Miami Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Miami recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Miami commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2017 class includes 20 commits, including 9 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.35. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 Miami: Blue-chip heavy
Blue-chip heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 154.49
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 45.0%
- Top Position
- Wide Receiver
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
20
Average Stars
3.35
Blue-Chip Recruits
9(45%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 14
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
20 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomas | WR | 4★ | 98.1 | 5'10" | 175 lbs | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis | Retained |
| Navaughn Donaldson | OT | 4★ | 96.5 | 6'6" | 335 lbs | Miami, FL | Miami Central | Retained |
| D.J. Johnson | WDE | 4★ | 96.5 | 6'5" | 240 lbs | Sacramento, CA | Luther Burbank | Retained |
| N'Kosi Perry | DUAL | 4★ | 92.2 | 6'4" | 176 lbs | Ocala, FL | Vanguard | Retained |
| Trajan Bandy | CB | 4★ | 91.4 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Miami, FL | Columbus | Retained |
| Kai-Leon Herbert | OT | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'5" | 284 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | American Heritage | Retained |
| DeeJay Dallas | ATH | 4★ | 90.6 | 5'11" | 191 lbs | Brunswick, GA | Glynn Academy | Retained |
| Jonathan Garvin | SDE | 4★ | 90.3 | 6'4" | 222 lbs | Lake Worth, FL | Lake Worth | Retained |
| Mike Harley | WR | 4★ | 89.7 | 5'9" | 155 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | Retained |
| Jonathan Ford | DT | 3★ | 88.5 | 6'5" | 275 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard | Retained |
| Brian Polendey | TE | 3★ | 87.1 | 6'5" | 230 lbs | Denton, TX | Guyer | Retained |
| Evidence Njoku | WR | 3★ | 87.1 | 6'5" | 200 lbs | Cedar Grove, NJ | Wayne Hills | Retained |
| Cade Weldon | PRO | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | Tampa, FL | Jefferson | Retained |
| Waynmon Steed | ILB | 3★ | 86.1 | 6'1" | 221 lbs | Miami, FL | Miami Central | Retained |
| Bradley Jennings Jr. | OLB | 3★ | 85.9 | 6'2" | 218 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Sandalwood | Retained |
| Derrick Smith | WR | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Orange Park, FL | Trinity Christian Academy | Retained |
| Corey Gaynor | OC | 3★ | 83.9 | 6'4" | 282 lbs | Pompano Beach, FL | Marjory Stoneman Douglas | Retained |
| Zach Feagles | P | 3★ | 81.6 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Glen Rock, NJ | Ridgewood | Retained |
| Darian Stephenson | OLB | 2★ | 78.8 | 6'1" | 203 lbs | Miami, FL | Westminster Christian School | Retained |
| Marshall Few | WR | 2★ | 77.0 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | Ponte Vedra | Retained |
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