A−
CFP/title-caliber roster again; OL/edge attrition keeps it just below a clean A
Atlantic · 2026
Miami
2025 record 13–3 6–2 conference
Postseason CFP runner-up (W Texas A&M, Ohio State/Cotton, Ole Miss/Fiesta; L 21–27 vs Indiana)
Head coach Mario Cristobal Year 5
Scheme Air Raid / 4-2-5
A
Portal #1 (efficiency); Mensah + Barkate/Jacobs stabilize the pass game; Wilson helps replace Bain/Mesidor
B+
Skill and secondary depth are strong; OL and pass-rush rotation are the swing spots
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Recruiting ranks
Overall #1 44 commits · 336.96 pts
Portal #1 13 commits· avg 89.54
Roster notes
CFP runner-up reload — Mensah in, Beck/Bain/Mauigoa out
QB Darian Mensah (Duke); RB Mark Fletcher Jr.; WRs Vandrevius Jacobs / Cooper Barkate / Malachi Toney; TE Elija Lofton; OL Jackson Cantwell–Samson Okunlola–Ryan Rodriguez–Max Buchanan–Matthew McCoy
Marquise Lightfoot / Justin Scott / Ahmad Moten Sr. / Damon Wilson II; Mohamed Toure / Chase Smith; Frederique Jr., Fitzgerald, Poyser, O’Connor, Thornton
Carson Beck, Francis Mauigoa, Rueben Bain Jr., Akheem Mesidor
Key offense
- 01 Darian Mensah QB
- Duke → Miami
- 2025 (incl. bowl) Duke: 334/500, 3,973 yds, 34 TD, 6 INT
- second-team All-ACC / Davey O’Brien semifinalist (school)
- 02 Malachi Toney WR
- 2025 (incl. bowl): 109 receptions, 1,211 yds, 10 TD
- also 113 rush / 298 PR / 1,622 all-purpose (Miami)
- 03 Mark Fletcher Jr. RB
- 2025 (incl. bowl): 216 carries, 1,192 yds, 12 rushing TD plus 17 receptions, 140 yds, 2 TD
- ~2,313 career rush yards (school)
Key defense
- 01 Mohamed Toure LB
- 2025 (regular season) team lead: 84 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, 6 PBU
- 02 Damon Wilson II EDGE
- Missouri → Miami
- 2025 (incl. bowl) Mizzou: 23 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 9.0 sacks, 13 QBH, 1 INT
- 03 Bryce Fitzgerald DB
- 2025 (incl. bowl): 6 INT, 79 return yards, 16 tackles, 1 sack (INT leader)