Miami added a cornerback via the transfer portal in
Jaden Davis from Oklahoma this week, but the Hurricanes aren’t done chasing talent at the position as they look to improve the roster for an extremely important 2023 season.
Shortly after adding Davis, Miami offered Louisiana-Lafayette cornerback
Trey Amos, one of the most popular names in the transfer portal. The Hurricanes are also recruiting Vanderbilt transfer cornerback
Jadais Richard, a Louisiana native who played 203 snaps for the Commodores as a true freshman last fall.
The 6-foot-2, 197-pounder was credited with a 60.3 pass coverage grade after allowing catches on nine of his 13 targets for 211 yards for a pair of scores in his first season of college football. His best game came at the tail of the season when Richard got his biggest workload against Florida. He finished the game with 52 snaps, more 20 snaps more than any other appearance of the season, and finished with season-high grades as a tackler (78.5) and in coverage (71.0).
That game, Richard recorded his only credited pass breakup of the season and held first-round pick Anthony Richardson’s wideouts to just two catches for 17 yards. Richard started the final regular season game of the year.
He was rated as a four-star safety prospect with a ‘91’ grade from the 247Sports Rankings Council in the Class of 2022.
A source familiar with Richard’s recruitment tells InsideTheU that the Hurricanes have reached out with legitimate interest. That same person believes that Richard is an NFL talent, though there is still some development needed as a cornerback. Vanderbilt did not want to lose him and did their part in trying to get him to stick around Nashville, but Richard elected to explore his opportunities in the open market.