‘26 QB Dereon Coleman commits to Miami

DMoney

Jul 3, 2024 1 min read

Miami has its QB of the future. 2026 blue-chip QB Dereon Coleman of Jones High School (Orlando) announced that he will be a Cane.

The 6’1, 165 gunslinger is no stranger to competition, as he beat out Elite 11 senior QB Trever Jackson as a sophomore and outshining multiple highly-regarded quarterbacks at Miami’s recent camp.

Coleman completed 63% of his passes for 2,236 yards, 16 TDs and 6 INTs as a sophomore. He also added 4 TDs on the ground.

He is Miami’s third commitment of the ‘26 class, joining WR Malachi Toney and LB Jordan Campbell.

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6th Ring is Near

Today at 9:33 AM

supersaiyanshel said:
Saw him live in the State Championship against Heritage. He's 5'10 at best.

Regardless, kid is a BALLER. Has the potential to be a better and more polished DTR when he was at UCLA. By his final year in College (whenever that may be) he will be pushing for 50 Total TDs.

I am 5'10" and he is a little taller than me

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ageezy

Today at 9:45 AM

Damiencane86

Today at 10:08 AM

Ultimately it would be great if he could get a couple inches taller but let's keep it in perspective, he's still taller than guys like Bryce Young & Kyler Murray so no reason for us to get hung up over it.

grover

Today at 10:29 AM

CaneGangg said:

If he's 6'1", he's shot up 3 inches in height since summer.

grover

Today at 10:30 AM

6th Ring is Near said:
I am 5'10" and he is a little taller than me

I mean, kids grow. But not 2-3 inches in 1 month lol.

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6th Ring is Near

Today at 10:38 AM

grover said:
I mean, kids grow. But not 2-3 inches in 1 month lol.

I stood next to him last year, I can only tell you what I observed with my own eyes.

grover

Today at 10:51 AM

6th Ring is Near said:
I stood next to him last year, I can only tell you what I observed with my own eyes.

TBH, I am not at all hung up on his height. King was a great QB for us. I'm more concerned about his pocket presence, which as I noted above may be partially related to both his height and frame -- e.g.., learning lanes, working around much taller defenders with hands in the air, avoiding being folded by 2 300' dudes, etc. But he has to overcome that issue to be great. Everything else he does looks good to elite to me.

Kid will crush 7x7s, and out-athlete high schoolers. It's how he handles grown *** men coming at him at 20+ mph that will dictate the level of his success in college and beyond.

Last edited: Today at 10:56 AM

Damiencane86

Today at 10:58 AM

grover said:
If he's 6'1", he's shot up 3 inches in height since summer.

That qb trainer of his is going overboard hyping him up and straight telling lies about his height

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Hurry-Cane

Today at 11:24 AM

Why does anyone GAF about his height? It’s been proven numerous times you can be successful in CFB without being 6’4” (Murray, King, etc). All I care about is can he produce as a college QB, and his arm definitely looks like it projects as plenty good enough.