Prized portal DT David Blay commits to Miami

htownkidd said:

You mean the #5 that Mario pushed out a couple years ago? Lol

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Dees Brown said:

He has the desired girth required from our tall skinny gods.

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Dre said:

Aye we 3 pick ups away from lying again

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Calinative said:

Well Anthony Campbell might just have that extra year as of right now....

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DMoney said:

Key point here- Miami has been playing from behind at DT due to poor recruiting under Manny and two bad cycles to start the Mario era. We rebounded with a strong '24 haul, and Ahmad Moten and Josh Horton are trending the right way.

Because the young guys have the body types and athleticism they want, the staff targeted a premium NFL-type guy instead of throwing numbers at the position again.

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cway313 said:

I like this pickup a lot.

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DMoney said:

Miami landed one of the fastest rising defensive linemen in the nation with the commitment of Louisiana Tech DT David Blay.

A four-star Portal prospect, Blay made First-Team All-Conference USA this season with 46 tackles, 10.5 TFLs, and 6.5 sacks. He was particularly dominant against Arkansas, with 5 tackles, 2 TFLs and a sack. One source said he was “the best player on the field” against the SEC opponent.



The 6’4, 303-pound Blay is a native of the Philadelphia suburbs. He originally signed with D2 West Chester as a 6’2, 280-pound unrated prospect. Blay blossomed after a redshirt year, with 39 tackles, 13 TFLs and five sacks. He then transferred to Louisiana Tech, where he made 16 tackles as a redshirt sophomore before his breakout junior campaign.



Blay earned a 76.9 run defense grade from PFF, and a 64.7 pass rush grade. The Canes targeted a premium DT to pair with homegrown talent in Ahmad Moten, Justin Scott, and Josh Horton.

Blay chose Miami over Penn State, Oklahoma, USC and Illinois.

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DMoney said:

Miami landed one of the fastest rising defensive linemen in the nation with the commitment of Louisiana Tech DT David Blay.

A four-star Portal prospect, Blay made First-Team All-Conference USA this season with 46 tackles, 10.5 TFLs, and 6.5 sacks. He was particularly dominant against Arkansas, with 5 tackles, 2 TFLs and a sack. One source said he was “the best player on the field” against the SEC opponent.



The 6’4, 303-pound Blay is a native of the Philadelphia suburbs. He originally signed with D2 West Chester as a 6’2, 280-pound unrated prospect. Blay blossomed after a redshirt year, with 39 tackles, 13 TFLs and five sacks. He then transferred to Louisiana Tech, where he made 16 tackles as a redshirt sophomore before his breakout junior campaign.



Blay earned a 76.9 run defense grade from PFF, and a 64.7 pass rush grade. The Canes targeted a premium DT to pair with homegrown talent in Ahmad Moten, Justin Scott, and Josh Horton.

Blay chose Miami over Penn State, Oklahoma, USC and Illinois.

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SCarolina Ibis said:

This is interesting tbh. Not because he's super valuable as a player. But players like him, who spent 2 years at a JUCO and took a redshirt once they move up, will be 21-22 years old as redshirt freshmen. Some will be 25 year old Sr. That's a much different body type than an 18 year old true Fr. There's gonna be a lot of Cam McCormicks in the future.

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Alex Del Piero said:

24 O is not coming back unless Cam has a lost twin brother with 1-year of eligibility left.

Or

Unless we start to recruit portal QBs like the big boys.

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DMoney said:

Key point here- Miami has been playing from behind at DT due to poor recruiting under Manny and two bad cycles to start the Mario era. We rebounded with a strong '24 haul, and Ahmad Moten and Josh Horton are trending the right way.

Because the young guys have the body types and athleticism they want, the staff targeted a premium NFL-type guy instead of throwing numbers at the position again.

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