Miami

3-0AP #6

ACC · Mario Cristobal, year 5 (38-19) · Hard Rock Stadium · 64,767 · 63,618 avg in 2026

The nationAP #6 · Coaches #5down 1 from last week
The model#8 CFB ZeitgeistSP+ #7 (+23.2) · FPI #6
The marketMiami by 41vs Central Michigan · our model 97% Miami · a number, not a pick

LastW 33–20 at Wake Forest · Fri Sep 18 · Darian Mensah 220 pass yds, 3 TD, 5 rush yds

Nextvs Central Michigan · Sat Sep 26 · 6:30 pm ET · Hard Rock Stadium · Miami by 41 · series 1-0 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Miami · 2026 schedule & results3-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#10#97-24.5@StanfordW 45–6 1321-01-0
2Sep 11#10#216-59.5Florida A&MW 77–7 1202-01-0
3Sep 18#7#79-20.5@Wake ForestW 33–20 1303-02-0
4Sep 26#8#131-41Central Michigan
5Oct 3#8#27@Clemson
7Oct 17Florida State
8Oct 24Pittsburgh
9Oct 31@North Carolina
10Nov 8@Notre Dame
11Nov 14Duke
12Nov 21Virginia Tech
13Nov 28Boston College
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 18@Wake ForestW 33–20378033:24+0.25144.1%113.7%Season-low EPA/play
Sep 11Florida A&MW 77–7856137:00+0.63169.3%131.5%Season-high EPA/play
Sep 5@StanfordW 45–6549236:34+0.46155.1%135.2%Most explosive
Season average (3 games)5941.0+0.44856.2%126.8%
Verdict Begins·Live

Miami was one game — at home, in the title game — from bringing The U all the way back, and lost it to Indiana by six. Twenty-five years of waiting, and the album still isn't the one.

AP Poll#6 AP

Fans here believe the take that 'The U' is nostalgia — that the swagger died with the 80s and 90s and Miami has coasted on old highlights for twenty years. The 2025 run was the program's argument…

settled
Read the full program story ↓

The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Oct 17FSU-Miamivs Florida State · at home
Sat Nov 7AP #3 Notre Dameat Notre Dame · on the road
Sat Nov 21Miami-Virginia Techvs Virginia Tech · at home

What fans said

Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown

What it is like to watch them2025 · 13-3 · last season

Game feel46rock fightscombined pts / game16th highest-scoring of 17 in the ACC
Heart rate4-3some dramain one-score games (7 of 16)5th most one-score games of 17 in the ACC
Margin+16.1comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 17 in the ACC
Tempo67average paceoffensive plays / game8th fastest of 17 in the ACC
Big plays1.17grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)17th most explosive of 17 in the ACC
Home crowd63,834avg attendance3rd biggest crowds of 17 in the ACC

✓ measured from 16 games · ranks are among ACC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Miami has won four of its last five.

Warming. 9-1 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 9-1
I enjoy seeing the investment they’re making in their facilities definitely shows their commitment to helping student-athletes succeed
McGee · On34 days before Miami's 2026 game against Central Michigan
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Central Michigan · at home

Season line9.5 wins
EliteStrongBend-don't-break

✓ fact on line · ~ our read on style

Market outlook

Season expectations

Win total2 booksO/U 10.5
CFP championship#5 in field+750
ACC title#1 in market+-250

Sportsbook consensus · best odds across multiple books · 2026-09-22

Miami · the story right now 15 storylines developing

What Miami's NIL outlook is really about

the open questionwhere does it go from here?

NILthis cycle✓ factnew

Miami: NIL/collective shift reshaping the roster.

our readfront page

recruitingthis cycle~readnew

With Jackson Cantwell (OT, #4 nationally) arriving, Cristobal's top-9 class faces extreme rebuild — 9 NFL exits and 6% QB production returning as Miami redefines its legacy amid near-total roster turnover.

what happenedMiami signed a top-9 recruiting class. ✓ fact
the contextthe No. 1 recruiting class in the ACC

our readfront page

recruiting2025 cycle~readnew

Hayden Lowe (EDGE, #75 nationally) arrives at Miami with just 6% QB production returning and nine NFL exits — Cristobal's fourth top-13 class in four years faces the most extreme rebuild yet.

