The top player in the 2025 class, Elijah Griffin, is planning a June visit to Miami. This is a huge development. He is also aiming to visit with his teammate, 2025 double-digit offered TE Logan Brooking.

This would be the first visit to Miami for the elite prospect. Home state Georgia is looking like an early favorite for Griffin but he has said himself that things are 100% open in his recruitment. He has taken trips to Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida State.

Last season, he had 14.5 sacks and 30 tackles for loss as just a sophomore while playing mainly as a defensive tackle. Miami is in a good position already with fellow top 2025 defensive Armando Blount, Brandon Brown, Anthony Smith and a strong visit with Griffin creates huge potential in that class.

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Miami is expected to fill eight transfer spots in the next week or so via the transfer portal. The positions that Miami is looking to fill are wide receiver, offensive line, defensive line, and defensive back.

One of which could very well be defensive back Jaden Davis. The former Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas standout is seriously thinking about a return home and it could come as soon as Wednesday of next week. He was the starting cornerback for Oklahoma and his 2022 season statistics include 23 solo tackles and 2 passes defended. The 5'10" 180-pound corner was a four-star prospect coming out of high school.

After losing the job in 2020, he won it back to open 2021, but then lost it again. Still, he regained the starting gig to begin the 2022 season and started the first nine games of the season before an injury knocked him out of the starting lineup.

In 47 career games, Davis totaled 104 tackles during his OU career, including a career-high 35 last season. He had 11 career passes defended, including one interception during the 2019 season.

According to reports, Davis is officially visiting Illinois this week.

Miami official visit still to be taken by the IMG Academy star, too

Join the discussion. What do you want to see Friday night? Who do you think the player we'll talk about after the game? Which position group will stand out?

North Carolina State:
Transferring: Ebenezer Dowuona (Georgia Tech); Jack Clark (Clemson); Greg Gantt (UNC-Asheville); Dusan Mahorcic; Isaiah Miranda.
Turning pro: Terquavion Smith; Casey Morsell (testing waters); Isaiah Miranda (testing waters).
New transfers: Jayden Taylor (Butler); D.J. Horne (Arizona State); Ben Middlebrooks (Clemson); M.J. Rice (Kansas); Mohamed Diarra (Missouri); Michael O'Connell (Stanford).
Signing class

Boston College:
Transferring: DerMarr Langford; T.J. Bickerstaff (James Madison).
Turning pro: Quinten Post (testing waters).
New transfers: Claudell Harris (Charleston Southern).
Signing class

Clemson:
Transferring: Chauncey Gibson (Tulsa); Ben Middlebrooks (NC State).
Turning pro: P.J. Hall (testing waters)
New transfers: Jake Heidbreder (Air Force); Jack Clark (NC State); Bas Leyte (UNC-Greensboro); Joe Girard (Syracuse).
Signing class

Duke:
Transferring:
Turning pro: Dariq Whitehead; Dereck Lively.
New transfers:
Signing class

Florida State:
Transferring: Caleb Mills (Memphis); Matthew Cleveland (Miami); Naheem McLoed; Jeremiah Bembry.
Turning pro:
New transfers: Josh Nickleberry (La Salle); Jamir Watkins (VCU); Primo Spears (Georgetown).
Signing class

Georgia Tech:
Transferring: Freds Pauls Bagatskis (Texas-Arlington); Rodney Howard; Cyril Martynov (Eastern Michigan); Jordan Meka; Tristan Maxwell (Hampton); Deivon Smith (Utah).
Turning pro:
New transfers: Ebenezer Dowuona (NC State); Kowacie Reeves (Florida); Tyzhaun Claude (Western Carolina); Tafara Gapare (Massachusetts); Amaree Abram (Ole Miss); Jalen Forrest (Presbyterian).
Signing class

Louisville:
Transferring: Fabio Basili; Kamari Lands (Arizona State); Devin Ree (Louisiana Tech); Sydney Curry; Roosevelt Wheeler (VCU); Jae’Lyn Withers (North Carolina); El Ellis (Arkansas).
Turning pro:
New transfers: Skyy Clark (Illinois); Danilo Jovanovich (Miami); Tre White (USC).
Signing class

Miami (Fla.):
Transferring: Danilo Jovanovich (Louisville); Favour Aire; Anthony Walker (Indiana); Harlond Beverly (Wichita State).
Turning pro: Isaiah Wong.
New transfers: Matthew Cleveland (Florida State).
Signing class

