’27 MOCK Class … 4.0

April 6, 2026

Mario Cristobal and his staff are one of the best recruiting teams in America. Since arriving at Miami, they have consistently landed top recruiting classes.

With the Canes’ continued success on field, there is no reason to not expect Miami to land another blue-chip class in 2027.

CaneReports’ volunteer staff have begun early projections of what the Miami 2027 class might look like by signing day in December.

After the biggest recruiting weekend in the Mario Cristobal era, Today, we take another swing at a potential Miami’2027 class.

Quarterback: (need 1)

Israel Abrams

Running Back: (need 2)

Myson Johnson-Cook

Elijah Kimble

Wide Receiver: (need 3-4)

Nick Lennear (committed)

Ah’Mari Stevens (committed)

Jaden Upshaw

Tight End: (need 1-2)

Jaxon Dollar

Demarcus Deroche (committed)

Offensive Tackle: (need 2-3)

Mark Matthews

Zaquan Linton (committed)

Joshua Sam-Epelle

Interior Offensive Linemen: (need 1-2)

Sean Tatum

Jatori Williams

Edge Rusher: (need 2-3)

KJ Green

DJ Jacobs* (UGA commit)

Defensive Line: (need 2-3)

Jamar Thompson

Brayden Parks

Josh Johnson (committed)

Linebacker: (need 2-3)

Kaden Henderson

Aroson Randle Jr.

Jalaythan Mayfield

Cornerback: (need 2)

JuJu Johnson

Sherrod Gourdine (committed)

Ty Keys

Safety: (need 2)

Jaylyn Jones (committed)

KJ Caldwell

BOTTOM LINE:

The above class numbers 26 prospects. We expect additional prospects to emerge over this year. We also don’t expect the Canes to land all of the above prospects but will be in the mix for all of them.

The above class would score 319.45. In 2026, that would be good for #1. In 2025…#1. In 2024…#1. In 2023… #2.

While it is still early in formation, this class has the opportunity to be great. As we progress down the road, it will get more REALISTIC after official visits (mid-summer) and finally to a strong MOCK projection by the fall.

It will be interesting to see if Miami’s on-field success continues to translate to top five recruiting class.

GO CANES!