Miami Hurricanes Land 2025 Five-Star Recruit Armondo Blount

Peter Ariz

Sep 14, 2023 2 min read

South Florida Phenom Picks Homegrown Canes Over Elite Suitors

Miami Central High School's Armondo Blount officially announced his commitment to the Miami Hurricanes on Thursday afternoon. The five-star prospect is ranked as the #5 overall recruit in the 2025 class, according to 247Sports Composite rankings. Additionally, he holds the title of the #1 player in Florida and the #2 defensive lineman in the nation.

Listed at 6-3, 250 pounds, Blount is a nightmare for offensive lines and quarterbacks alike. He has a similar play style to Hurricanes freshman Rueben Bain, but might be a bit lengthier than Bain. His commitment adds a blue-chip prospect to a 2025 class that recently added WR Waden Charles.

Miami successfully outmaneuvered perennial powers like Oklahoma, USC, Florida State, and Ohio State to land the coveted defender. This commitment suggests Miami’s momentum on the field could play a significant factor in recruiting moving forward.

Blount spent his previous two seasons at Dillard High School before transferring to Central for this year. He will be reuniting with former teammate Nyjalik Kelly, a current defensive end for the Hurricanes.

In terms of on-field production, Blount's numbers speak for themselves. He burst onto the high school football scene as a freshman in 2021, where he registered an eye-popping 13 sacks. He upped the ante in his sophomore season, racking up 16 sacks in 2022.

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itsacanething

Nov 1, 2023

Cribby said:
I’ll just say there’s still a lot of communication on both sides still.

they should just tell him sit tight and flip in a few weeks or a month.

WeBallinBoyz

Nov 1, 2023

Hegemon said:
You also cannot argue your way out of the OL "dragging" the class down but Mirabel and Cristobal have forgotten more about OL evals, development and recruitment than you will ever know.

You're on spin cycle at this point in every thread.

That's just one example.

Don't worry. Kiffen won't win **** again. It's in his nature.

At what point did I say the OL is dragging the class down? That’s the one position that’s somewhat earned full trust considering how the OL has improved. Now you’re just making stuff up because you can’t argue against the point that this class is CURRENTLY full of questionable takes…

Like serious question: right now, this class…do you think this class elevates the talent currently in our room? I’m not talking 5-7 players, I’m talking the whole 24 kids currently committed.

The U is back to work

Nov 1, 2023

Cribby said:
I’ll just say there’s still a lot of communication on both sides still.

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BeachCanes

Nov 1, 2023

WeBallinBoyz said:
I will absolutely not ***** as long as Mario is here. He has good qualities and have said such. One is recruiting.

I’ve been *****ing about recruiting in 2024 and I’m pretty sure most level-headed individuals on here would agree that it’s not up to the standard he needs to recruit at in order to be successful at Miami. It is not even in the same breath as last season’s class. It’s borderline unacceptable. It’s a Manny and Golden class in its current state.

Dylan Days (average tape, average athleticism), Judd Anderson, and Daylen Russell are not Miami caliber whatsoever.

WeBallinBoyz

Nov 1, 2023

BeachCanes said:
Dylan Days (average tape, average athleticism), Judd Anderson, and Daylen Russell are not Miami caliber whatsoever.

There’s more than that personally, but I agree with those three. At least 5-6 more that would not be in this class if we hadn’t whiffed on other targets.

Guess we’ll see in December. I still think people will “de-commit” when in reality they’re being dropped. And that’s if we can hit on some higher targets.

Hegemon

Nov 1, 2023

WeBallinBoyz said:
At what point did I say the OL is dragging the class down? That’s the one position that’s somewhat earned full trust considering how the OL has improved. Now you’re just making stuff up because you can’t argue against the point that this class is CURRENTLY full of questionable takes…

Like serious question: right now, this class…do you think this class elevates the talent currently in our room? I’m not talking 5-7 players, I’m talking the whole 24 kids currently committed.

They are 3 stars.

You complain about class ranking.

Thus it is dragging the class down.

I'm here all day to explain basic concepts.

WeBallinBoyz

Nov 1, 2023

Hegemon said:
They are 3 stars.

You complain about class ranking.

Thus it is dragging the class down.

I'm here all day to explain basic concepts.

