Miami football Category 20: Hurricanes upgrade WR with two 4-star signees
The Miami football program upgraded their talent and depth at wide receiver with the addition of two four-star signees and a versatile three-star signee who has been compared to former Hurricanes WR Braxton Berrios.
Four-star wide receivers Dazalin Worsham a former Alabama commit and Michael Redding III and three-star athlete Xavier Restrepo signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to give the Miami football program a big boost of talent and depth at wide receiver. Redding and Worsham give Miami good size on the outside.
Restrepo is slated to play in the slot as Berrios did. The current New York Jet led the Miami football team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns as a senior during Miami’s 2017 ACC Coastal Title season. Redding III is the highest-ranked of the three. He is the 145th ranked player, 15th WR and 23rd in Florida.
Worsham is the 327th ranked player, 57th WR and 15th ranked player in Alabama for 2020. Restrepo is a player likely to exceed his recruiting rankings. He is 828th overall, 49th ranked athlete and 114th in Florida. DeeJay Dallas came to Miami in 2017 as an athlete and has excelled ar RB since his freshman season.
Redding who is 6’1 195 pounds and Worsham at 6’0 185 add size to a Miami receiving corps that needs it. Sophomores Dee Wiggins and Mark Pope and freshman Jeremiah Payton who is expected to take a redshirt season in 2019 are the only WRs projected to return to Miami for 2020 6’0 or above.
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Redding adds superb athleticism to his 6’1 frame. He runs a 4.54 40-yard dash and has a 41-inch vertical according to David Lake of Inside the U. Lake added that Redding somewhat surprisingly chose Miami over Florida State, Florida, Oregon, Notre Dame, and Penn State. Redding is expected to enroll at Miami in January.
Miami unofficially flipped Worsham when he visited Coral Gables for Paradise Camp last June. Worsham de-committed from Alabama soon after his visit with the Hurricanes. On Wednesday Worsham made it official signing a National Letter of Intent with the Miami football program. Worsham was a productive WR in H.S.
Worsham had 54 receptions for 427 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games as a senior and 87 receptions and 1,022 receiving yards and 13 TDs as a Junior. Worsham finished his career at Hewitt-Trussville as the school’s all-time leading receiver. Restrepo chose Miami over five other main suitors.
Louisville, Pittsburgh, Georgia, Kentucky and Michigan all offered Restrepo according to Susan Miller Degnan and David Wilson of the Miami Herald. The Herald reported that Restrepo was the second leading receiver for Deerfield Beach where he teamed with MIami RB signee Jaylan Knighton.
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In addition to his skills as a WR Restrepo went 12-16 for 180 yards and two touchdowns passing and was a key contributor on defense. Restrepo can also play strong safety. Redding III, Worsham and Restrepo were key signees after Miami lost 2018 signees Marquez Ezzard and Brian Hightower at WR.