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Major Five -Star Miami Target Announces Commitment Date

Five-star wide receiver and Miami native Calvin Russell is down to eight schools as he prepares for his commitment date.
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Miami Northwestern's Calvin Russell Jr. leaps for a tough catch attempt during the first half of the Class 3A state championship on Dec. 14, 2024.
Miami Northwestern's Calvin Russell Jr. leaps for a tough catch attempt during the first half of the Class 3A state championship on Dec. 14, 2024. | Chet Peterman / Special to The Post / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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The Miami Hurricanes have a priority target ready to make his commitment as a five-star wide receiver and top-five receiver in the 2026 class. Calvin Russell announces his commitment date

Miami native Calvin Russell will be committing on July 5, he announced on his X, and is down to eight schools with the latest announcement. Russell has listed Miami, Florida, Oregon, Michigan, LSU, North Carolina, Syracuse, and Florida State as his final eight schools.

The Hurricanes are recruiting the talented 6-foot-5 receiver heavily and would love to add him to an offense that has started to shape up into a star-studded affair for seasons to come.

Class of 2026 Commitments

  1. CB Camdin Portis, 6-foot, 165 lbs. - Charlotte, North Carolina (Committed 10/27/2024)
  2. LB Jordan Campbell, 6-foot-2, 200 lbs. - Opa Locka, Florida (Committed 11/21/2023)
  3. QB Dereon Coleman, 5-foot-11, 165 lbs. - Orlando, Florida (Committed 07/03/2024)
  4. OT Ben Congdon, 6-foot-7, 270 lbs. - Mineral City, Ohio (Committed 3/3/2025)
  5. CB, Jaelen Waters, 6-foot-2, 185 lbs. - Seffner, Florida (Committed 3/7/2025)
  6. RB, Javian Mallory, 5-foot-11, 205 lbs. - Boca Raton, Florida (Committed 3/22/2025)
  7. OL, Joel Ervin, 6-foot-6, 280 lbs. - Fort Myers, Florida (Committed 3/29/2025)
  8. OT, JJ Sparks, 6-foot-4, 295 lbs. - Jacksonville, Florida (Committed 4/2/2025)
  9. CB, Jontavius Wyman, 5-foot-11, 170 lbs. - Jonesboro, Georgia (Committed 4/6/2025)
  10. OL, Jackson Cantwell, 6-foot-7.5, 315 lbs. - Nixa, Missouri (Committed 5/13/2025)
  11. OL, Rhys Woodrow, 6-foot-4, 310 lbs. - Orlando, Florida (Committed 5/24/2025)

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Justice Sandle
JUSTICE SANDLE

Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.

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