Some major news has come in for the Miami Hurricanes and head coach Mario Cristobal. On Monday, four-star 2026 offensive tackle Ben Congdon became the fourth prospect to commit to Miami in the 2026 class. Congdon is the No. 318 ranked prospect nationally, No. 25 OT and No. 17 player in Ohio out of Tuscarawas Valley High in Mineral City. Congdon is the first OL to commit to Miami in the 2026 class.
Miami also holds commitments from linebacker Jordan Campbell, quarterback Dereon Coleman and cornerback Camdin Portis - all are four-star pledges. The 2026 Miami class is now 12th nationally and first in the ACC in the On3 Industry Rankings and 24th in the 247Sports composite.
Miami beat out Penn State, Indiana, Ohio State, Florida Arkansas, Kentucky and Maryland where Congdon also visited. Congdon took unofficial visits to Miami this past weekend, in January and last June. Congdon has unofficial visits set with Penn State the weekend of June 6 and Miami for June 20.
Congdon decided to shut down his recruitment and commit to Miami after watching the first day of spring practice on Monday per Gaby Urrutia of Inside the U. Congdon told Urrutia he likes the way that Cristobal and offensive line coach Alex Mirabal develop people like him.
BREAKING: Mineral City (Ohio) Tuscarawas Valley On300 OT Ben Congdon committed to Miami. He is commit No. 4 for head coach Mario Cristobal and his staff in 2026. Story: https://t.co/jNeChUdwYM pic.twitter.com/70nayT5ITv
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) March 4, 2025
4-star OT Ben Congdon has committed to the Miami football team
Congdon is the latest player from the Midwest that Miami has gained a commitment from. Urrutia quoted his 247Sports colleague Allen Trieu stating, "I think it's telling that Miami went to Ohio for Congdon and that they can win this kind of recruiting battle for him."
Congdon is the first pledge for Miami since Portis committed in October. March has frequently started a run of commitments for Miami since Cristobal was hired in December 2021. Miami has signed a top 15 class in each of Cristobal's first four recruiting cycles. That includes top 10 classes in 2022 and 2023.
Miami signed the 13th-ranked 2025 class per the On3 rankings. Expect the foundation Miami is setting with Campbell, Coleman, Congdon and Portis in the 2026 class to begin to gain commitments less than three months out before official visits begin at the end of May.