Miami Commit Jayden Wayne Looks Back on Decision

For highly-touted 2023 edge-rusher and Miami commit Jayden Wayne, his pledge to the Hurricanes introduced reduction in that it signaled the tip of his recruiting course of.

“Yeah undoubtedly. It feels good,” Wayne informed All Hurricanes at Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy’s media day about his recruitment ending. “It acquired very aggravating, coaches hitting me up each single day, telephone calls, it is simply aggravating actually.”

The Hurricanes turned gamers for Wayne as soon as Mario Cristobal, who gave the then-rising freshman his first provide, made the transfer to Miami. The defender credit the pinnacle coach as one of many most important causes he dedicated to UM.

“Actually simply my relationship with Coach Cristobal and actually simply seeing the brotherhood that has come to the U,” Wayne mentioned of why he dedicated to Miami. “I have been watching them for a very long time.”

“The communication with me and my household, between me and Cristobal and all of the coaches,” Wayne mentioned.

As soon as Wayne enrolls at Miami as an early enrollee within the spring of 2023, the Hurricanes’ coaches have a plan on how they intend to make use of the versatile and ultra-athletic edge defender.

“They’re gonna have me [as a] hybrid, drop again in protection, largely dashing the passer,”  Wayne defined.

Wayne has not had a lot expertise in cross protection up thus far, however he has been engaged on this so much at IMG Academy, the place he has already transferred for his final season of highschool soccer.

What Wayne lacks in protection expertise, nonetheless, he makes up for aplenty in making performs within the backfield. During the last two seasons at his former college, Tacoma (Wash.) Lincoln, Wayne has posted 11 sacks and 19 tackles for loss.

A current participant who was utilized in an identical approach at Miami was defensive lineman Jaelan Phillips, who in his one season taking part in with the Hurricanes recorded 45 tackles and eight sacks and went on to change into the No. 18 choice within the 2021 NFL Draft.

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