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Miami faces off against Indiana for upcoming decision from 4-star linebacker

Miami gets final-three spot for 4-star linebacker Jalaythan Mayfield.
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Indiana's Riley Nowakowski (37) scores a touchdown during the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Indiana's Riley Nowakowski (37) scores a touchdown during the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. | Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Four-star linebacker Jalaythan Mayfield is down to Georgia, Indiana and Miami and will announce his college decision on Friday, June 19. The move keeps the Hurricanes alive for one of the top linebackers in North Carolina after Mayfield previously had a larger group that included Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Miami and Oregon.

Mayfield is a 2027 linebacker from Lincolnton High School in Lincolnton, North Carolina. He is ranked as the No. 228 overall prospect, No. 20 linebacker and No. 9 player in North Carolina in the Rivals Industry Ranking. Rivals' own rankings place him No. 124 nationally, No. 12 at linebacker and No. 6 in the state. The 247Sports Composite ranks him No. 217 nationally, No. 16 at linebacker and No. 8 in North Carolina.

Miami stays alive for 4-star LB Jalaythan Mayfield before June 19 decision

Indiana appears to have real momentum entering the final days of the recruitment. On3/Rivals' Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has Indiana in the lead at 90.3%, with Georgia second and Miami fourth.

Mayfield took an official visit to Miami on May 29 and the Hurricanes hosted him multiple times during the process.

Mayfield put up 152 total tackles, 125 solo tackles, six sacks, six forced fumbles and one fumble recovery during the 2025 season. He also contributed on offense, rushing for 343 yards and finishing with 13 total touchdowns.

The Hurricanes hold commitments from A.J. Randle Jr. and Noah Glover, two Rivals300 linebackers. Rivals has Randle as the No. 57 overall player, No. 5 linebacker and No. 5 player in North Carolina. Glover is listed as the No. 208 overall player, No. 18 linebacker and No. 4 player in Virginia.

For the 2026 class, Miami signed Justin "JJ" Edwards as their true off-ball linebacker, while Jordan Campbell arrived as more of a linebacker/edge hybrid. Edwards was ranked No. 746 nationally and No. 65 among linebackers in the Rivals Industry Ranking, while Campbell was a much higher-rated front-seven piece at No. 229 nationally and No. 28 among edge rushers. 

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