This is sneaky great Transfer Portal Class

[The U is back to work]

I’m

Does this roster make us better than Clemson? Because that’s who we have to go through to get into the playoffs

we have to get through so many more teams than Clemson lol this team loses to inferior teams all the time

 

[The U is back to work]

Wish you were sometimes lmao!! I think Clemson is a dark horse to win it all this year… what do you think? Hope I’m wrong obviously and we beat them.

LSU is my pick to win it all. Nuss is going to cook.

 

[Gocanes1990]

That's 17 Portal prospects signed.

Luckily I'm not petty.

Wish you were sometimes lmao!! I think Clemson is a dark horse to win it all this year… what do you think? Hope I’m wrong obviously and we beat them.

 

[Gocanes1990]

LSU is my pick to win it all. Nuss is going to cook.

Good betting odds (in terms of opportunity) just on winning the SEC. I only doubt their OL, losing a ton,

 

[Memnon]

Wish you were sometimes lmao!! I think Clemson is a dark horse to win it all this year… what do you think? Hope I’m wrong obviously and we beat them.

They're playoff team undoubtedly.

 

[The U is back to work]

Good betting odds (in terms of opportunity) just on winning the SEC. I only doubt their OL, losing a ton,

They added a few nice pieces in the portal. I know they lost an elite one in Campbell but still.

 

[twes.305]

I’m still trying to figure out how this is hilariously short sided when it’s entirely factual.

We did fantastic work on paper to flip the secondary, and a ton of positions on this team have talent, but are unproven. What’s incorrect about that?

Do we not have question marks at WR, LB and DT?

U can say that about every team, sometimes it’s the next man up, which is what CFB is all about. The transfer portal as made some of yall think u lose a 1,000 yd WR then u need to replace him with another veteran 1,000 yd WR, which is possible now with the transfer portal but it’s not the end of the world if u don’t, sometimes next man up is the best answer. Yall forget Restrepo and George were products of next man up. Before Restrepo had his 1000 yd year he had 240 yds the year prior.

 

[ddann]

LSU is my pick to win it all. Nuss is going to cook.

Plus, Brian Kelly always finds a way to win those big games when the whole world is watching and everything is on the line. It’s a lock.

 

[Hstokes1447]

It was a good haul, but that misses the key point. The portal should be used to fill holes, and two glaring ones remain—DT, WR1. For the kind of resources UM is pouring into program, staff, roster, it’s disappointing that holes remain that could easily thwart an otherwise playoff-worthy roster. IMO, greater attention to Plan B and C is needed. We're left to hope and pray that losing the two Horton doesn’t come back to burn us.

I agree with you regarding DT but I believe CJ Daniels will replace Horton and put up great numbers in this system.

 

[Hurricane23]

Couldn’t have taken every player in the portal in the spring and ended up better than Clemson. They have 5-6 1st rounders coming in the 2026 draft.

Maybe we have more depth but they have as much or more top of the line old/experienced talent than anyone in the country.

Clemson will be good, but we have enough to handle them. Their Oline struggled so it’s issues there, and they struggled on defense against the run. Thier pass defense was very good though, but they lost a few players there.

 

[F-MarioCristobal]

Clemson will be good, but we have enough to handle them. Their Oline struggled so it’s issues there, and they struggled on defense against the run. Thier pass defense was very good though, but they lost a few players there.

I know they have a projected 1st rounder at OT and then a former high 4 or 5 star at the other tackle spot (he has struggled at times I remember seeing)

No idea about the rest of their line. That’s likely the way to beat them.

Then their RB room is a 190 pound true freshman (absolute burner though) and a Jr with like 300 career yards. An injury or the freshman not being ready could really hurt them.

 

[The Sphinx]

Can’t fault the portal activity. We did well considering what was available.

The problem is we are still relying too heavily on the portal heading into Mario’s Year 4. 19 kids is a lot.

Gotta continue stacking high school chips. This 2026 class is critical for Mario.

 

[DC3]

I also have no clue what they’ve got at RB to replace Mafah either.

The kid they signed from VA this year will be given every chance to have a role this year. Should be getting 100+ carries for them and similar playstyle to how Lyle is.

 

[htownkidd]

 

[F-MarioCristobal]

The kid they signed from VA this year will be given every chance to have a role this year. Should be getting 100+ carries for them and similar playstyle to how Lyle is.

