OL JJ Sparks commits to Canes

DMoney

Wednesday at 7:00 PM 1 min read

Miami secured its center of the future with the commitment of Jacksonville (Bolles) OL JJ Sparks.

The 6’3.5, 300-pounder chose the Canes after visiting Coral Gables this past weekend with his family. He’s previously visited Florida State.

The staff prioritized Sparks after seeing him on the road in January. Coach Mirabal values his nastiness, twitch and IQ at the center position.

Sparks, who has started since his freshman year at the North Florida powerhouse, is a big body who plays with an edge and shows good foot quickness to mirror and in open space.

He joins QB Dereon Coleman, RB Javian Mallory, OL Ben Congdon, OL Joel Ervin, CB Camdin Portis, CB Jaelen Waters, and LB Jordan Campbell in Miami’s 2026 class.

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Alex_Dynamix

Wednesday at 7:10 PM

Not familiar w/ this one but Welcome to the U young man.

TheOriginalCane

Wednesday at 7:10 PM

CaneLos

Wednesday at 7:11 PM

RozayCane said:
One thing I never ever do is question anything OL when it comes to Mario and Mirabal

JHallCanes

Wednesday at 7:11 PM

Landing someone from Bolles is ******* wild

TheOriginalCane

Wednesday at 7:11 PM

DMoney said:
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Welcome to The U!

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smack99

Wednesday at 7:11 PM

**** we had to fight off powerhouses like Duke, FAU, FIU, and East Carolina for this kid!!! Welcome!!!

Odysseus

Wednesday at 7:12 PM

Calinative said:
lol. I mean If we are really able to get to 105 scholarships, I have no problem filling the back of the roster with a guy like this. At the end of the day we need a big OLine HS class, and his commitment would change exactly 0% about who we are recruiting at the top of our board. Maybe he won't stay committed if we end up landing a Cantwell/Pepe/Kolojay/Pickett/etc... but that's would be irrelevant if that were to happen lol

That's what I'm thinking placeholder until Pickett, Merritt, Kolojay, or Carr want in

JHallCanes

Wednesday at 7:13 PM

Gru said:
Is this kid really a take in the best OL year ever?

How ******* dare you

TheOriginalCane

Wednesday at 7:15 PM

smack99 said:
**** we had to fight off powerhouses like Duke, FAU, FIU, and East Carolina for this kid!!! Welcome!!!

I guaran-*******-tee you that The Gator will be sniffing around now. Slingblade Billy has been riding Mario's coattails since the Alabama days.

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Bpayne32

Wednesday at 7:16 PM

Canon or the southridge kid just lost their spot

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J2TheZ

Wednesday at 7:19 PM

I wonder if all of you would have thought Cam Ward would have turned into a 1 pick coming out of high school. Gotta find talent… sometimes gotta go with those making these evaluations.

TheOriginalCane

Wednesday at 7:23 PM

Bpayne32 said:
Canon or the southridge kid just lost their spot

Uh, yeah, Canon's not losing his spot.

JHallCanes

Wednesday at 7:23 PM

J2TheZ said:
I wonder if all of you would have thought Cam Ward would have turned into a 1 pick coming out of high school. Gotta find talent… sometimes gotta go with those making these evaluations.

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smack99

Wednesday at 7:24 PM

J2TheZ said:
I wonder if all of you would have thought Cam Ward would have turned into a 1 pick coming out of high school. Gotta find talent… sometimes gotta go with those making these evaluations.

Odysseus

Wednesday at 7:25 PM

We must be taking like 8 guys on the o-line or something

JHallCanes

Wednesday at 7:26 PM

Is this guy a center? Says he’s 6-4 but doesn’t look like it to me

TheOriginalCane

Wednesday at 7:28 PM

JHallCanes said:
Is this guy a center? Says he’s 6-4 but doesn’t look like it to me

Check the wingspan. And the IQ.

Also, per @Paranos , we should investigate the circumference of the maternal thighs...

pulp fiction check out the big brain on brett GIF

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Cane30

Wednesday at 7:28 PM

He's been playing G. I like him better than Merit. Neither are Grant Wise. Welcome to the U JJ.

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skeeter

Wednesday at 7:29 PM

iamB_rock said:
Wondering the same

I hadn't heard his name since January/early February, but I did include him in the Tofi thread the other day…I didn't know he was a center. But apparently they like him better than Miret and Woodrow.

JHallCanes

Wednesday at 7:30 PM

TheOriginalCane said:
Check the wingspan. And the IQ.

Also, per @Paranos , we should investigate the circumference of the maternal thighs...

I know ****-all about playing OL but looking at his highlights a bit he looks like a good center prospect. We haven’t done a very good job finding those types yet