Three-star offensive tackle Conner Rutherford has trimmed his recruitment to four schools, with Miami making the cut alongside NC State, Indiana and Minnesota. The Chillicothe, Ohio, standout is listed at 6-foot-6 and 300 pounds.
🚨NEWS🚨 OT Conner Rutherford is down to Miami, Indiana, NC State, and Minnesota, @GregSmithRivals reports‼️
— Rivals (@Rivals) April 27, 2026
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Miami still in mix for Ohio offensive tackle Conner Rutherford
Rutherford has official visits already scheduled to Indiana from May 29-31, NC State from June 5-7 and Minnesota from June 12-14. Miami hosted Rutherford earlier this month during spring practice.
Rutherford is rated as the No. 500 overall player, No. 46 offensive tackle and No. 17 player in Ohio in the 247Sports Composite.
2026 Miami OL commits
- Jackson Cantwell, OT, Nixa, Missouri: On3/Rivals ranks him as the No. 1 overall player, No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 1 player in Missouri.
- Ben Congdon, OT, Tuscarawas Valley, Ohio: Congdon was the No. 189 overall player, No. 18 offensive tackle and No. 8 player in Ohio.
- Joel Ervin, OT, Fort Myers, Florida: Ervin was the No. 316 overall player, No. 26 offensive tackle and No. 41 player in Florida.
- Canon Pickett, IOL, Tampa Bay Tech, Florida: Pickett was the No. 878 overall player, No. 81 interior offensive lineman and No. 98 player in Florida.
- JJ Sparks, IOL, The Bolles School, Florida: Sparks was the No. 961 overall player, No. 91 interior offensive lineman and No. 102 player in Florida.
- Rhys Woodrow, IOL, Boone, Florida: Woodrow was the No. 996 overall player, No. 93 interior offensive lineman and No. 106 player in Florida.
2027 Miami OL commits
- Sean Tatum, IOL, John Carroll, Port Saint Lucie, Florida: Tatum is Miami’s top current OL commit in 2027. On3/Rivals have him as the No. 162 overall player, No. 11 interior offensive lineman and No. 17 player in Florida.
- Tyler Ford, IOL, Gainesville, Georgia: Ford is the No. 570 overall player, No. 43 interior offensive lineman and No. 62 player in Georgia.
