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2025 Rundown



Portal

Mario mentioned CB and TE as needs
No name mentioned so far, they're still waiting
Portal open until Jan 2
No info as of yet on the USB DB

Portal QBs

Howard
Within the last 24 hours, things trending away
Miami staff told him multiple times he could commit and he hasn't done so

Ward
Auburn and O$U interested in Ward, Ward not reciprocating interest
Being recruited is new to Ward & Family, trying to enjoy the process
Miami side believes this is resolved before Christmas
Getting Day 3 grades from NFL, believed he should come back to a P5 program and could rise to Day 2
Agent and Father involved in the process
Tally visit didn't go well.

Rivers/Bell

Staff loves Rivers a LT, doesn't see him moving back to LG



KJ

Still hasn't visited

Early PT candidates

Geo sees Patterson, Lyle and Carr having a first year impact

Carr

Miami viewing Carr as being able to play outside or inside


QB
Miami may be open to take a 2nd QB


Nickel

UGA looking at him.
Geo doesn't expect him to flip at the last second

Interests/QBs they will recruit

TJ Lateef
Ryan Montgomery
George MacIntyre

More names will surface

RB

Alvin "A Train" Henderson

Auburn, Alabama, FSU, Miami. FSU has traction here
No idea where he ends up, its early.

Deandre Desinor

Priority recruit
Big 3 battle early on

Byron Louis

Miami like him a lot
Miami/O$U battle again. UGA, O$U, UF, FSU involved

Taevion Swint

UCF Commit
Miami/Texas/UF involved. Harris likes a lot
Possible that he had a commitable offer.

WR

Strategy Lock SFL WR down first. Likely only have 3/4 slots. Things will be tight

Waden Charles

2x ALL PBC
Deep threat
One of the best 7v7 WRs
Shows up on game day for PBC

Ffrench 5*

Bama commit, SFE
Geo thinks he has more upside as S
Miami under Dias had a lot of interest [implication that KB/Mario not recruiting aggressively]

Caleb Cunningham 5*

Numerous visits to Miami
Ole Miss, Miss St, Bama, Texas, Miami involved

Naeshaun Montgomery

Geo thinks he's the best SFL WR (from a ceiling standpoint)
Year younger than the rest (could be 2026 class)
Miami/L$U
Almost committed to Miami, family wants him to go through the process

Joshua Moore

O$U very intested "ton of interest"
Miami has seen him at camps, likes him, holds him in high regard

Koby Howard

Miami and a bunch of schools involved
More of a slot
Great relationship w/Mario
Miami not in a good position here
Tenn/FSU/UF involved

Tyree Weatherspoon

Same school as Mincey/Mcray (Daytona Beach)
Miami likes him a lot, diamond in the rough. Big programs likely to get involved here

Vernell "Trey" Brown III

Pure Slot receiver from Orlando
Not sure if Miami is recruiting aggresively
Miami had initial discussions

Phillip Wright III

LA WR (same area as Ed Reed)
May not be a priority (SFL WR first)

Dallas Wilson

Very, very soft Oregon commit

Kamare Williams

Came very close to committing
Not the highest on the board, doesn't currently have green light
Situation is evolving

Samari Reed

Not a priority, but continue to eval

TE

Very, very brief mention on TEs

Brock Schott

Visited

Names to watch

Luka Gilbert
Marshall Pritchett

Smaller, needs maturation


OL


OT

Solomon Thomas 5*

Miami done a great job in this recruitment
Multiple visits, priority
Can be a G or T at the next level
Similar projection to Rivers
FSU, UGA, $EC, everyone after him

Owen Strebig

Priority, has come down for a visit

Lamar Williams

FSU/Miami
Under the radar, but expects him to blow up this cycle

OG

Peyton Joseph

Miami early interest



Strayhorn

Ton of visits
MSU, Michigan and Miami
Miami doing good w/the family

Max Buchanon

Expects Miami to recruit hard
UF, FSU, Miami Clemson
Miami/Cristobal very high on him

