Elite recruits, including multiple five-stars, flock to South Florida for Miami-FSU
Rivalry week means lots of things for the Miami Hurricanes, but one of the biggest is a major recruiting weekend.
Miami will have more than a dozen blue-chip recruits in the stands at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday when it hosts the rival Florida State Seminoles and it presents a chance for Mario Cristobal to keep building on some of the recruiting momentum he established in the last couple weeks.
Last week, Cormani McClain shocked the nation when he orally committed to the Hurricanes. Now the five-star Lakeland cornerback will make his way to Miami Gardens this weekend to watch his future team play its biggest game of the season. With at least 15 other commits expected to be at the game, this is the first real chance for McClain to get with a group of future teammates — and a good opportunity to add more to the Hurricanes’ Class of 2023.
Miami’s 2023 recruiting class currently ranks No. 8 in the country, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, and several of the Hurricanes’ top remaining targets are expected to be in South Florida this week.
Expected visitors for Miami-FSU
- Cormani McClain, 5-star CB, Lakeland (Miami commit)
- Francis Mauigoa, 5-star OT, Bradenton IMG Academy (Miami commit)
- Jayden Wayne, 4-star DL, Bradenton IMG Academy (Miami commit)
- Malik Bryant, 4-star LB, Orlando Jones (Miami commit)
- Riley Williams, 4-star TE, Bradenton IMG Academy (Miami commit)
- Rueben Bain, 4-star DL, Miami Central
- Robert Stafford, 4-star CB, Melbourne Eau Gallie (Miami commit)
- Nathaniel Joseph, 4-star WR, Edison (Miami commit)
- Raul Aguirre, 4-star LB, Whitewater (Fayetteville, Ga.) (Miami commit)
- Robby Washington, 4-star WR, Palmetto (Miami commit)
- Damari Brown, 4-star CB, Plantation American Heritage
- Taeshaun Lyons, 4-star WR, Tennyson (Hayward, Calif.)
- Stanquan Clark, 4-star LB, Miami Central (Louisville commit)
- Antonio Tripp, 3-star IOL, Bradenton IMG Academy (Miami commit)
- Bobby Washington, 3-star LB, Palmetto (Miami commit)
- Jackson Carver, 3-star TE, Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor, Conn.) (Miami commit)
- Reid Mikeska, 3-star TE, Bridgeland (Cypress, Texas) (Miami commit)
- Tommy Kinsler, 3-star IOL, Ocala Trinity Catholic (Miami commit)
- Emory Williams, 3-star QB, Milton (Miami commit)
- Frankie Tinilau, 3-star OT, LaSalle (Miami commit)
- Andrew Rumph, 3-star DL, Palmetto
- Chamberlain Campbell, unranked EDGE, St. Petersburg Lakewood
- Jeremiah Smith, 5-star WR, Chaminade-Madonna (2024)
- Joshisa Trader, 5-star ATH, Chaminade-Madonna (2024)
- Chance Robinson, 4-star WR, St. Thomas Aquinas (2024)
- Air Noland, 4-star QB, Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.) (2024)
- Kensley Faustin, 3-star S, Naples (2024)
- Cedrick Bailey, 3-star QB, Chaminade-Madonna (2024)
- Abram Murray, unranked K, Byrd (Shreveport, La.) (Miami commit) (2024)
DJ Pickett, 5-star WR, Zephyrhills (2025)
Chris Ewald, 4-star CB, Chaminade-Madonna (2025)
Ben Hanks Jr., unranked CB, Booker T. Washington (2025)
Markel Aguirre, unranked S, Whitewater (Fayetteville, Ga.) (2026)
Calvin Russell, unranked WR, Northwestern (2026)
