Mario Cristobal and his staff welcomed defensive tackler DeMarco Jenkins (Pearland, Texas) to Miami’s 2027 recruiting class on Sunday. DeMarco is the 16th verbal commitment to Miami’s class, now ranked #4 in the nation and #1 in the ACC. He chose Miami over SMU and TCU, among his twenty-seven scholarship offers. DeMarco joins DT Josh Johnson and DE Ezekiel Ayangbile and EDGE Jayvon Dawson in Miami’s class At 6’-3”/307, DeMarco is rated 89, ranked the #51 defensive lineman an

This week was not a good week for Miami recruiting. The Canes lost major recruiting battles in the trenches on both sides of the line of scrimmage. There’s no way to sugar coat it. The loss of OT Mark Matthews, DT David Folorunsho and DL Xavier Muhammad really hurt. Perhaps Mario Cristobal and his staff can shift to a long game strategy for the blue chip prospects but it will be a steep uphill climb. Can Miami pivot to other options? Let's examine the options at this point