Previewing Miami football June 21 linemen weekend visitors

The Miami football program will host one offensive lineman and five on defense in their final weekend of June with official visitors.
Newberry High School Panthers defensive tackle Jarquez Carter poses during the high school football media day at the Hotel Indigo in Gainesville, Fla., on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/Special to the Sun)
Newberry High School Panthers defensive tackle Jarquez Carter poses during the high school football media day at the Hotel Indigo in Gainesville, Fla., on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Lawren Simmons/Special to the Sun) / Lawren Simmons/Special to the Sun / USA
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Led by five-star edge rusher Iose Epenesa, the Miami football program will host five defensive linemen and one on offense during the final weekend of official visits beginning on Friday. Ten players total will visit Miami this weekend. Offensive lineman Seuseu Alofaituli is the only prospect on offense taking an official visit this weekend.

Miami has had a busy week with commitments from OL Demetrius Campbell and Jaden Wilkerson. The Hurricanes are up to five commitments in the 2025 class. The ranking of the 2025 Miami class varies wildly. Miami has the 40th ranked class per the 247Sports Composite and 21st in the On3 Industry Comparison.

Seven of the nine 2025 Miami commits are on offense. Miami has three four-star commits and six three-stars per the 247 Sports composite rankings. With June official visits coming to an end this weekend, the surge of commitments to Miami should continue in the next few weeks.

The linemen visiting Miami this weekend encompass one five-star prospect, in Epenesa, one four-star in interior offensive lineman Seuseu Alofaituli and four four-star recruits. Campbell, three-star prospect Takaylen Muex and Wilkerson are the only linemen on offense or defense committed to Miami for 2025.

5-stars. Iose Epenesa. Iose Epenesa. player. 2306. Iose Epenesa. . . Edge rusher. 46

Miami is primarily competing with Iowa for Epenesa. There are no 247Sports crystal balls logged for Epenesa. The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine projects Iowa with a 32.3 percent chance for an Epenesa commitment with Miami at 20.3 percent, Missouri at 14.0 and Penn State at 8.8.

Epenesa is the 46th prospect, sixth edge rusher and second player in Illinois in the 2025 class. Epenesa is an Iowa legacy. His brother A.J. was a two-time first-team All-Big 10 player with the Hawkeyes. Epenesa has taken official visits with Penn State, Missouri, Iowa and Utah ahead of his trip to Miami this weekend,

77. . Seuseu Alofaituli. player. 4-stars. Seuseu Alofaituli. 2306. Seuseu Alofaituli. . interior offensive lineman

Alofaituli is the 77th prospect, third IOL and third player in Nevada out of Bishop Gorman. Miami true freshman Elija Lofton signed with the Hurricanes in the 2024 class out of Bishop Gorman. Per 247Sports, Alofaituli previously took official visits to Michigan and Nebraska this month.

. Defensive line. Jarquez Carter. Jarquez Carter. Jarquez Carter. . player. 2306. 3-stars. 379

Carter visited Florida, Penn State, Central Florida and Ohio State before Miami this weekend. Per On3, Florida is the prohibitive leader for a commitment from Carter at 68.9 percent. The 247Sports composite rankings list Carter as the 379th prospect, 41st DL and 53rd player in Florida in the 2025 class.

player. Herbert Scroggins. 2306. . 3-stars. Herbert Scroggins. 406. . Edge rusher. Herbert Scroggins

Scroggins currently has two 247Sports crystal balls projecting he will commit to Auburn. Scroggins is the 406th ranked prospect, 29th DL and 46th player in Georgia in the 2025 class. Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia Tech have all hosted Scroggins for official visits in June. Auburn will host Scroggins in September.

Randy Adirika. . 3-stars. player. 2306. Randy Adirika. 414. . Defensive lineman. Randy Adirika

Adirika is the 414th ranked prospect, 47th DL and 57th player in Florida in the 2025 class out of Miami Central. USC and Penn State have previously hosted Adirika on official visits this month. There is one 247Sports crystal ball for Miami from Gaby Urrutia of Inside t414th-rankedhe U. Miami has a 96.8 percent chance for an Adirika commitment per On3.

. Tylon Lee. 499. player. Tylon Lee. . 3-stars. Edge rusher. Tylon Lee. 2306

Lee is the 499th prospect,35th DL and 67th player in Florida out of Milton Pace. Central Florida, Arkansas and Kansas have previously hosted Lee for visits this month. There is no clear leader with Mississippi listed with a 24,5 percent chance for commitment from Lee per On3.

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This is a big weekend for Miami with official visits not occurring again primarily until fall. There are several projected commitments coming soon for Miami. This will be a weekend to watch with Miami potentially gaining commitments from the official visitors following their trips to Coral Gables.