Miami Recruiting Rankings And News: Tight End And Offensive Line

The Miami Hurricanes continue to build their roster with two talented tight end commitments and five offensive line recruits.

Just like with yesterday’s article about UM’s offensive skill positions, this article will display recruiting rankings and statistics for each recruit, plus individual and positional overviews.

Note: To read about any of Miami’s 22 verbal commitments in one article, click HERE .

Tight End

Luka Gilbert, 6-foot-7, 240 pounds, West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West

Committed April 8, 2024

Highest Ranking : A consensus 4-star recruit, ESPN has his highest ranking at #254 overall .

2023 Statistics: N/A

Brock Schott, 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, Leo (Ind.) High School

Highest Ranking : Another consensus 4-star tight end, 247 Sports has him as the nation’s 145th recruit .

2023 Statistics From MaxPreps : 35 receptions, 743 yards, a 21.2 average, and 6 touchdowns.

Position Overview : Miami will bring in Tight end skill sets that complement one another. To that point, Mario Cristobal wants to continue the theme of being a power football team and signing two prospects with the size and athleticism of Gilbert and Schott bodes well for the future.

Offensive Line

SJ Alofaituli, 6-foot-2, 295 pounds, Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman

Committed on July 5, 2024

Highest Ranking : ESPN has Alofaituli a 5-star, the nation’s #10 prospect, and top interior offensive lineman.

Max Buchanan, 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, Sanford (Fla.) Seminole

Committed June 26, 2024

Recruiting Ranking : Rivals ranks Buchanan as the nation’s 134th player and 4th interior offensive line recruit.

Demetrius Campbell, 6-foot-6, 305 pounds, Orlando (Fla.) Christian Prep

Committed June 18, 2024

Highest Ranking : Consensus 3-star with ESPN placing Campbell as the 67th offensive tackle in the nation.

Takaylen Muex, 6-foot-4, 340 pounds, Jacksonville (Fla.) Fletcher

Committed May 26, 2024

Highest Ranking : 3-star across the board. Rivals has him as the 40th interior offensive lineman.

Jaden Wilkerson, 6-foot-6, 330 pounds, Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater

Committed June 19, 2024

Highest Ranking : A 3-star prospect with On3 placing him at #88 at offensive tackle.

Position Overview : Miami will sign five prep offensive linemen, with a good balance of offensive tackles and interior prospects. Prospects like Alofaituli and Buchanan earn higher recruiting marks now but the other three recruits are not as well known. Considering Alex Mirabal does a tremendous job with development, this five-man group should be successful for UM.