Miami Is Gaining Recruiting Momentum For THESE Top Defensive Backs | 2026 QB Trending To Hurricanes

Miami Hurricanes staffer Dennis Smith told Canes fans they are in for an “epic” last week of June in recruiting. Miami started that week on Sunday by landing standout Miami Central linebacker Ezekiel Marcelin. Who will be the next Hurricanes commit? Miami has been predicted to land four star Chaminade-Madonna cornerback Chris Ewald. Ewald will be announcing his college decision between Miami and Georgia on Thursday. Meanwhile, Miami is gaining momentum with other prominent defensive backs. There is buzz that Miami may now be the team to beat for four star safety Hylton “Drake” Stubbs. Stubbs is committed to USC but might back off that pledge, according to reports. Four star cornerback Jaboree Antoine recently decommitted from LSU, and Miami has begun trending there.
Host Alex Donno chats with South Florida high school sports and recruiting expert Larry Blustein about these latest Miami recruiting trends. Larry has covered new Miami commits Ezekiel Marcelin and Amari Wallace for several years. He explains what makes these Miami Central defenders so special. Blustein offers his scouting report on Chris Ewald. Miami is looking to land a top quarterback for the Class of 2026. Four star signal caller Dereon Coleman has been at Miami the past two weekends. The Hurricanes are gaining momentum for the Orlando Jones HS quarterback.
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[@RockandRant1]

Love when blue is on

[@thejuice5966]

IT'S BOUT THIS "U" BABY 🥃🥃💯

[@louiet4905]

6ACC win two years 🤣😂😂🫵🏾

[@jalo5855]

How you do something is how you do everything… It’s all about the 🙌

[@AspireConsulting-fb4ky]

If they gave everyone that lamen (fans) thought was 5 stars - 5stars it truly diminish what it meant to be ranked. Because some 5's are 4's, and some 3's are 4's, and is more about promotion and popularity than actual skills.

[@user-re2lq7iq2f]

Love U BlU!!!

[@geraldocadet5741]

Good Job this morning on the radio Donald

[@juhgfdsapiyhhnnxc3517]

You doing one a day is why I watch. Don’t get Hollywood on us lol

[@LockedOnCanes]

Hey my apologies. Lots of extra stuff for me today after the Panthers championship

[@manuelesoto23]

The calendar of college football makes no sense. Transfer portal has guys who supposedly help now and that gets covered in spring. Summer has guys who help years from now and it gets covered as season approaches.

[@JackT-nn8iy]

Blue is great!!

[@gershomyisrael5087]

This staff of the Canes starting with Head Coach Mario are incredible recruiters next step is they just gotta develop mostly all of these kids their recruiting. Also we know it's like everyone other than true Canes blue bloods really hates our successes so every forces from the NFL to other college team will come for the coaching staff members which we know these peoples have families to look out for so money has always affected coordinators and coaching staff in college football forever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@drago8264]

Just smash the like 👍 button.

[@JackT-nn8iy]

You my boy Bluuuuuuuuuuue

[@mcahtme2977]

It's 2024 and people still pronounce it Ore-gone 🤣🤣 Help out Boy Blue Donno it's Ore-Gun (Oregon)

[@904Hurricane]

🤔 Did I hear that right ? One of Donno's insiders is his mama who works at The U ? That's freaking awesome if it's true ! 😂 🙌

[@LockedOnCanes]

She retired 2 years ago so she’s no longer a viable source lol

[@georgecherry1568]

WHAT TEAM have THE MOST players IN THE NFL, most hall of FAMERS in THE NFL, most championships players IN THE NFL.

[@georgecherry1568]

FSU WENT TO 24 WORLD SERIES AND WE MEANING MYSELF HAVE THE SAME EXACT AMOUNT OF RINGS AND I NEVER PLAYED BASEBALL

[@georgecherry1568]

Be HONEST WITH YOURSELF BAIN IS BETTER THAN BOTH OF THEM AS A FRESHMAN

[@novicegamerhb5208]

Jett White

[@kevinporter9444]

IRON SHARPENS IRON

[@petedukoski5384]

Are we ever going to get a few 5 stars t commit?

[@chadwidle4309]

A lot of them hold out, especially since they are waiting to see us look better on the field. We did go 6-5 last season. You should be more realistic.

[@Herb___]

We’ve gotten 2 and 3 in the past two cycles respectively. Where have you been? 😂

[@DissCeeg]

@@chadwidle43097 - 6 sir lol. I’m still salty about this though. Should be 8 - 5.