Ah, so you’ve Twisted the argument around because you know it’s hard to counter with at this current state. Makes sense.

OL is the hardest position to evaluate in the high school imo. At least they’re prioritizing size, I’m not on board will all the projects but they’ve earned the benefit of the doubt in that department. That’s absolutely not the reason this class is currently disappointing, and it’s not just about where we rank. I’ve said before that class rank isn’t as important as average ranking per recruit, plenty of powerhouses take projects (especially on the OL). We’ve just taken wayyyy more this class.

If it was about Where we ranked, I’d be a sheep just like a lot of you Guys because there’s a #11 next to our name.

Also, you mentioned In another post that the successful recruiting results was “fan-fiction”…uhh what? Not entirely lol.

You think Mario was brought in because he’s a gameday savant? An X’s and O’s Wizard? Or was he brought in to upgrade the talent at our disposal? That’s not fan fiction. Now when DMoney and fake insiders peacock their way into saying this is the best D-line class in America or top 5 class, yeah that’s fan-fiction. But the root of all that stems from the reason why we hired Cristobal. An alleged beast recruiter that as we saw last year, defied multiple odds and finished with a monster class.

For me, there’s just not enough instant-impact players in this class. It aligns with our average rating per recruit, plus we are still struggling to add talent at certain positions. That’s my gripe.

Oh and that UF and FSU sit inside the top 5. Sort of out of our control I guess, but UF’s more committed financially.

Hegemon

Nov 1, 2023

WeBallinBoyz said:
Ah, so you’ve Twisted the argument around because you know it’s hard to counter with at this current state. Makes sense.

OL is the hardest position to evaluate in the high school imo. At least they’re prioritizing size, I’m not on board will all the projects but they’ve earned the benefit of the doubt in that department. That’s absolutely not the reason this class is currently disappointing, and it’s not just about where we rank. I’ve said before that class rank isn’t as important as average ranking per recruit, plenty of powerhouses take projects (especially on the OL). We’ve just taken wayyyy more this class.

If it was about Where we ranked, I’d be a sheep just like a lot of you Guys because there’s a #11 next to our name.

Also, you mentioned In another post that the successful recruiting results was “fan-fiction”…uhh what? Not entirely lol.

You think Mario was brought in because he’s a gameday savant? An X’s and O’s Wizard? Or was he brought in to upgrade the talent at our disposal? That’s not fan fiction. Now when DMoney and fake insiders peacock their way into saying this is the best D-line class in America or top 5 class, yeah that’s fan-fiction. But the root of all that stems from the reason why we hired Cristobal.

For me, there’s just not enough instant-impact players in this class. It aligns with our average rating per recruit, plus we are still struggling to add talent at certain positions. That’s my gripe.

You cannot have it both ways unfortunately.

Stop bringing up the macro level class ranking when 16.667 percent of the class is 3 star OL.

DT is not acceptable at this time (highschool)

QB and CB remains to be seen.

The other positions? Griping to Gripe.

cway313

Nov 1, 2023

WeBallinBoyz said:
Ah, so you’ve Twisted the argument around because you know it’s hard to counter with at this current state. Makes sense.

OL is the hardest position to evaluate in the high school imo. At least they’re prioritizing size, I’m not on board will all the projects but they’ve earned the benefit of the doubt in that department. That’s absolutely not the reason this class is currently disappointing, and it’s not just about where we rank. I’ve said before that class rank isn’t as important as average ranking per recruit, plenty of powerhouses take projects (especially on the OL). We’ve just taken wayyyy more this class.

If it was about Where we ranked, I’d be a sheep just like a lot of you Guys because there’s a #11 next to our name.

Also, you mentioned In another post that the successful recruiting results was “fan-fiction”…uhh what? Not entirely lol.

You think Mario was brought in because he’s a gameday savant? An X’s and O’s Wizard? Or was he brought in to upgrade the talent at our disposal? That’s not fan fiction. Now when DMoney and fake insiders peacock their way into saying this is the best D-line class in America or top 5 class, yeah that’s fan-fiction. But the root of all that stems from the reason why we hired Cristobal. An alleged beast recruiter that as we saw last year, defied multiple odds and finished with a monster class.

