Miami lands Jacksonville St. safety Zechariah Poyser

mirvin88 said:

Your argument is flawed because you’re dying on this hill of “Mario didn’t call Cam after he declared” which is completely irrelevant unless you think him and his family were Men In Black’d after seeing aliens. Mario did not need to call again. The pitch was made. The family assessed the situation of draft vs Miami and, wait for it, due to Mario and Co’s pitch, decided based on the information from the draft, that enrolling at Miami was a better choice.

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252cane said:

And you can’t seem to comprehend where I have said he obviously liked the situation at Miami before he declared. But the fact is you aren’t getting is he still entered the draft after getting that pitch. And as I said his draft grade was what sealed the deal

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mirvin88 said:

No, his draft grade plus the staffs pitch sealed the deal. If they did not like the pitch, no decision would’ve been discussed.

Flip this. If FSU was 2nd to us, do you think he would’ve forgone a day 3 pick to return and enroll at FSU if we had not recruited him and they were his only option? I’d wager, no. He dismissed FSU immediately.

I know it’s wildly popular to **** on Mario but refusing to, and using mental gymnastics to, not give him any credit here is just absurd.

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westcoastcanes said:

Our schedule was trash and we got lucky calls in multiple games.

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mirvin88 said:

No, his draft grade plus the staffs pitch sealed the deal. If they did not like the pitch, no decision would’ve been discussed.

Flip this. If FSU was 2nd to us, do you think he would’ve forgone a day 3 pick to return and enroll at FSU if we had not recruited him and they were his only option? I’d wager, no. He dismissed FSU immediately.

I know it’s wildly popular to **** on Mario but refusing to, and using mental gymnastics to, not give him any credit here is just absurd.

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TheOriginalCane said:

If you golf up there, DO NOT sit down on the benches...

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BoxingRobes said:

THREE YEARS OF ELIGIBILITY.

Good signing.

Now, go get the other big fish.

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DMoney said:

The Canes landed perhaps the top safety in the Portal with the commitment of Jacksonville State’s Zechariah Poyser. The 6’2, 195-pounder native of Wildwood, FL (near the Villages) gives Miami an instant impact player with three years of eligibility at a position of need.





As a redshirt freshman, he compiled 75 tackles, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries and earned an 80.1 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus (76.1 run defense and 80.1 coverage). According to Matt Zenitz at 247Sports, an SEC personnel staffer told him this week that Poyser is “one of the top young safeties in the nation and that he has All-American type potential.”

He was unrated out of high school as a wide receiver, catching 17 passes for 276 yards and 4 TDs as a senior. He also averaged 12.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 4.2 APG and 1.6 SPG on the hardwood.



Poyser has recorded a 41-inch vertical jump and Miami believes he is a high-level athlete. He was coached at Jacksonville State by former Miami staffer and Booker T. graduate Terry Jefferson.



Poyser chose Miami over Florida, Auburn, LSU and Georgia. He is a lifelong Hurricanes fan.

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