Saw that after I posted. 2nd string is a junior legacy kid with 300 career yards. They have no choice but for that freshman to win it

 

[gogeta4]

They’re confident it was a DC problem and not personnel on defense.

Depth behind that front line talent is the question mark raised by the people close to their program. I also have no clue what they’ve got at RB to replace Mafah either. Maybe their run game is the down fall for them, but that’s the best starting WR group in the country. Can we out-physical them on both sides of the ball? Maybe. I’ll have to see us generate pressure consistently and I don’t know that Bain/Mesidor can do it. Good players but they’re not pass rush specialists. Gonna take Lightfoot/Lowe taking a huge jump.

Bain pretty much did what he wanted against THEM,. Pass rush at one point they were sending 2 and he was still beating them. So unless he is injured we can expect the same type of game from him against them. Blake Miller and Tristian Leigh got alot of starts but i dont think getting pressure against them would be a problem if it wasnt when he was a freshman.

They moved a wr to rb so you have that. Hes a Lofton type at rb so maybe the Mafah replacement. It must gonna be rb by committee because there isnt a breakout rb there i see.

Their offense still should be good witht he wr core..and if Klubnik could be avg throwing the ball and we know he can run.

Their defense should be good as usual.

They are the best team in acc but beatable.

 

[gogeta4]

I know they have a projected 1st rounder at OT and then a former high 4 or 5 star at the other tackle spot (he has struggled at times I remember seeing)

No idea about the rest of their line. That’s likely the way to beat them.

Then their RB room is a 190 pound true freshman (absolute burner though) and a Jr with like 300 career yards. An injury or the freshman not being ready could really hurt them.

its the same tackles that sh*t their pants against Bain when we played em. Likely got better though with a ton of starts.

They have an OLD ol but Matt Luke is a good ol coach. So i expect that unit to be a strength but i think our dl cna still do work if need be.

 

[pacusmc]

 

[Hstokes1447]

Can’t fault the portal activity. We did well considering what was available.

The problem is we are still relying too heavily on the portal heading into Mario’s Year 4. 19 kids is a lot.

Gotta continue stacking high school chips. This 2026 class is critical for Mario.

This portal class is fixing the 2021/2022 class and DB recruiting. I agree that the 26 class is critical as I believe that with a strong class Miami will not need to be as heavy in the portal in the future.

Before the portal class Miami only had 10 active SR’s on this roster.

Offensive SR’s
*OL Ryan Rodriguez class of 2021
*OL Markel Bell class of 2022
*OL Anez Cooper class of 2022
*OL Matthew McCoy class of 2022

Defensive SR’s
*DE Akheem Mesidor class of 2019
*DT Ahmad Moten class of 2022
*LB Wesley Bissainthe class of 2022
*LB Jaylin Alderman class of 2021
*LB Chase Smith class of 2021
*S Markeith Williams class of 2022

* CB Jadais Richard class of 2022, but is out for the year, so I am not counting him*

Of the 19 portal commits 15 of them are SR’s. This team desperately needed experience and leadership to support the young talent and I believe this portal class delivered on that at every position.

 

[Juanmanuel V]

Yes I said it, this is an A class and you can argue with your moma if you don’t like it. This is the #3 rated class for a reason. This class address all three phases of the game in a major way. With experienced veterans in positions at WR to raise the floor and support the talented youth at that positions. While adding young talent with multiple years of eligibility to combat the years of poor recruiting at DB. This class also address the lack of explosive playmaker ability in the return game by adding 2024 All-American kick returner Keelan Marion and 2023 2nd team All-SEC punt returner Keionte Scott. While also bolstering the playable depth at every position on this team with the exception of DT. If this staff can somehow add another DT this will be an A+ class. There is a lot of talent in this group now it’s up to these coaches to unlock it.



