{"id":345484,"date":"2026-07-19T20:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345484\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T20:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:21:09","slug":"miami-2027-class-breakdown-hurricanes-eyeing-landmark-recruiting-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345484\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami 2027 Class Breakdown: Hurricanes eyeing landmark recruiting haul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami<\/a> reached the national championship game last season and there\u2019s renewed vigor surrounding the program in Coral Gables. Led by head coach Mario Cristobal<\/a>, the Hurricanes are after after College Football Playoff push this fall.<\/p>\n

With The U back on the rise, it is also working to sign an elite recruiting class. As of July 19, Miami has the No. 3 class in the nation, according to the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Flips are often crucial in determining which classes rise to the top of the rankings. So far, no school has had more impactful flips than Miami.<\/p>\n

On May 9, Long Beach (Calif.) Poly five-star cornerback Donte Wright<\/a> flipped from Georgia to the Hurricanes. He\u2019s long been one of the nation\u2019s top prospects and he now sits at No. 4 overall in the updated Rivals300.<\/p>\n

The following month, Irmo (S.C.) five-star EDGE Jaiden Bryant<\/a> flipped to Miami from LSU. He\u2019s the No. 1 player in South Carolina and headlines the top-notch pledge list alongside Wright. Miami has also flipped Dothan (Ala.) four-star CB Ai\u2019King Hall<\/a>, another top-100 recruit, from Oregon.<\/p>\n

Miami Carol City five-star wide receiver Nick Lennear<\/a> was trending toward The U for a long time and he finally committed in March. His stock has remained on the rise ahead of his senior season.<\/p>\n

In April, Miami went to the Midwest to land Lombard (Ill.) Montini Catholic four-star quarterback Israel Abrams<\/a>. He\u2019s on the cusp of five-star status and is now the No. 3 passer nationally.<\/p>\n

In total, there\u2019s six top-100 prospects in the mix and 10 more blue-chippers. Below is a look at the Miami class in full, as of July 19:<\/p>\n

Miami Commitments by Position<\/p>\n

Quarterback
Four-star Israel Abrams<\/a>, No. 41 NATL. (No. 3 QB)<\/p>\n

Running Back
Four-star Ty Keys<\/a>, No. 188 NATL. (No. 13 RB)<\/p>\n

Wide Receiver
Five-star Nick Lennear<\/a>, No. 17 NATL. (No. 3 WR)
Four-star Eli Woodard<\/a>, No. 126 NATL. (No. 22 WR)<\/p>\n

Tight End
Four-star Demarcus Deroche<\/a>, No. 314 NATL. (No. 15 TE)<\/p>\n

Interior Offensive Lineman
Four-star Jatori Williams<\/a>, No. 112 NATL. (No. 9 IOL)
Four-star Sean Tatum<\/a>, No. 171 NATL. (No. 12 IOL)
Three-star Tyler Ford<\/a>, No. 645 NATL. (No. 56 IOL)<\/p>\n

Defensive Lineman
Four-star Ezekiel Ayangbile<\/a>, No. 165 NATL. (No. 17 DL)
Three-star Demarco Jenkins<\/a>, No. 413 NATL. (No. 45 DL)
Three-star Josh Johnson<\/a>, No. 932 NATL. (No. 105 DL)<\/p>\n

EDGE
Five-star Jaiden Bryant<\/a>, No. 25 NATL. (No. 4 EDGE)
Four-star Jayvon Dawson<\/a>, No. 317 NATL. (No. 28 EDGE)<\/p>\n

Linebacker
Four-star AJ Randle Jr.<\/a>, No. 67 NATL. (No. 5 LB)
Four-star Noah Glover<\/a>, No. 219 NATL. (No. 20 LB)<\/p>\n

Cornerback
Five-star Donte Wright<\/a>, No. 10 NATL. (No. 2 CB)
Four-star Ai\u2019King Hall<\/a>, No. 95 NATL. (No. 13 CB)
Three-star Sherrod Gourdine<\/a>, No. 664 NATL. (No. 76 CB)<\/p>\n

Safety
Four-star Andre Hyppolite<\/a>, No. 181 NATL. (No. 14 S)
Four-star Jaylyn Jones<\/a>, No. 299 NATL. (No. 27 S)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami reached the national championship game last season and there\u2019s renewed vigor surrounding the program in Coral Gables.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102592,119526,128424,123081,75248,114293,132513,113772,99020,124446,119632,141545,117331,141546,123,125,124,141547,123118,75265,141548,73747,141549],"class_list":["post-345484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-aiking-hall-27-dothan","tag-aj-randle-jr-27-garner","tag-andre-hyppolite-27-north-miami-beach","tag-demarco-jenkins-27-pearland","tag-demarcus-deroche-27-cardinal-gibbons","tag-donte-wright-27-long-beach-poly","tag-eli-woodard-27-chaparral","tag-ezekiel-ayangbile-27-langham-creek","tag-israel-abrams-27-montini-catholic","tag-jaiden-bryant-27-irmo","tag-jatori-williams-27-central","tag-jaylyn-jones-27-mcarthur","tag-jayvon-dawson-27-santaluces-community","tag-josh-johnson-27-key-west","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-nick-lennear-27-miami-carol-city","tag-noah-glover-27-battlefield","tag-sean-tatum-27-john-carroll","tag-sherrod-gourdine-27-mcarthur","tag-ty-keys-27-poplarville","tag-tyler-ford-27-gainesville"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}