Miami just landed its fifth five-star of the 2027 class in A'mir Sears, and Mario Cristobal isn't slowing down. The Hurricanes are now working two separate five-star flip targets who are committed elsewhere, and pulling off either one would add another marquee name to what is already one of the best classes in the country.
Miami is looking to flip 5-star EDGE DJ Jacobs
NEW: Miami is making a strong push for Ohio State 5⭐️ EDGE commit D.J. Jacobs 👀
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One of the targets is DJ Jacobs, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound edge rusher out of Blessed Trinity Catholic School in Roswell, Georgia. Jacobs ranks as the 247Sports Composite's No. 3 overall prospect in the entire 2027 class, the No. 1 edge rusher nationally and the top-ranked player in Georgia, backed up by a junior season of 102 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 16 sacks.
He's been committed to Ohio State since December, and Miami has reportedly stayed in the mix the whole time. Jacobs already made gameday visits for Miami's games against Notre Dame and Florida, and word out of the program is that Miami remains confident it has momentum with him, even with Tennessee lurking in the background through a family coaching connection.
That said, Jacobs was supposed to return to campus this summer and canceled the visit at the last minute.
Miami is not giving up on 5-star OT Mark Matthews
Five-star Texas A&M OL commit Mark Matthews remains solid with the Aggies. However, Miami sent an official offer today and the line of communication remains open.
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"It’s cool that they keep the bond"
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The other target, five-star offensive tackle Mark Matthews, comes with a complicated backstory. Matthews, a St. Thomas Aquinas product out of Fort Lauderdale, chose Texas A&M over Miami back in May in a recruitment that turned into one of the most expensive battles of the cycle, reportedly worth more than a million dollars to the Aggies.
Despite the commitment, Matthews and Miami never stopped talking, and the Hurricanes made it official by sending him a formal offer again this week. Asked about staying in touch with Miami's staff, Matthews kept it simple, saying only that he appreciates that Miami has "kept the bond" going.
Neither flip is close to finished business, but for a program that just watched Sears turn down Michigan, LSU and Texas A&M, betting against Cristobal's staff in these situations is starting to look like the riskier position.
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