DL Daylen Russell commits to Miami

DMoney

May 27, 2023 1 min read

Daylen Russell, defensive lineman from Columbus and one of Miami-Dade County's most productive defensive players, has pledged to play for the Miami Hurricanes. Russell chose Miami over Louisville and Nebraska.

Russell, who stands at 6-foot-1 and weighs 270 pounds, marks the ninth commitment to the Hurricanes' 2024 recruiting class, and he is the fourth player from South Florida to join the roster. He is the reigning Miami-Dade County Defensive Player of the Year and was instrumental in leading the Explorers to their second state championship last year. Russell recorded 62 tackles, eight tackles for loss and eight sacks along with a standout performance in the state title game.

Russell joins three-star running back Chris Wheatley-Humphrey, four-star wide receiver Chance Robinson from St. Thomas Aquinas, and three-star Central linebacker Vince Shavers as 2024 commits from Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Russell’s commitment is yet another tie between UM and Columbus High School, the alma mater of Mario Cristobal, offensive line coach Alex Mirabal and general manager Alonzo Highsmith.

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cway313

Sep 22, 2023

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TallyCaneFan

Sep 22, 2023

Mklein13 said:
Is this guy projected to play inside?

I was about to ask the same. He's standing up and looks like a DE.

L A M P

Sep 22, 2023

Prediction for February:

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TallyCaneFan

Sep 22, 2023

90scane said:
The last two highlights vs Clearwater show my concern. Standing up, playing patty cake with the OL then running to make the tackle after 2 seconds. He also missed most of the first half of that game (not sure if he was injured). Point being, you want a high motor for a 3star kid and he stands around a good amount. He also doesn't put his hand in the ground much let alone use a bull rush.

I hear you but it looks like he's playing the option which, by the way, he did pretty well on a few of those highlights by not crashing down and actually holding at the mesh point. I do agree that he doesn't put his hand in the ground and looks more like a DE.

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90scane

Sep 22, 2023

I would project him inside as a 3T but the lack of bull rush and motor is concerning.

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mirvin88

Sep 22, 2023

Mklein13 said:
Is this guy projected to play inside?

I believe we’re recruiting him at DT

grover

Sep 22, 2023

Those senior "highlights" don't ease my concerns. I really don't get this take at all.

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305407cane

Sep 22, 2023

This may be one of those “we took a flyer and hoped for a big development” situations. Tough part is it’s at Columbus and idk if Mario is gonna process out a kid from his high school

grover

Sep 22, 2023

I'm going to be honest. I wasn't fully sold on Kamarion Franklin, so wasn't entirely saddened when he chose to stay local. But I saw the measurables and athleticism. I see none of that here. Sometimes the canvass isn't able to hold the paint.

Scott, Stone, Breland, Jones. Those kids are custom manufactured differently. More of those please.

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90scane

Sep 22, 2023

305407cane said:
This may be one of those “we took a flyer and hoped for a big development” situations. Tough part is it’s at Columbus and idk if Mario is gonna process out a kid from his high school

I wouldn't be overly concerned about Mario getting hurt by him being processed. How do you win big if you don't do some of this during recruiting and years 1-3 for HS kids? I mean... the portal is literally a "processed" kid transfer engine for 90-95% of the kids. Yes, 5-10% are players looking for bigger NIL, more PT, closer to home...

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90scane

Sep 22, 2023

McCray would be the real whale to land in this 5T/3T roll a year after Bain/A.C. and two years after Mesidor with Blout in 2025 (potentially 2024).

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Silentobserver

Sep 22, 2023

305407cane said:
This may be one of those “we took a flyer and hoped for a big development” situations. Tough part is it’s at Columbus and idk if Mario is gonna process out a kid from his high school

I don't think processing a Columbus kid out of the class is tough at at. Columbus coach is very good friends with Mario and Maribel. A conversation will take place and Mario will let the optics look like App State or SMU flipped a kid from Miami's backyard and from Mario's Alma mater...that narrative won't matter.

I don't see Russell sticking around this class. I wouldn't be surprised if he is only a commit at the moment in name alone and not in practice.

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CT Cane 44

Sep 22, 2023

Can’t believe I’m gonna say this but finally I trust the staff. He does look stiff but if he’s a hard worker who they think they can get something out or I’ll deal with it. Watch him become a monster lol.

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TallyCane

Sep 22, 2023

Between the Pitt commit and the kid from Grayson they are both Better than this kid.

AlexCane

Sep 22, 2023

So, he officiated my kid's flag league game a few months ago. I would have had no idea it was him, but word started to circulate about a "UM commit" refereeing. Until someone told me it was him, I kept looking at him and thought he was a LB or big RB. When I learned it was him, I was surprised. IMO, he doesn't look like a DT or a DE for that matter. Mario recruits body types and this one is surprising. That said, he was really friendly and seemingly a good kid, and he goes to my alma mater. So I will root for him regardless.

Sep 22, 2023

Not sure how good the 3 teams in the senior highlights are this year but its underwelming. Are they just blowing out teams and not playing starters in the 2nd half?

Idk maybe i'm just expecting more from a guy who was named Dade POY and a Miami commit, but i was left expecting more.

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twes.305

Sep 22, 2023

AlexCane said:
So, he officiated my kid's flag league game a few months ago. I would have had no idea it was him, but word started to circulate about a "UM commit" refereeing. Until someone told me it was him, I kept looking at him and thought he was a LB or big RB. When I learned it was him, I was surprised. IMO, he doesn't look like a DT or a DE for that matter. Mario recruits body types and this one is surprising. That said, he was really friendly and seemingly a good kid, and he goes to my alma mater. So I will root for him regardless.

He looks like he is 5’11

Luke Caneswalker

Sep 22, 2023

Friday night flyer, he plays fullback here.

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mirvin88

Sep 22, 2023

CT Cane 44 said:
Can’t believe I’m gonna say this but finally I trust the staff. He does look stiff but if he’s a hard worker who they think they can get something out or I’ll deal with it. Watch him become a monster lol.

I think this one is 33% ability 34% local relationships 33% culture.