Last night was the first real look at Miami's next generation. The starters finished their work early in a 77-7 win over Florida A&M, and the Hurricanes spent the rest of the night putting true freshmen on the field to gain experience.
Some of them had already seen the field in the Stanford opener, while others were getting their first college snaps.
Here is what each of those freshmen showed us.
OL Jackson Cantwell
Cantwell rotated heavily in the Stanford opener and was part of the first-team offensive line group at guard on Thursday against Florida A&M.
OL Ben Congdon
Congdon played only 12 offensive snaps with the second unit against Stanford, but against Florida A&M, he worked with the first-team offensive line. Miami used both OL freshmen in the starting group on Thursday, and that is a trend to watch as the season continues.
RB Javian Mallory
Mallory carried the ball 10 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns against Florida A&M, including a 52-yard score. He led Miami in rushing and averaged 14.2 yards per carry. Through two college games, Mallory now has 173 rushing yards on only 13 carries.
WR Somourian Wingo
Wingo caught two passes for 27 yards at Stanford, and he caught two more for 59 yards on Thursday, including a 47-yard touchdown from Luke Nickel (his first collegiate score). That puts him at four catches for 86 yards through two games.
WR Vance Spafford
Spafford played eight snaps against Stanford and did not catch a pass, but against Florida A&M he finished with three catches for 53 yards and a touchdown. His first college TD came on a 21-yard pass from Nickel.
QB Dereon Coleman
Coleman completed 5 of 6 passes for 30 yards and added 19 rushing yards on three carries. He did not throw a touchdown or an interception.
WR Milan Parris
Parris played only three snaps against Stanford, but on Thursday he finished with two catches for 19 yards.
TE Gavin Mueller
Mueller caught a 4-yard pass at Stanford and he added a 6-yard catch against Florida A&M.
WR Tyran Evans
Evans recorded his first college reception on Thursday which was a 5-yard catch.
TE Israel Briggs
Briggs also got his first reception, finishing with one catch for 3 yards.
S JJ Dunnigan
Dunnigan was the most-used freshman on defense against Stanford, playing 33 snaps. He was one of the most active young defenders again Thursday. Against Stanford he logged one tackle and against FAMU he had five tackles.
S Cortez Redding
Redding played only four snaps against Stanford and he recorded four total tackles against Florida A&M.
CB Jaelen Waters
Against Florida A&M, Waters recorded a tackle and a tackle for loss.
CB Camdin Portis
Portis played nine defensive snaps at Stanford and recorded a tackle against Florida A&M. The son of Clinton Portis is part of the young corner group Miami has will need count on with multiple players unavailable.
CB Brody Jennings
Jennings is one of four freshman cornerbacks in the 2026 class and Thursday he recorded a tackle.
DT Keshawn Stancil
Stancil recorded a tackle against Florida A&M as Miami used a much deeper front-seven rotation than it could against Stanford.
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