2016 DT/SDE Glenn Logan is committed to LSU so forget about that.
2016 DT Darius Whitfield from Alabama is now getting the full court press from FLorida, an with UF's DLine coach Chris Rumph having coached at Bama a few years ago he has strong ties within the state alabama so I would look for Whifield to sign with UF. Also Whitfield is better suited to a 1 gap defensive scheme where he can utilize his speed and quickness which are his best treats as an interior dlinemen.
Miami best shots for landing a few good DT's are:
2016 DT Benjamin " Shug" Frazier our of Georgia who is a extremely athletic massive young man who is ideally built to be a NT/DT in a gap system. I see him falling to Miami by default because he doesn't really fit what LSU and UF do defensively and UGA also both schools have other players higher rated on their boards. So this will end up very similar to the Kendrick Norton situation from 2015 where Miami is the least best option, but he will thrive in UM's 3-4/4-3 under fronts.
4-3 Under Front Explained
(Do Not high jack this thread with defensive Scheme talk the link is just for reference)
The Seahawks and the 4-3 Under Front: Winds of change? - Field Gulls
2016 DT Stephon Taylor is player from Louisiana that most likely could fall into Miami's 2016 class also because of the number of quality DT's throughout the Louisiana and Georgia. LSU is has other players rated higher on the board both in state and OOS, an some think Taylor's best position is Off Tackle (which would make him a good candidate as SDE in the 3-4 scheme to set the edge). He knows he is a Plan C for LSU but the thing is LSU knows how to play the game so the recruit all the kids on their board, but he is LSU's to lose an would probably flip on NSD if they offered him. I am thinking AL Golden is would be leery of being left at the alter again. LSU will take a large number of dlinemen in their 2016 class, but I have feeling Taylor will be left out. Also Texas is a dark horse to land him, back in the summer he named Texas & LSU his top schools.
He says he is serious about considering Miami according to a Canesports article.
https://miami.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?sid=903&script=%2Fcontent.asp&cid=1788263
Coach Randy Melvin is not the strongest recruiter, and Miami's defensive philosophy doesn't endear it to high profile interior dlinemen so for those of you hoping / looking for Miami to recruit high profile 5* and 4* DT's/NT's you can forget about it! This defensive is built for blue collar space eating Massive linemen that have some athletic ability, but the premium is placed on size, strength, and length in the trenches with speed being an optional bonus but not a requirement.
I think UM's staff is hoping they can use the ranking of the 2016 class to sway some quality DT's later in recruiting process that are not picked up by the kids 1st or 2nd choice. There are a lot of good DT's available this year and next year. Miami needs to stay away from relying on the Juco ranks for DT recruits every year. At most UM should look for 1 or 2 every other year, instead we should be bringing in quality prep kids and then redshirting them.
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