Carson Beck

Position: QB

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

HS Ranking: 4 star, #254 overall

Portal Ranking: 4 star #4 overall

Experience: RSR 2 year starter at Georgia also saw action in 7 games in 2022 and 4 games in 2021 as a backup

Awards: 2023 2nd team All-SEC

Career Stats: 7,426 passing yards, 52 passing touchdowns and 18 interceptions

Notable Stats: 24-3 as a starter (Two of those losses were one-score games against Alabama)



CharMar Brown

Position: RB

Height: 5-11

Weight: 218

HS Ranking: 3star NA overall

Portal Ranking: 3star 450 overall

Experience: RSO

Awards:

*2024 FCS Jerry Rice Award

*2024 Freshman FCS All-America

*2024 MVFC Newcomer of the Year

* 2024 MVFC Freshman of the Year

* 2024 All-MVFC Second Team

* 2024 MVFC All-Newcomer Team

* 2024 MVFC Newcomer of the Week (4x)

Career Stats: 1,181 yards and 15 touchdown

PFF: 90.8



CJ Daniels

Position: WR

Height: 6-2

Weight: 205

HS Ranking: 3star # 2450 nationally

Portal Ranking: 4star # 106overall

Experience: RSR played in 11 games at LSU and 42 games at Liberty

Awards: 2023 All-Conference USA Second Team

Career Stats: 148 career receptions for 2,434 yards and 21 TDs.



Keelan Marion

Position: WR

Height: 6-0

Weight: 195

HS Ranking: 2star #3390 nationally

Portal Ranking: 4star #80 overall

Experience: RSR played in 42 games started 23

Awards:

• First Team All-American return specialist (Walter Camp, FWAA, Pro Football Focus, CBS Sports, Phil Steele; 2024)
• Second Team All-American return specialist (Sporting News, College Football Network; 2024)
• Big 12 Kick Returner of the Year (College Football Network, 2024)
• All-Big 12 First Team return specialist (College Football Network, Phil Steele; 2024)
• All-Big 12 Second Team return specialist (Big 12 Coaches, 2024)
• Second Team All-Big 12 all-purpose performer (AP, 2024)

Career Stats: 76 receptions, 1,125 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns. 881 Kick return yards and 2 kick return touchdowns.

Notable Stats: In 2022 he averaged 22.3 yards per catch on four receptions



Tony Johnson

Position: WR

Height: 5-11

Weight: 190

HS Ranking: 0star NA ranking

Portal Ranking: 3star #314 overall

Experience: RSR player in 37 games and started in 20

Awards:

* 2023 Burlsworth Award Nominee

* Conference USA All-freshman team

Career Stats: 108 receptions, 1,118 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns

Notable Stats: Led Cincinnati with six touchdown catches. Only 3 drops in his career



Alex Bauman

Position: TE

Height: 6-5

Weight: 245

HS Ranking: 3star # 1770 nationally

Portal Ranking: 3star # 306 overall

Experience: SR

Awards: 2024 AAC All-Academic Team

Career Stats: 63 receptions, 610 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns



Jack Nickel

Position: TE

Height: 6-4

Weight: 260

HS Ranking: 3star # 522 nationally

Portal Ranking: 3star # 1791 overall

Experience: SR

Career Stats: 1 receptions, 6 yards and 0 receiving touchdowns



James Brockermeyer

Position: C

Height: 6-3

Weight: 295

HS Ranking: 4star # 194 nationally

Portal Ranking: 3star # 277 overall

Experience: RSR

Awards: 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

Notable Stats: only allowed 1 sack on 500 pass block snaps in 2024



David Blay

Position: DT

Height: 6-4

Weight: 303

HS Ranking: 0star NA ranking

Portal Ranking: 4star # 52 overall

Experience: RSR played in 33 games

Awards: 2024 All-Conference USA first-team

Career Stats: 100 tackles, 23.5 TFLs, 11.5 sacks and 6 quarterback hurries

Notable Stats: Led the team in sacks and TFLs



Mohamed Toure

Position: LB

Height: 6-2

Weight: 236

HS Ranking: 3star # 1024 nationally

Portal Ranking: 3star # 919 overall

Experience: 7th year SR

Awards:

* 2024 Butkus Award Watch List

*2024 Team Captain

*2023 Comeback Player of the Year Semifinalist

*2023 Fourth Team All-Big Ten (Phil Steele)

*2023 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media)

*2023 Team Captain

Career Stats: 168 tackles, 22.5 TFL’s, 13.5 sacks, and 2 INT’s

Notable Stats: Led the team in sacks and TFLs in 2023

PFF: 74.8 PFF run grade, 74.6 PFF coverage grade, 74.3 PFF blitzer grade, 83.0 PFF tackling grade



