Al Golden's recent trend of recruiting heavily in New Jersey continued this week as the Hurricanes offered 2015 St. Peter's Prep (NJ) Cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick (6'0" 185, left).
"(Wednesday) Defensive Backs Coach (Paul) Williams came to my school and offered me." said Fitzpatrick. "I was real excited."
Miami now has offers out to three players from the Jersey City powerhouse. The other two players being 2014 Running Back Jonathan Hilliman (6'2" 210, right) and 2015 Quarterback Brandon Wimbush (6'2" 195, center).
Hilliman is a highly sought after prospect as he as offers from the likes of Alabama, Michigan, and Georgia among others. Although, when Hilliman released his Top 10 in early April, Miami was not among his choices.
Brandon Wimbush, who currently holds offers from the likes of Maryland, Temple, Connecticut, Rutgers and now Miami, is close with Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Minkah Fitzpatrick tells me that he definitely wants to visit Coral Gables with Brandom Wimbush during the summer.
Fitzpatrick holds offers from Connecticut and Rutgers. Although his coach tells him more schools are going to offer soon, but not until they can do it in person.
Something impressive about Minkah Fitzpatrick is that most of his time on the field was spent at Running Back and didn't start at Cornerback until the final two games of his Sophomore season. To say he did alright at Cornerback is an absolute understatement. In those two games alone Minkah recorded 2 interceptions, 12 pass-deflections, and 21 tackles. Not too shabby for a kid who has been playing running back throughout high school.
Minkah described his game to me as: " I am a workhorse who loves competition. I have great speed, toughness, and I am smart."
Here are Minkah Fitzpatrick's highlights: Enjoy his 4.4 speed. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/439050/minkah-fitzpatrick
While Brandon Wimbush's highlights were not available I can tell you that he has a rocket arm and is a impressive dual-threat.
Here are Jonathan Hilliman's highlights: Underrated back that has bright future. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1255302/jon-hilliman
If you have a question, comment, or complaint concerning this article you can email me at Nashwillliams01@gmail.com or tweet me @Nashwilliams1. You can read about more players like at FloridaHSFootball.com when I highlight new rising talent every week in my column: Nash's Notes: Names to Know.
"(Wednesday) Defensive Backs Coach (Paul) Williams came to my school and offered me." said Fitzpatrick. "I was real excited."
Miami now has offers out to three players from the Jersey City powerhouse. The other two players being 2014 Running Back Jonathan Hilliman (6'2" 210, right) and 2015 Quarterback Brandon Wimbush (6'2" 195, center).
Hilliman is a highly sought after prospect as he as offers from the likes of Alabama, Michigan, and Georgia among others. Although, when Hilliman released his Top 10 in early April, Miami was not among his choices.
Brandon Wimbush, who currently holds offers from the likes of Maryland, Temple, Connecticut, Rutgers and now Miami, is close with Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Minkah Fitzpatrick tells me that he definitely wants to visit Coral Gables with Brandom Wimbush during the summer.
Fitzpatrick holds offers from Connecticut and Rutgers. Although his coach tells him more schools are going to offer soon, but not until they can do it in person.
Something impressive about Minkah Fitzpatrick is that most of his time on the field was spent at Running Back and didn't start at Cornerback until the final two games of his Sophomore season. To say he did alright at Cornerback is an absolute understatement. In those two games alone Minkah recorded 2 interceptions, 12 pass-deflections, and 21 tackles. Not too shabby for a kid who has been playing running back throughout high school.
Minkah described his game to me as: " I am a workhorse who loves competition. I have great speed, toughness, and I am smart."
Here are Minkah Fitzpatrick's highlights: Enjoy his 4.4 speed. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/439050/minkah-fitzpatrick
While Brandon Wimbush's highlights were not available I can tell you that he has a rocket arm and is a impressive dual-threat.
Here are Jonathan Hilliman's highlights: Underrated back that has bright future. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1255302/jon-hilliman
If you have a question, comment, or complaint concerning this article you can email me at Nashwillliams01@gmail.com or tweet me @Nashwilliams1. You can read about more players like at FloridaHSFootball.com when I highlight new rising talent every week in my column: Nash's Notes: Names to Know.
