Miami moved up to eighth in the On3 Industry Rankings and ninth in the 247Sports composite after receiving a commitment from five-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell, the consensus top prospect in the 2026 class. Cantwell chose Miami over Georgia, Ohio State and Oregon.
Miami has the top class in the ACC. Cantwell is the 10th 2026 Miami commit. Miami has eight blue-chip commits in the On3 rankings and four by 247Sports. The Hurricanes have the seventh-best average per commit in the 2026 On3 class rankings and are ninth on 247Sports.
Cornerback Camden Portis and Jaelen Waters and linebacker Jordan Campbell are the only other 2026 Miami blue-chip commits per 247Sports. Quarterback Dereon Campbell, running back Javion Mallory, OT Ben Congdon and CB Jontavious Wyman are four-stars in the On3 Recruiting Industry Rankings.
Miami has finished in the top 15 nationally in each full recruiting cycle under Mario Cristobal. The Hurricanes signed the seventh-ranked 2023 class in the first full cycle under Cristobal. Miami signed the fourth-ranked 2024 class and the 13th in 2025. Cristobal is living up to his reputation as one of the best recruiters nationally.
Miami jumps into the top ten in the Rivals 2026 recruiting rankings (jump from 15th to 8th) with Cantwell’s pledge. @canes_county | @Rivals
— Marcus Benjamin (@BenjaminRivals) May 13, 2025
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Miami is trending for multiple other 2026 prospects. Head coach Mario Cristobal and offensive line coach Alex Mirabal are once again building an elite class up front. Several other OL are trending to Miami in the 2026 class. The commitment from Cantwell should help Miami throughout the 2026 class and particularly on the OL.
Steve Wiltfong of On3 expects Miami to challenge for a top-five 2026 class. Running back Derrek Cooper could be the second consensus five-star player in the 2026 Miami class. Cooper is slightly trending to Miami, with the Hurricanes having a 28.5 percent chance for a commitment per On3.
Cantwell is the second OT in the 2026 Miami class after Congdon. Miami also has commitments from interior OL Joel Ervin and J.J. Sparks in the 2026 class Miami has laid the foundation on the OL of the future with the 2026 class. Cantwell and Congdon provide Miami with bookend tackles for the future.