MOCK Class ’27… 3.0

March 9, 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 recently began an early projection of what the Miami 2027 class might look like by signing day in December.

Let’s take another very early swing at a potential Miami’s 2027 class.

Quarterback: (need 1)

Davin Davidson or Will Mencl or Israel Abrams.

Running Back: (need 2)

Myson Johnson-Cook

Ty Keys

Wide Receiver: ( 3-4)

Nick Lennear (committed)

Ah’Mari Stevens (committed)

Monshun Sales

Kesean Bowman

Jaden Upshaw

Tight End: (need 1-2)

Anthony Cartwright or Malik Howard

Demarcus Deroche (committed)

Offensive Tackle: (need 2)

Mark Matthews

Zaquan Linton (committed)

Interior Offensive Linemen: (need 1)

Sean Tatum

Edge Rusher: (need 2-3)

KJ Green

Zyron Forstall

Defensive Line: (need 2-3)

Jamar Thompson

Brayden Parks

Josh Johnson

Linebacker: (need 2-3)

Kaden Henderson

Aroson Randle Jr.

Noah Glover

Corner Back: (need 2)

Zayden Gamble

Sherrod Gourdine

Safety: (need 2)

Jaylyn Jones (committed)

KJ Caldwell

Honor Fa'alave-Johnson

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 319.50. In 2026, that would be good for #1. In 2025…#1. In 2024…#1. In 2023… #1. It's still very early in the recruiting cycle. As we progress down the road, it will evolve to a more REALISTIC look at the class (mid-summer) and finally to a strong MOCK projection by the fall.

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

GO CANES!