Gerrick Gordon

Still evaluating (very early)


DL Board

Jared Smith
Miami/Mario have been recruiting him for 2+ years
From Alabama, everyone is after him (UGA, Auburn, Alabama)

Iose Epenesa

Miami staff connection to the family
AJ's brother
Hawkeye legacy, many believe he'll be a Hawkeye
Priority target


Romando Johnson

PBC, still evaluating him. Like size/frame

Jeremiah McCloud

Gadsen County, still evaluating

Darryll Desir

Multiple visits, Miami likes him a lot
Evaling his twin brother also

DT

Nathaniel Marshall

Illinois prospect, got him to visit for a game last fall
Want to continue trend with Scott and Lightfoot
ND all over him, Miami got him down for a game day visit last season

Illinois as a Recruiting Ground

Miami wants to make Chicago/IL a stronghold. Continue tradition of Scott/Lightfoot
Marshall & Epenesa this cycle



Randy Adirika
Central Prospect, remember this name
Superproductive
Blustein extremely high on him
Miami done a phenomenal job here

Jalen Wiggins (Talahassee area)

Multiple visits
FSU/Alabama involved here

Myron Charles

FSU/UF, $SEC after him
Miami recruiting also
Ton of visits to Miami
Told UF multiple times he would be visiting them, stiffed the Gates and visited UM instead

Davion Dixon

ND commit
Miami offered after ND commit
Taking process slowly
Doesn't feel the ND commit is solid


LB

Spots will be very tight, recruiting a lot of elite LBs

Melendez


Colorado native, for those worried about a Deion surprise, committment is solid
Miami was one of his first offers, Miami consistent
Moms is comfortable w/Miami
Solid, not one that Miami should worry about

Jadon Perlotte 5*

Some smoke about Miami, some rumors about FSU flip
Miami holds him in high regard, trying to get him to visit

Tarvos Alford

Believed to be a Florida lean, UF implosion helping
Likes where Miami is in this recruitment

Ty Jackson

Miami evaling still
Watch this recruitment, Geo expects he'll move rapidly up the board.

Ezekiel "EJ" Marcelin

Central LB, Miami, FSU, PSU
Unsure if he's a priority
Hard to top his productivity

Gavin Nix (IMG)

On smaller side, he's very pro-Miami
UF, FSU here

Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng (Wu-Su)

O$U on him heaving, Miami, UF involved
Top-end LBs in the 25 cycle

Carlton "CJ" Smith

He named dropped Miami
Not a priority, doesn't expect him to commit to Miami

Mantrez Walker

Miami has recruited him, but not currently a priority, doesn't expect him to commit to Miami


Hector Chavez

On smaller side, unsure if Miami will recruit as a priority
Miami has a history of smaller LBs, but not under Mario

DBs

Ksani Jiles

Could be reclassifying, likely will be a battle to keep him

Na'eem Offord

#1 CB in the nation
Auburn, Bama, Miami
Surprise visit to Miami instead of UGA/O$U


Jontae Gilbert

Some debate about whether he's a CB or S
Clemson/UGA/Miami recruiting, [Canes didn't make his Top10]

Ben Hanks Jr

Big 3 battle
UF Legacy, Geo can see him at Miami though and not just because of UF chaos
Has to do with how aggressively Miami is recruiting him

Gregory Xavier Thomas

Lots of FSU buzz, next big DB from Hertiage
Miami, O$U and others recruiting him

Chris "CJ" Ewald

Miami been consistent here
People questioning if he should be a priority
Geo thinks he cleans things up, he could be a priority
Miami trending here, lots of buzz
If Miami is aggressive, major flip ca

