The Miami Hurricanes have been particularly active in the portal along the offensive line in the last couple of days since it opened. Liberty C Jordan White is set to visit Miami next week,
telling CaneSport he’ll come on the 17th, and Miami’s also offered North Texas C Tyler Mercer, Arizona LG Wendell Moe, Jr., Charlotte OL Kendall Stanley. Vanderbilt LT/LG Gunnar Hansen also tells us he’s considering Miami.
And now CaneSport has confirmed another OL visit is very much in the works.
Liberty’s
Xavior Gray, White’s teammate, lists an offer as well and confirmed for CaneSport today that as it pertains to getting on Miami’s campus he will “probably set it up for next week.” Northwestern is also high in his picture.
Miami’s seeking help on a line that is expected to lose guard/tackle Jalen Rivers to the NFL as well as center Zach Carpenter. The returners with starting experience are LT Markel Bell, LG Matthew McCoy, RG Anez Cooper and RT Francis Mauigoa.
Gray is a 6-8, 340-pound right tackle. If Miami adds him it would add depth and perhaps signal that Francis Mauigoa could also work inside, which some have speculated might be his ultimate position in the pros.
As for Gray’s background?
He transferred to Liberty from Akron last year and was an All-Conference honorable mention pick after starting every game at right tackle (he started five games at Akron from 2019-22). Per PFF Gray graded out at 70 percent overall this year at RT but was at just 49.3 percent pass blocking and a solid 77.9 as a run blocker. A year ago his overall grade was 59.9 (57.4 pass blocking, 62.2 run blocking).
