2019 Lake Brantley ATH Damarius Good decommitted from the Canes yesterday afternoon.
The 6-0, 183-pounder is currently a 3-star in the national rankings. According to the 247Sports Composite, Good is the #710 player nationally, #42 ATH in the country, and the #97 player in the Sunshine State. His decommitment moves Miami’s 2019 class ranking down to #24 on 247Sports and #28 on Rivals.
The Background
Good’s has been pledged to UM since late May and he is Miami’s third decommit from Surge19 in the past week or so, joining RB Marcus Crowley (who flipped to Ohio State) and S Cornelius Nunn. Accepting Good’s commitment was a curious take from the start, considering his lack of high major offers and inexperience at the position Miami wanted him at (corner). Good’s place in the class was always going to be contingent of how much development he showed as a corner in his senior season and he was expected to play the position in 2018 during his final year of high school. However, after working at the position all off-season, he curiously has only played running back for Lake Brantley this year. The writing was on the wall from there. Good is a great kid and I respect him as a player and person, so I’ll just say that this marriage wasn’t the best fit from the beginning and leave it at that. Both parties will be better off as a result.
Future of the Class
Good's decommitment brings the total class numbers down to 16, leaving Chaminade-Madonna 4-star Te’Cory Couch and Carol City 3-star Jarvis Brownlee as the only corners in the class.
The Canes weren’t in love with the cornerback crop locally this season and have eschewed all other CB’s they were originally looking at besides one to this point. Palm Beach Central 5-star Akeem Dent has been UM’s top target here for the entire cycle and, despite bleak prospects of eventually landing his signature, Miami has not given up on him. Dent has come to two UM home games for visits this season and is on the verge of setting up an official to Miami as well. Absent an “epiphany”-type OV to Coral Gables, Dent won’t be in this class, though.
UM could get involved with a new name or circle back to a guy they’ve previously kicked the tires on like JUCO 3-star Dontye Carriere-Williams, but at this moment it looks to be Dent or bust.
The 6-0, 183-pounder is currently a 3-star in the national rankings. According to the 247Sports Composite, Good is the #710 player nationally, #42 ATH in the country, and the #97 player in the Sunshine State. His decommitment moves Miami’s 2019 class ranking down to #24 on 247Sports and #28 on Rivals.
The Background
Good’s has been pledged to UM since late May and he is Miami’s third decommit from Surge19 in the past week or so, joining RB Marcus Crowley (who flipped to Ohio State) and S Cornelius Nunn. Accepting Good’s commitment was a curious take from the start, considering his lack of high major offers and inexperience at the position Miami wanted him at (corner). Good’s place in the class was always going to be contingent of how much development he showed as a corner in his senior season and he was expected to play the position in 2018 during his final year of high school. However, after working at the position all off-season, he curiously has only played running back for Lake Brantley this year. The writing was on the wall from there. Good is a great kid and I respect him as a player and person, so I’ll just say that this marriage wasn’t the best fit from the beginning and leave it at that. Both parties will be better off as a result.
Future of the Class
Good's decommitment brings the total class numbers down to 16, leaving Chaminade-Madonna 4-star Te’Cory Couch and Carol City 3-star Jarvis Brownlee as the only corners in the class.
The Canes weren’t in love with the cornerback crop locally this season and have eschewed all other CB’s they were originally looking at besides one to this point. Palm Beach Central 5-star Akeem Dent has been UM’s top target here for the entire cycle and, despite bleak prospects of eventually landing his signature, Miami has not given up on him. Dent has come to two UM home games for visits this season and is on the verge of setting up an official to Miami as well. Absent an “epiphany”-type OV to Coral Gables, Dent won’t be in this class, though.
UM could get involved with a new name or circle back to a guy they’ve previously kicked the tires on like JUCO 3-star Dontye Carriere-Williams, but at this moment it looks to be Dent or bust.