North Carolina:
Transferring: Justin McKoy (Hawaii); Tyler Nickel (Virginia Tech); Dontrez Styles (Georgetown); Puff Johnson (Penn State); Will Shaver (UAB); Caleb Love (Michigan); D'Marco Dunn.
Turning pro:
New transfers: Paxson Wojcik (Brown); Jae'Lyn Withers (North Carolina); Cormac Ryan (Notre Dame); Harrison Ingram (Stanford).
Signing class

Notre Dame:
Transferring: J.J. Starling (Syracuse); Dom Campbell (Howard); Cormac Ryan (North Carolina); Robby Carmody (Mercer); Ven-Allen Lubin.
Turning pro:
New transfers: Kebba Njie (Penn State).
Signing class

Pittsburgh:
Transferring: John Hugley IV (Oklahoma); Nate Santos.
Turning pro:
New transfers: Zack Austin (High Point); Ishmael Leggett (Rhode Island).
Signing class

Syracuse:
Transferring: John Bol Ajak; Symir Torrence (Binghamton); Joe Girard (Clemson); Jesse Edwards (West Virginia).
Turning pro: Judah Mintz (testing waters)
New transfers: J.J. Starling (Notre Dame); Chance Westry (Auburn).
Signing class

Virginia:
Transferring: Francisco Cáffaro (Santa Clara), Kadin Shedrick (Texas); Isaac Traudt (Creighton).
Turning pro: Reece Beekman (testing waters).
New transfers: Dante Harris (Georgetown); Jordan Minor (Merrimack); Andrew Rohde (Saint Thomas); Jacob Groves (Oklahoma).
Signing class

Virginia Tech:
Transferring: Darren Buchanon Jr. (George Washington); Darius Maddox (George Mason).
Turning pro:
New transfers: Mekhi Long (Old Dominion); Tyler Nickel (North Carolina); Robbie Beran (Northwestern).
Signing class

Wake Forest:
Transferring: Lucas Taylor (Georgia State); Robert McCray (Jacksonville); Davion Bradford.
Turning pro: Bobi Klintman.
New transfers: Kevin Miller (Central Michigan); Hunter Sallis (Gonzaga); Efton Reid (Gonzaga).
Signing class

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Ellis is familiar with The U and so is his father to a degree, but this weekend was mom's first time in Coral Gables and that's obviously a big step if there is to be any flip traction for the top 30 prospect. The Miami official visit the weekend of June 9 is the only summer trip on the books for the IMG standout right now, too.

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Denson is combo defensive back, playing mainly safety at the high school level. The Rhode Island native has strong ball skills, intercepting three passes last year while also playing some offense (221 YD, 2 TD).

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Auburn just offered and OVs are now set for Ohio State and Notre Dame, so this isn't exactly a walk in the park.

no timeline for a final call isn't the worst news for The U in this race. Each side is talking official visit logistics, too.

Ricky Knight, a Palm Beach prospect, is one of the 20+ visitors going to be in Miami this weekend.

I have Knight forecasted to commit to Miami. FSU is the other school Miami is competing against here.

Georgia commit four-star S Jaylen Heyward is yet another top prospect in Miami this weekend.

Heyward has been committed to the Bulldogs for a little bit now but has long been flirting with Miami. He has an official visit scheduled for the summer on top of his unofficial this weekend.

Also hearing rumors that there could be a mutual breakup between him and Georgia at some point with the Bulldogs at two safety commits and still going after top ATH KJ Bolden.

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IMG CB Ellis Robinson is in town. Likely part of the migration of top talent visiting this weekend.

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Chaminade-Madonna ATH Joshisa Trader will be joining teammate and top five safety Zaquan Patterson on campus this weekend.

His relationship with WR commit Chance Robinson plus Miami’s focus on Patterson gives Miami more of a shot with Trader, who is looking at FSU and Ohio State mostly outside of Miami.

Big opportunity here for more WR talent, especially on the outside.

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TJ Lindsey is yet another four-star defensive end to visit Miami this weekend along with Dylan Stewart. Jason Taylor is doing a great job of bringing in premier talent. Just need to close the deal.

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Chaminade-Madonna safety Zaquan Patterson will be at Miami for an unofficial visit this weekend. According to a source, there will be several top prospects in attendance. Major recruiting recruiting weekend for the Canes.

Patterson is down to a top four. Florida State is no longer in consideration for the blue-chip defensive back. Miami is battling Auburn, Michigan and Ohio State right now. Alabama is still on the outside looking in.

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Boley was on campus in January. Ranked as the #2 QB in the class. Don’t be surprised to see him on campus this summer.

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and the jumbo WR is set to be in town at least twice more before a decision, including this weekend. Ole Miss may be the top competition for The U. More here:

Notes on Trader, Stone, Patterson and more inside