For me, there’s just not enough instant-impact players in this class. It aligns with our average rating per recruit, plus we are still struggling to add talent at certain positions. That’s my gripe.

Oh and that UF and FSU sit inside the top 5. Sort of out of our control I guess, but UF’s more committed financially.

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HurricanesR1

Nov 1, 2023

BeachCanes said:
Dylan Days (average tape, average athleticism), Judd Anderson, and Daylen Russell are not Miami caliber whatsoever.

David Lake said Chris Wheatley-Humphrey was not a Miami caliber player either.

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24/7canes

Nov 1, 2023

tsimonitis said:
Ironic considering your screen name

Screen name is from a long time ago when I had lots of time to mess around on the boards. Not so much anymore.

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Silentobserver

Nov 1, 2023

BeachCanes said:
Dylan Days (average tape, average athleticism), Judd Anderson, and Daylen Russell are not Miami caliber whatsoever.

I doubt Days and Russell end up signing for Miami.

At QB, who knows what Dawson and Mario are thinking. Anderson could very well just be in the class to keep numbers up in the room while they add a portal guy...who knows.

CanefaninBuckeyeland

Nov 1, 2023

Any Blount news or are we gonna let this thread continue in the way of the slurper v mope pi$$ing contest?

JZCane0825

Nov 1, 2023

WeBallinBoyz said:
Ah, so you’ve Twisted the argument around because you know it’s hard to counter with at this current state. Makes sense.

OL is the hardest position to evaluate in the high school imo. At least they’re prioritizing size, I’m not on board will all the projects but they’ve earned the benefit of the doubt in that department. That’s absolutely not the reason this class is currently disappointing, and it’s not just about where we rank. I’ve said before that class rank isn’t as important as average ranking per recruit, plenty of powerhouses take projects (especially on the OL). We’ve just taken wayyyy more this class.

If it was about Where we ranked, I’d be a sheep just like a lot of you Guys because there’s a #11 next to our name.

Also, you mentioned In another post that the successful recruiting results was “fan-fiction”…uhh what? Not entirely lol.

You think Mario was brought in because he’s a gameday savant? An X’s and O’s Wizard? Or was he brought in to upgrade the talent at our disposal? That’s not fan fiction. Now when DMoney and fake insiders peacock their way into saying this is the best D-line class in America or top 5 class, yeah that’s fan-fiction. But the root of all that stems from the reason why we hired Cristobal. An alleged beast recruiter that as we saw last year, defied multiple odds and finished with a monster class.

For me, there’s just not enough instant-impact players in this class. It aligns with our average rating per recruit, plus we are still struggling to add talent at certain positions. That’s my gripe.

Oh and that UF and FSU sit inside the top 5. Sort of out of our control I guess, but UF’s more committed financially.

The fact that you have the time each and every day to sit down and write several of these diatribes is truly impressive

TwentySix

Nov 1, 2023

CanefaninBuckeyeland said:
Any Blount news or are we gonna let this thread continue in the way of the slurper v mope pi$$ing contest?

Gaby saying the visit didn’t happen, but thinks it will be rescheduled.

WeBallinBoyz

Nov 1, 2023

JZCane0825 said:
The fact that you have the time each and every day to sit down and write several of these diatribes is truly impressive

Did you guys hear something?

Must’ve been the wind.

canes732

Nov 1, 2023

Number1CanesFan said:
Some people can't see the forest thru the trees.
I don't think they physically match up with Michigan, Oregon, or Georgia assuming they make it in.

If we beat them, they won't get in even if they win the ACC Championship game.

I'd love nothing more than to beat them in Tally, win out, get to Charlotte, and beat their *** again!!!

No hey really aren’t as good as the media hyped them to be. They are good but I think Jordan Travis holds them back he’s really not that good

cway313

Nov 1, 2023

canes732 said:
No hey really aren’t as good as the media hyped them to be. They are good but I think Jordan Travis holds them back he’s really not that good

Doesn't need to be good. They went out and got a 1st rd WR in the portal.

canes732

Nov 1, 2023

cway313 said:
Doesn't need to be good. They went out and got a 1st rd WR in the portal.

Yea he’s gonna be very tough to stop. Hopefully Guidry brackets him and see what happens from there. They are lucky they have stayed injury free bc they don’t have much behind the starting 22