Kamal Bonner

Position: LB

Height: 6-2

Weight: 214

HS Ranking: 3star # 1021 nationally

Portal Ranking: 3star # 262 overall

Experience: RSO played in 17 games and started in 7

Career Stats: 59 tackles, 7 TFLs, 1 sack



Xavier Lucas

Position: CB

Height: 6-2

Weight: 200

HS Ranking: 4star # 372 nationally

Portal Ranking: 4star # 20 overall

Experience: SO, played in 12 games as a true freshman

Career Stats: 18 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBUs, 1 sack



Ethan O'Connor

Position: CB

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175

HS Ranking: 3star # 673 nationally

Portal Ranking: 4star # 82 overall

Experience: RSO played in 14 games, started 12

Career Stats: 32 tackles, 4 INTs, 8 PBUs, 1 TFL

Notable Stats: Led the team in INT’s and PBU’s



Charles Brantley

Position: CB

Height: 5-11

Weight: 170

HS Ranking: 3star # 520 nationally

Portal Ranking: 4star # 95 overall

Experience: RSR played in 31 games started 24

Career Stats: 103 tackles, 5 INTs, 18 PBUs, 4.5 TFLs, 1 sack

Notable Stats: Holds MSU school-record for 100-yard INT return for a TD



Keionte Scott

Position: Nickel

Height: 6-0

Weight: 192

HS Ranking: 0star NA ranking

JUCO Ranking: 4star # 1 nationally

Portal Ranking: 3star # 707 overall

Experience: 6th year RSR

Awards:

*2024 Preseason: All-America 3rd team (Phil Steele, CFN)

*2024 Preseason: All-America 4th team (Athlon)

*2024 Preseason all-SEC 1st team (Phil Steele, Athlon, CFN,

*2024 Preseason all-SEC 2nd (SEC coaches)

2023 All-SEC 2nd team PR (Athlon)

2023 All-SEC 3rd team PR (CFN, Phil Steele)

*Paul Hornung Award watch list

2022 JUCO co-defensive player of the year

2022 1st team juco All-American

2021 juco All-American

Career Stats: 113 tackles, 1 INT, 8 PBUs, 1 sack

Notable Stats: Led the SEC in punt return average (14.8)



Jakobe Thomas

Position: S

Height: 6-2

Weight: 202

HS Ranking: 3star # 2048 nationally

Portal Ranking: 3star # 250 overall

Experience: RSR

Awards: 2022 Second Team PFF All-Conference USA

Career Stats: 130 tackles, 4 INTs, 10 PBUs, 2 FFs, 1 sack



Zechariah Poyser

Position: S

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

HS Ranking: 0star NA ranking

Portal Ranking: 4star # 58 overall

Experience: RSO

Awards:

*2024 Freshman All-America by Football Writers Association of America

*2024 Conference USA All-Freshman team

Career Stats: 75 tackles, 4 INTs, 11 PBUs, 2.5 TFL’s 1 sack

PFF: 79.9 PFF defensive grade



Bert Auburn

Position: K

Height: 6-0

Weight: 184

HS Ranking: 0star NA ranking

Portal Ranking: 0star NA ranking

Experience: RSR

Awards: 2023 First team All-Big 12

Career Stats: 66-86 FGs, 76.74% FGP, 175 - 175 XP

Notable Stats: 24 FGs made, coming from 40-plus yard

I agree with You , three position Addition
That Made this Team Better Tuning Potential Weakness to Potental strength
1- The Linebacker Room / Got two an Inside & Outside who can both be Starters
Toure in particular knowns Heatherman Defense & Can Lead. Bonner Brings Heat to LB to Wesley ,Popo ,Pruitt to bring their best or get passed.
2- The Marty Brown Rb make running the ball a weapon with Physicality & Depth.
With Scat Backs Pringle & Hellcats as fastballs for tired defenses in the second half.
If Marty Brown wasn’t brought we would be Concern with the amount of Fletcher & Lyle get before Carries having to insert Elijah Lofton.
Lofton now is a Luxuary Chess Peice to run Judiciously in big Games.
3- The Recevier Johnson, CJ Daniels & Marion would help a Lot doing their Roles.
*Johnson Steady dependable Slot
*CJ Johnson Contested Catches / Leading the Team in Catches.
*Keeland Marion - The Big Play - Deep Threat/ End Around/ Jet Sweep.

The sum of all Three Especially if Marion provides a legit Deep Threat.
Make it a Better Reciever Room than Before.