Miami’s recruiting approach for 2022 cycle appears to be slowing down the decommitment trend - 247Sports

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Decommit-U.

It is a label that Manny Diaz has worked hard to rid the Miami Hurricanes football program of since taking over as head coach in 2019.

The combination of taking early commitments and underwhelming performances on the field made Miami a program that was known for experiencing decommitments cycle after cycle during the Al Golden and Mark Richt regimes.

The Diaz regime had a bumpy start to limiting decommitments with the 2020 class, but it now looks like Miami’s new protocols and philosophy of taking commitments later in the cycle is slowing down the decommits.

UM has had three players decommit during this 2022 cycle with early pledges, four-star defensive lineman Brandon Cleveland and three-star defensive lineman Jamaal Johnson backing off their pledges in March.

Three-star wide receiver Quan Lee decommitted to Miami a month after making his commitment to the Hurricanes.

In the case of Cleveland and Johnson, the decommitments were largely a product of UM changing their defensive line coach year over year. Lee committed to the Hurricanes just before the dead period was lifted in June and he soon realized he wanted to explore his options.

In this cycle, Miami has lost ten stars across three players.

The 2021 cycle saw a few players decommit from Miami and later jump back onboard like five-star WR James Williams, four-star WR Romello Brinson, four-star WR Jacolby George, and four-star RB Thad Franklin.

The decommitments that didn’t come back to UM in the 2021 cycle included three star prospects such as: ATH Chamon Metayer (Cincinnati signee), DT Savion Collins (FIU signee), DT Anthony Hundley (UCF signee), LB Ja’Corey Hammett (West Virginia signee), LB Cortez McKenzie, WR Fred Eaford (FAU signee), and CB Tim Burns (UAB signee).

Miami didn’t lose any prospects that were four-star caliber or better to decommitments in 2021. They lost a total 21 stars across seven players.

During the 2020 cycle, Miami’s class was hit hard by some decommitments from players that went on to sign with Power Five programs like: four-star DE Donell Harris (Texas A&M signee), four-star WR Jermaine Burton (Georgia signee), four-star ATH Ladarius Tennison (Auburn signee), four-star WR Bryan Robinson (FSU signee), four-star WR Marcus Fleming (Nebraska signee), four-star DB Henry Gray (Nebraska signee), four-star ATH Marc Britt (Ole Miss signee), four-star DB Jaiden Francois (Nebraska signee), four-star DE Samuel Anaele (Kentucky signee), four-star OL Jonathan Denis (Oregon signee), three-star LB Romello Height (Auburn signee), three-star WR Leonard Manuel, three-star DT Willie Moise (Coastal Carolina signee), three-star DT Tre’von Riggins (Illinois signee), three-star LB AJ Mathis (FIU signee), three-star OL Antonio Smith (Southern University signee), and three-star DB Justin Hodges (UCF signee).

Miami experienced 17 players with a total of 61 stars decommit during that cycle.

The Hurricanes needed to change their ways after that type of cycle.

The biggest area of recruiting that UM has changed since the 2020 cycle is with taking commitments from young prospects. Unless the player is a special prospect, Miami no longer wants to take commitments from underclassmen.

Over the past decade, Miami would routinely take commitments from younger players that would want to eventually take advantage of the recruiting process (as they should). Committing to Miami put their names on the map and when they got noticed from other schools, the decommitments would happen.

Now the Hurricanes only claim one commitment in the 2023 class, from three-star Lamar Seymore.

The Hurricanes own the No. 45 overall class in the country, according to 247Sports and their eight commitments is on the smaller side compared to Power Five programs, but five of those pledges rank as four-star prospects. UM doesn't want players to commit to them until they are totally ready to shut down their recruitments. At this time, Miami is firmly in the mix for top targets like DE Shemar Stewart, DE Nyjalik Kelly, LB Wesley Bissainthe, and DB Markeith Williams.

Miami will look to impress that group--and other top targets--with a strong showing in the fall. 

Manny Diaz has looked to rid Miami of the decommit-U moniker. By taking the patient approach with this 2022 cycle (and beyond), Miami just might get rid of that label for good.

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