[@georgecherry1568]

FSU IS lucky to WIN 6 games THIS SEASON

[@happyevelyn]

Way too much turnover to win 9-10 . I've never heard of an existing team with 43 new players and I doubt it goes as hoped.

[@Herb___]

Didn’t fsu just put two DL in the NFL first round? An East German border guard could sell that to recruits. How did they let Osu take their lunch money with Zion Grady? Worst recruiting staff in the nation. 😂

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

@Herb___ Here comes the intellectual dishonesty. 😂 It’s ok, subjective recruiting is your bread and butter. FSU recruiting last year had same or better per player avg. and much higher blue chip ratio than Miami. 🤡🧃🤡🧃 #smokeandmirrors #offseaonchamps

[@Herb___]

@@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc You are listening to the voice of fsu football, soggy fries and moldy slaw 63.3 FM. In today show: will Norvells 6th recruiting class be able to break the top 10? 😂😂😂 #RecruiterNightmares #NeverBeClosing #BoysVisitJustForTheCheck #RecruitHuntHorror #RecruitersFromHell

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

@Herb___ FSU had a 4 star QB walk on last cycle who doesn’t count in rankings. Recruiting in Tallahassee is just fine.

[@Herb___]

@@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc is not fine if you want to be elite and win chips. Nobody is consistently beating the big dogs of college football without being a perennial top 5 in recruiting. Just look at the winners of the last 10 years if you still are having a hard time understanding this reality.

[@charlesdennysfg7479]

@@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc fsu don’t have a gold jacket on their dline coaching staff at the end of the day Miami recruiting better dline than fsu that you cannot argue nor blame the dline kids their coach is a HALL OF FAMER at their position

[@coreybrooks8592]

Miami will beat the crap outta FSPoo

[@louiet4905]

Lies 3-5 🤣😂🫵🏾

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

BREAKING: 4 star DT Kevin Wynn commits to FSU!!! WELCOME TO the uuuuuuu…..oops I mean the NOOOOOOLES!!!🍢🍢🍢🍢🍢🍢

[@frankcristell692]

Did he sign, nope! When he sees the drop off of your team in 2024, he’ll de commit 😊

[@georgecherry1568]

🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

@frankcristell692 Isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black. 😂

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

Norvell 2 Mario 0 #poopontheloafers

[@nickrockxu2113]

63-3

[@user-lf3pv9ue9d]

His number to the 63 he doesn't know what it means cuz he can't count that high

[@charlesdennysfg7479]

It will turn. You seen the gap get smaller from year 1 to year 2 . If fsu had lost Jordan Travis sooner it would be 1-1. Let’s not forget Miami was playing a freshman that was his second game ever . Fsu backup plan gave you a weak look that put fsu out the playoffs because football is the ultimate team sport and the backups wasn’t any good. Now you get a transfer in dj and hold him to the standard of play Jordan gave you last year if you hold him to that standard it’s going be a long year for you and fsu. Miami has Florida and fsu circled I promise you Miami will come into them games so prepared and ready just wait

[@904Hurricane]

​​@@charlesdennysfg7479 If TVD didn't 💩the bed last year Miami wins easily ! The one thing they can't deny, because everyone talks about it, Miami dominated them in the trenches on both sides of the ball for most of the game ! They know what's coming, you're right ! 🙌

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

@charlesdennysfg7479 Please don’t start with the coulda, woulda, shoulda layman casual argument. We beat Louisville with our 3rd string QB and they beat you so there’s zero reason to think we don’t beat you without Travis. Louisville was better than Miami and we beat them. 🤡

[@pkspecial2196]

Mario loves those 3 stars. Alabama don't even waste its time or resources on 3 stars. But the majority of our signees are 3 stars. We will never win a championship that way.

[@Herb___]

For Context: only the top 32 prospects in a class are considered 5 stars. Miami has landed 5 in the last two recruiting cycles.

[@nickrockxu2113]

Feel free to find another program

[@AspireConsulting-fb4ky]

​@@nickrockxu2113 True!!!!

[@crisullivan9745]

Pick another school to cheer for😂😂😂😂it's really just that simple and do your homework and look at how many 5stars actually got drafted and how many 5 stars didn't get drafted and playing in the XFL b4 you be so quick to respond look it up 1st and then respond

[@crisullivan9745]

​@nickrockxu2113 it's easy as shit for them to do😂😂