harris is a player Miami has been showing interest to throughout the process. He is scheduled to take his official visit to UM on January 24th. Mississippi State is the team to beat at the moment with Nebraska also a threat.
On the radar: California prospect Olajuwon Tucker is committed to USC. He will take an official visit to Miami on January 24th. Tucker is slated to visit USC the week before. Louisiana prospect Davon Godchaeux is looking to visit Miami on January 24th. He is visiting LSU the next weekend. LSU is the biggest threat for Godchaeux.
Miami chances: Harris (Fair), Tucker (Poor), Godchaeux (Poor)
2015 names to know: Tampa Freedom defensive end Scott Patchan is starting to gain some big time offers. Miami was one of the first schools to offer and the Hurricanes have family ties. CeCe Jefferson will be one of the biggest recruits in the state next year due to his ability to rush the passer. Miami has offered, but Florida has the early lead right now.
Defensive Tackle
Current situation: Miami has commitments from highly rated Travonte Valentine, JUCO prospect Michael Wyche, and Courtel Jenkins. Anthony Moten is a defensive tackle that has very good pass rushing ability. All three of Valentine, Wyche, and Jenkins are massive and will bring much needed size to the group at Miami. Valentine is one of the top talents in the country at defensive tackle while Wyche and Jenkins will provide help against the run. The UM staff will work hard to keep Valentine in the class with LSU lurking. Miami would like to add one more defensive tackle to the class if possible.
Top target: Miami offered American Heritage defensive tackle Edgar Cerenord earlier this week. Cerenord had a strong showing during his senior season and will likely take a visit to UM in January. He could very well be Miami’s next commitment. JUCO DT Calvin Heurtelou took an official visit to Miami in the summer. Heurtelou will make a decision by the end of the month between Miami, Missouri, Tennessee, and Rutgers.
On the radar: JUCO target Lance McDowdell is interested in visiting Miami. At the moment, UCF is the team to beat. McDowdell is not an early enrollee, so Miami may pick up interest in January.
Miami chances: Cerenord (Excellent), Heurtelou (Fair), McDowdell (Fair).
2015 names to know: Miami has yet to offer any defensive tackles in Florida, but they have sent out some offers to national level prospects like California prospect Rasheem Green and Virginia prospect Tim Settle.
Linebacker
Current situation: Miami has commitments from Juwon Young, Darrion Owens, Mike Smith, Demetrius Jackson, and Terry McCray. Owens and McCray are rangy linebackers while Smith and Jackson excel at attacking the quarterback. Young is a prototypical stout middle linebacker. Miami has a good mix of players committed at linebacker and the staff will have to work hard to keep this group together. Jackson decommitted for four hours before he recommitted to the Hurricanes. Smith is receiving heavy interest from Arkansas. McCray is flirting with LSU. Young and Owens are set to enroll early. UM may try to add one more player to add to the group.
Top targets: Louisiana linebacker Kenny Young is a prospect Miami has been targeting for a long time. He is cousins with former UM wide receiver LaRon Byrd. Young is looking to take his official visit to Miami on January 20th. The three primary contenders at this point are believed to be LSU, Texas A&M and Florida State. Former UM signee Antonio Kinnard had a successful season at Arizona Western Junior College and is on Miami’s radar again. He has Miami in his top four along with USC, Oregon State, and Arizona. There is a good chance Kinnard visits Miami in January.
On the radar: Virginia prospect Raymon Minor has Miami in his top five and plans to take a visit to Coral Gables on January 17th. Virginia Tech is believed to be a heavy favorite for Minor. Nebraska is also a school making a push. California prospect Dwight Williams may be a player that could be interested in taking a visit, but he is a long shot.
Miami chances: Young (Fair), Kinnard (Good), Minor (Poor), Williams (Poor).
2015 names to know: Miami already has a commitment at linebacker from Royal Palm Beach’s Charles Perry. Gulliver Prep’s Dominic Sheppard received an offer at a junior day last year. Miami should be in good shape with Sheppard if they continue to show him heavy interest.
Cornerback
Current situation: The Hurricanes have commitments from Ryan Mayes and Nigel Bethel. Mayes is a long corner while Bethel has tremendous speed that will line up at nickel. Mayes is looking to enroll early in this class while Bethel is flirting with Georgia. The Hurricanes parted ways with commit Dennis Turner over the weekend. Miami would like to add one more elite cornerback prospect to this class.
Top target: Miami is working hard to flip J.C. Jackson from his commitment to the Gators. Miami has put a full court press on Jackson over the last month. Jackson took his official visit to Miami this past weekend and the Hurricanes continued their positive momentum. Jackson maintains he is still committed to Florida, but the Hurricanes are definitely in a strong position to flip him. Jackson also has interest in Florida State.
On the radar: Miami has shown some interest to Alabama prospect Patrick Porter and he plans to take a visit to UM on January 31st. Washington State is the team to beat for Porter. Tallahassee Lincoln cornerback Kendall Randolph has always wanted to visit the UM campus and meet with the UM coaching staff face to face. If the Hurricanes decide to bring him in, they would be in good shape. Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Louisville are schools to watch for Randolph. The question with both Randolph and Porter.
Miami chances: Jackson (Good), Randolph (Fair), Porter (Fair).
2015 names to know: Miramar’s Tyrek Cole will be the next big time recruit out of that program. At this point in his recruitment, Cole seems to be favoring Miami and Florida. New Jersey prospect Minkah Fitzpatrick is a player that will be one of the top cornerback prospects in the country. Fitzpatrick has Miami in his top three along with Ohio State and South Carolina.
Safety
Current situation: Miami’s situation at safety has changed dramatically over the last week. Miami added two safety prospects to the class in four star New Jersey prospect Kiy Hester and flipped three star Marques Gayot from his Louisville pledge. The Hurricanes could play athlete Trayone Gray at safety or receiver. It is highly unlikely Gray will qualify for Miami. The Hurricanes may try to add one more safety to the class.
Top targets: None.
On the radar: Miami offered Georgia prospect Tre Neal in October and has been showing consistent interest ever since. Neal has Miami in his top three along with UCF and Vanderbilt. At this point UCF is the team to beat for Neal. Washington D.C. area safety DaeJuan Funderburk was offered by Miami early in the process. He committed to Temple in September. The Hurricanes have shown interest and he has UM in his top three. Funderburk is slated to visit UM on January 17th. West Virginia is the team to beat. California safety Glen Ihenacho plans to visit Miami in January.
Miami chances: Neal (Fair), Funderburk (Fair), Ihenacho (Poor).
2015 names to know: In South Florida, Miami has already offered Jaquan Johnson and Kendrell McFadden and are the early leaders to land both. Rico McGraw is one of the top safety prospects in the country. He attends the same school that produced current UM cornerback Corn Elder.
http://miami.247sports.com/Article/Miami-Hurricanes-Recruiting-Outlook-Defense-1220-167160
