Miami commit Nick Lennear joins elite adidas class with two major Canes targets

Nick Lennear, a five-star Miami wide receiver commit, has signed with adidas as part of the brand's 2026 adizero 7 Class, a seven-player high school football NIL group that also includes five-star EDGE David "DJ" Jacobs and 2028 five-star cornerback A'Mir Sears.

Adidas announces 2026 adizero 7 Class

Three of the seven names have Hurricanes ties. Lennear is already committed to Mario Cristobal's 2027 class, Jacobs is the No. 1 overall player in the 2027 class (per 247Sports) and remains one of the biggest names Miami has pursued, and Sears is one of the top players in South Florida in the 2028 cycle and a major target for the Hurricanes.

The full adidas group includes Ohio State wide receiver commit Jamier Brown, uncommitted 2028 wide receiver Braylon Clark, USC athlete commit Honor Fa'alave-Johnson, Ohio State EDGE commit DJ Jacobs, Miami wide receiver commit Nick Lennear, uncommitted 2028 cornerback A'Mir Sears and Nebraska quarterback commit Trae Taylor.

Miami and adidas announced a 12-year partnership in 2015 that made adidas the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand for the Hurricanes through June 2027. The agreement covered all 18 intercollegiate programs and was framed at the time as a way to grow the Miami brand locally, nationally and globally.

That does not mean an adidas NIL deal automatically pushes a recruit toward Miami. Jacobs is proof of that. But the adidas class says something larger about where high school football recruiting is headed. NIL deals, apparel brands and 7-on-7 visibility are now part of the ecosystem before players ever sign with a college program.

The top players in high school are usually coming into college having already earned a payday. While money is still a major part of recruiting in the NIL era, some of the top athletes might not make decisions solely based on that.

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