Michigan committment may not be firm

Jaboree "SlimeTo" Antoine

UM Target

Jett White

Originally from the west coast, played at Edison last year
Miami still evaling


Safety

Strongest year for S in FL in many years

DJ Pickett

Miami in top 5, cousin of Booker
Family wants him at a Florida school
Miami only Florida finalist
Visited a ton of times
Likes where we are in this recruitment


Ivan Taylor

ND commit from Orlando area
Miami target

Amari Wallace

Priority target, ahead of Ivan Taylor
Very versatile
Tough battle w/FSU and Louisville
Will be a difference maker

Bryce Fitzgerald

Miami loves him as a recruit
Miami in phenomenal position

Hylton Drake Stubbs

Ton of schools, FSU legacy
Miami recruiting anyway

Tony Williams (PBC)

Doesn't appear to be a priority, staying warm though

Antonio Branch

Miami/FSU battle
CB/S
Little raw, has all the tools to be great w/the right coach

Sekou Smith

Teammate of Amari Wallace
3* for now (but not for long)
Phenomenal range
Miami still evaluating if he's a priority
Little light for a S

Elite prospect day upcoming in January
 
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Portal Segment

Portal

Mario mentioned CB and TE as needs
No name mentioned so far, they're still waiting
Portal open until Jan 2
No info as of yet on the USB DB

Portal QBs

Howard
Within the last 24 hours, things trending away
Miami staff told him multiple times he could commit and he hasn't done so

Ward
Auburn and O$U interested in Ward, Ward not reciprocating interest
Being recruited is new to Ward & Family, trying to enjoy the process
Miami side believes this is resolved before Christmas
Getting Day 3 grades from NFL, believed he should come back to a P5 program and could rise to Day 2
Agent and Father involved in the process
Tally visit didn't go well.

KJ

Still hasn't visited
 
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Rivers/Bell

Staff loves Rivers a LT, doesn't see him moving back to LG


Early PT candidates

Geo sees Patterson, Lyle and Carr having a first year impact

Carr

Miami viewing Carr as being able to play outside or inside
 
Rivers/Bell

Staff loves Rivers a LT, doesn't see him moving back to LG


Early PT candidates

Geo sees Patterson, Lyle and Carr having a first year impact

Carr

Miami viewing Carr as being able to play outside or inside

Carr development will have implications on what happens with Brashard, Robby and Ray Ray. They need to find a way to get these guys the ball more.
 
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QB/RB clean up

QB
Miami may be open to take a 2nd QB

Nickel

UGA looking at him.
Geo doesn't expect him to flip at the last second

Interests/QBs they will recruit

TJ Lateef
Ryan Montgomery
George MacIntyre

More names will surface

RB

Alvin "A Train" Henderson

Auburn, Alabama, FSU, Miami. FSU has traction here
No idea where he ends up, its early.

Deandre Desinor

Priority recruit
Big 3 battle early on

Byron Louis

Miami like him a lot
Miami/O$U battle again. UGA, O$U, UF, FSU involved

Taevion Swint

UCF Commit
Miami/Texas/UF involved. Harris likes a lot
Possible that he had a commitable offer.
 
Its interesting that @Geo305 says Deandre Desinor a priority recruit but says Byron Louis the staff likes a lot but he didn't say he was a priority. Does "like a lot" mean the same thing as a priority? I was under the impression that Louis was the better prospect of the two. Have things changed? @gogeta4 any intel here?
 
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On3 posted a pic of the Top 10 RBs in the 25 cycle last week and I forgot to repost. Anyone remember seeing it? Was surprised to see Desinor so high on the list.

In any case, they have Deandre Desinor as #4 and Louis at 26 and Henderson at 16.
 
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Portal Segment

Portal

Mario mentioned CB and TE as needs
No name mentioned so far, they're still waiting
Portal open until Jan 2
No info as of yet on the USB DB

Portal QBs

Howard
Within the last 24 hours, things trending away
Miami staff told him multiple times he could commit and he hasn't done so

Ward
Auburn and O$U interested in Ward, Ward not reciprocating interest
Being recruited is new to Ward & Family, trying to enjoy the process
Miami side believes this is resolved before Christmas
Getting Day 3 grades from NFL, believed he should come back to a P5 program and could rise to Day 2
Agent and Father involved in the process
Tally visit didn't go well.

