Five-star WR JoJo Trader commits to Miami

Peter Ariz

Jul 13, 2023 2 min read

In his latest edition of “The ATM,” DMoney promised there would be fireworks in the next week. The sky is lighting up Orange and Green.

In what can be hailed as the most significant recruitment of the cycle so far, the Miami Hurricanes secured the commitment of five-star wide receiver Joshisa “Jojo” Trader on Wednesday night.

Trader, hailing from the local powerhouse program of Chaminade-Madonna high school, is an outstanding athlete standing 6-1 and weighing 175 pounds. He was regarded as a crucial local target for Miami. In an intense recruitment process, Trader chose the Hurricanes over several prestigious programs, including Florida State, Ohio State, Georgia, and Florida. The decision is expected to pave the way for future high-profile commitments.

Trader boasts an impressive ranking as per the 247Sports Composite Rankings - #25 overall player in the country, #3 athlete (ATH), and the #5 player in the state of Florida. This commitment catapults Trader to the top of the Miami recruiting class, making him the first five-star player and the highest-rated player in the class.

Not only does Trader add a five-star feather to the Hurricanes' cap, but he also promises to strengthen Miami's receiving corps. He will be joining four-star wide receiver Chance Robinson from St. Thomas Aquinas.

Jojo Trader's reputation as an explosive receiver was confirmed during his sophomore year at Miami Central when he outpaced incoming Canes freshman Damari Brown and current West Virginia corner Jacolby Spells for deep touchdown receptions. He played in 6 games that season, catching 26 passes for 592 yards and 6 scores.

As a junior at Chaminade, Trader caught 47 passes for 743 yards and 7 touchdowns.

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Jan 24, 2024

JHallCanes said:
Yeah we’ve had this talk a lot. I think Mario will always get his guys, he’s just good, but for ***** sake win some games and he won’t need to be in every state every city every ******* day to make it happen

If we don’t get Cam to where he needs to be for the NFL I think we can basically forget about an elite QB ever again though

This year will be a make or break year on so many levels. Mario needs to prove he’s not a quarterback grim reaper and he desperately needs to win games. He’s not going to keep getting the financial backing if he wins 7 games again. All the cafecito and relationship building in the world won’t get kids to sign here if he’s losing AND we’re not paying everyone.

Cajuncane

Jan 24, 2024

Cookie917 said:
how smith get a 101 ranking lol

Cause he’s JUST THAT GOOD….

Jan 25, 2024

gogeta4 said:
you do this every year?. how the **** you do it and need your expertise to keep this on the board yearly lol

Haha no lie a lot of the credit goes to 247 for making it easy. If you click the link all you have to do is change the year in the address bar.

I've bookmarked the hyperlink so I don't actually have to add the schools anymore. I just have to peep the list of Florida recruits that year and make sure one of them doesn't go to a South Florida school I've never heard of.

SaiyaMan305

Jan 30, 2024

Question has been answered and can finally be put to bed. Jojo enrolled early officially.

The U is back to work

Jan 30, 2024

SaiyaMan305 said:
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Question has been answered and can finally be put to bed. Jojo enrolled early officially.

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SaiyaMan305

Feb 2, 2024

Confidence1000

Feb 2, 2024

SaiyaMan305 said:

I told y’all dat y’all was sleeping on JoJo (BIG PAUSE). He is dat dude! Superstar in the making. Bookmark this post

Hufftwoseven

Feb 3, 2024

SaiyaMan305 said:

Wonder if JoJo has the motivation of being the better of the chaminade WR’s fueling him..

DMoney

Feb 3, 2024

First name mentioned when I asked about the freshmen for last week’s Bank.

RozayCane

Feb 3, 2024

Mario stacking program changing players we always missed out on.

305 MOUNTAIN MAN

Feb 3, 2024

No one is keeping Jo Jo off the field, impact day one.

Calinative

Feb 3, 2024

DMoney said:
First named mention when I asked about the freshmen for last week’s Bank.

Enough confidence for us not to go for a petal wr? Cause if he’s the truth AND they expect Ray Ray to step up …

htownkidd

Feb 3, 2024

DMoney said:
First named mention when I asked about the freshmen for last week’s Bank.

Where is he expected to start off position wise? X, Z, slot? Or are we thinking will he cross train and get looks everywhere?

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nycane

Feb 3, 2024

calinative umstudent said:
Enough confidence for us not to go for a petal wr? Cause if he’s the truth AND they expect Ray Ray to step up …

dont forget Robbie Washington

One9

Feb 3, 2024

calinative umstudent said:
Enough confidence for us not to go for a petal wr? Cause if he’s the truth AND they expect Ray Ray to step up …

Hopefully they pull a WR out of the portal regardless of their confidence in the young bucks. If Jojo, Ny, Ray Ray or whoever steps up and snatches a job, so be it. Dont get ya **** snatched.

Calinative

Feb 3, 2024

htownkidd said:
Where is he expected to start off position wise? X, Y, slot? Or are we thinking will he cross train and get looks everywhere?

X or Z I'd imagine. Slot will be fully taken by Restrepo and Ray Ray... and even Robbie and Carr fit there better.

Calinative

Feb 3, 2024

One9 said:
Hopefully they pull a WR out of the portal regardless of their confidence in the young bucks. If Jojo, Ny, Ray Ray or whoever steps up and snatches a job, so be it. Dont get ya **** snatched.

Rather spend the money on defense. Far better for us for the Young WRs to step up. Whereas like DT/CB I think it'd be asking a lot for our young Freshman DTs to step up. WR and RB it's much more reasonable.