Miami Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal announces 2026 recruiting class
The Miami Hurricanes are multi-tasking at the moment.
While dealing with the College Football Playoff madness, they also welcomed the 2026 recruiting class Wednesday. Coach Mario Cristobal gave his thoughts on the 30-player class that was ranked No. 10 nationally.
"It was an awesome day and always a fun day for us as it relates to the future and it is the beginning of the journey for a lot of future Hurricane greats. To make that happen a lot of people have to be brought to the forefront in terms of thanking. We start with the chair of our board, Manny Kadre and our administration and president and athletic director. Also the people behind the scenes withe our recruiting team and Dennis Smith who serves so many roles for us and is also the general manager. Our assistant coaches and our players who pour a lot of time into recruiting the future and that is always a great sign. There are people in development, strength and conditioning, sports science, nutrition, everybody on campus and the custodian staff who is always staying on campus to keep this place looking like a five-star hotel to make sure people feel like they are in a first class place. There is compliance and creative and the list goes on and on."
The Hurricanes signed 21 players who were either four-star prospects or higher. Among them were offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell, defensive tackle Asharri Charles and defensive tackle Keshawn Stancil
"We have a really, really good football team and we felt like today we added our deepest and most talented group to date," Cristobal said. "By that I mean a class that is full of size, speed, length, power, explosiveness and guys that have an extremely high work ethic and show toughness, resilience, and high character guys that want to be Miami Hurricanes. There are 30 total commitments with 14 total on offense and 16 on defense. It is very well balanced. Some of the best players from the state of Florida with 14 players from the state of Florida. There are 16 players from out of state. We have players sign from Missouri, Ohio, California, Illinois, including the number one player in Missouri and Illinois. There is North Carolina, Kansas, Alabama, Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, and Kentucky. We have a running back, quarterback, six offensive linemen, two tight ends, four wide receivers, seven defensive linemen, three linebackers, and six defensive backs. Recruiting never, ever ends. It will continue."
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of MiamiRoundtable. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com