Another week and A'mir Sears is making magic happen.
The five-star Miami Hurricanes commit had two more touchdowns this week in Columbus' 34-7 win over previously undefeated Palmetto. Sears has showed out in what has to be the toughest three-game stretch any high school team in the country will face.
Sears, who was the top-rated player in the 2028 class, reclassified to the 2027 class, but kept his five-star designation. That was a good thing because in the weeks that have followed, Sears is not only showing himself to be a true elite player, but very likely the best high school football player in the country.
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Sears' 58-yard touchdown gave the Explorers a 14-7 lead, and he added a second score on a direct snap that effectively put the game on ice. Sears has six touchdowns (five receiving, one rushing) this season and also three interceptions on defense, all against Las Vegas powerhouse Bishop Gorman, who was ranked No. 1 nationally to start the season.
As a matter of fact, Sears played No. 1 nationally-ranked teams in consecutive weeks, scoring a touchdown last week against St Thomas Aquinas. Sears had to play Thursday night, so he wasn't able to be at Miami's home opener against Florida A&M, but he'll be at Hard Roxk Stadium every week next year.
A'mir Sears' clear dominance over high school competition seems unfair
The game against Bishop Gorman (two touchdowns, three interceptions) immediately brought up comparisons to Travis Hunter and understandably so. Hunter played both ways throughout college and won the Heisman Trophy in 2024 before becoming a top pick (second overall) in the 2025 NFL Draft.
And Sears, like Hunter, is completely overwhelming high school competition, even top-end high school players that are playing for some of the best teams in the country. He's at a completely different level from a skill and size (6-foot-1, 190 pounds) standpoint. Sears is long, fast and athletic. And it bears repeating: he should be a junior this season!
Miami could easily justify him playing both ways and I wouldn't be shocked if he practices with the wide receivers and the secondary during the spring and possibly uses the spring game as a tryout to decide what position he will start out at. It wouldn't shock me to see him playing wide receiver as a freshmen before eventually moving to full-time defensive back, but that's likely where he'll land for the long-term.
It's easy to start envisioning all the great things that Sears will do wearing that 'U' on the side of his helmet, but right now we should all share in the joy of watching a player that will join a long and distinguished list as one of the greatest high school football players in Miami-Dade County history.
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