KJ

Still hasn't visited
I view Ward/OSU as the opposite. Listening to buckeye radio (live in Columbus) and they believe Ward has OsU interest but OSU isn’t receptive. OSU may roll into the Spring with what they got until the next portal opening.
 
Rivers/Bell

Staff loves Rivers a LT, doesn't see him moving back to LG


Early PT candidates

Geo sees Patterson, Lyle and Carr having a first year impact

Carr

Miami viewing Carr as being able to play outside or inside
We see this as an issue for Okunlola?
 
I view Ward/OSU as the opposite. Listening to buckeye radio (live in Columbus) and they believe Ward has OsU interest but OSU isn’t receptive. OSU may roll into the Spring with what they got until the next portal opening.
How do we distinguish this from copium? FSU "insiders" have been saying this about Ward as well.
 
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WR clean up

WR

Strategy Lock SFL WR down first. Likely only have 3/4 slots. Things will be tight

Waden Charles

2x ALL PBC
Deep threat
One of the best 7v7 WRs
Shows up on game day for PBC

Ffrench 5*

Bama commit, SFE
Geo thinks he has more upside as S
Miami under Dias had a lot of interest [implication that KB/Mario not recruiting aggressively]

Caleb Cunningham 5*

Numerous visits to Miami
Ole Miss, Miss St, Bama, Texas, Miami involved

Naeshaun Montgomery

Geo thinks he's the best SFL WR (from a ceiling standpoint)
Year younger than the rest (could be 2026 class)
Miami/L$U
Almost committed to Miami, family wants him to go through the process

Joshua Moore

O$U very intested "ton of interest"
Miami has seen him at camps, likes him, holds him in high regard

Koby Howard

Miami and a bunch of schools involved
More of a slot
Great relationship w/Mario
Miami not in a good position here
Tenn/FSU/UF involved

Tyree Weatherspoon

Same school as Mincey/Mcray (Daytona Beach)
Miami likes him a lot, diamond in the rough. Big programs likely to get involved here

Vernell "Trey" Brown III

Pure Slot receiver from Orlando
Not sure if Miami is recruiting aggresively
Miami had initial discussions

Phillip Wright III

LA WR (same area as Ed Reed)
May not be a priority (SFL WR first)

Dallas Wilson

Very, very soft Oregon commit

Kamare Williams

Came very close to committing
Not the highest on the board, doesn't currently have green light
Situation is evolving

Samari Reed

Currently not a priority, but continue to eval
 
"Kamare Williams

Came very close to committing
Not the highest on the board, doesn't currently have green light
Situation is evolving"

^^ The above quote is illustrative of how seriously Mario takes recruiting. Golden and Manny would take guys like this and then figure it out later. Because they were afraid to turn down recruits. But then the commitment meant less, and the good recruits would flip while the bad ones would stick and we'd end up with a bunch of guys like Dwayne Hoilett or Quentin Williams on roster. Or even higher ranked guys that were okay but not differentiated, like Jelani Hamilton and Chantz.


Only take guys you believe will win you championships. Maybe Kamare becomes that guy, shows it during camps or spring ball or even over the senior season. But don't take him until you're convinced.
 
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I view Ward/OSU as the opposite. Listening to buckeye radio (live in Columbus) and they believe Ward has OsU interest but OSU isn’t receptive. OSU may roll into the Spring with what they got until the next portal opening.
All I was told is that there was conflict about how much money they would be willing to pay. I’m guessing after they just opened up the bank big for Smith that they’re not going to do it again for Ward. But they were always interested in him
 
Can we get hussey now or is it a forever type of issue with us having Taylor on staff that he’s not allowed to play for Miami
 
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