what happenedMiami signed a top-13 recruiting class. ✓ fact
the contextthe No. 1 recruiting class in the ACC

our readfront page

playoff paththis cycle~readnew

Mario Cristobal's fifth season opens with a 13-3 record — the question is whether Miami can sustain its playoff path while honoring its swagger-driven legacy.

what happenedMiami: the playoff path shifting. ✓ fact

our readdeveloping

marketthis cycle~readnew

Mario Cristobal's fifth season opens with a 13-3 record and #12 talent, but the market's belief in Miami's swing leaves the program's swagger legacy in question.

what happenedMiami: the betting market's belief swinging. ✓ fact

our readdeveloping

money down2025 cycle✓ factnew

C.J. Daniels is a legitimate money-down target -- his 3rd-down conversion rate ranks among the position's best, and his per-target value holds up in that spot too.

our readdeveloping

underdog2025 cycle✓ factnew

C.J. Daniels produces at a notably higher rate when his team is an underdog than when favored, and his per-target value rises too, not just raw catches.

our readdeveloping

underdog2025 cycle✓ factnew

Keelan Marion produces at a notably LOWER rate when his team is an underdog than when favored -- he fades when the pressure is on, and his per-target value drops too.

our readdeveloping

garbage time2025 cycle✓ factnew

Mark Fletcher Jr. does NOT see a usage spike in garbage time -- his workload holds steady regardless of score, and he's also efficient in competitive snaps -- the production isn't just garbage-time padding.

our readdeveloping

closer2025 cycle~attributednew

CharMar Brown: a closer signal screened this season.

our readbackground

closer2025 cycle~attributednew

Girard Pringle Jr.: a closer signal screened this season.

our readbackground

garbage time2025 cycle~attributednew

Girard Pringle Jr. sees a real spike in usage once the game is out of reach.

our readbackground

garbage time2025 cycle~attributednew

Malachi Toney does NOT see a usage spike in garbage time -- his workload holds steady regardless of score.

our readbackground

short yardage2025 cycle~attributednew

Mark Fletcher Jr.: a short yardage signal screened this season.

our readbackground

program_outlookthis cycle~readnew

Miami enters 2026 — bottom-quintile returning production contrasts with a 13-3 record and No. 9 SP+ rating, forcing Mario Cristobal to reconcile legacy and reality in a program that invented swagger.

what happenedMiami enters 2026 rated No. 9 in 2025 SP+ (+20.7). ✓ fact
the contextbottom-quintile returning production — heavy turnover entering the season

our readbackground

How past storylines here turned out

Died downMiami's defensive coordinator change has died down — no clear next chapter yet.
AnsweredMiami's climb into dynasty-caliber territory held for another season.

Outcome band · Miami · 2026

Miami's most likely season is 10-3 — a bowl game. The floor is 7-6; the ceiling is 12-2.

Floor7-6A bowl game, 3 fewer wins.
Base10-3A bowl game.
Ceiling12-2A conference title and a CFP quarterfinal.

Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.

How the room reactedreal evidence · tap rooms to explore
Following now · Miami · Recruiting Confidence

Miami signed the top-13 class. Talent in the door isn't the same as talent on the field.

Miami signed a top-13 recruiting class. It is the No. 1 recruiting class in the ACC. A class ranked in the teens won the trail competition. The depth-chart work starts now. The bulls are loud — the coverage treats this class as a program-level statement.

near-unanimous belief where the takes land · dot = how loud
DOUBTBELIEF
Believers20 bull takes
💬 fans: 4% volume · negative overall
Developing4 new this week
todayAll About Recruiting: Rivals300 OL commit Jatori Williams set to visit Miami this weekend, locked in — On3
yesterdayMonday Afternoon Recruiter: Jacksonville will be key to Miami's recruiting success next cycle — On3
2 days agoFrom The Road: Miami recruiting intel on five-star EDGE Asher Ghioto, Rivals300 RB Xander Edwards — On3
5 days agoMiami to sign $200M Nike deal — Reported
last weekFSU loses to FCS opponent — Reported
The cast who's driving the story · latest headline on each, attributed
Asher Ghioto Recruit
“From The Road: Miami recruiting intel on five-star EDGE Asher Ghioto, Rivals300 RB Xander Edwards” — On3 · 2026-09-20
Jaiden Bryant Recruit
“Five-star EDGE commit Jaiden Bryant locked in with Miami, ready to enroll early” — On3 · 2026-09-16
Jayvon Dawson Recruit
“Rivals300 EDGE commit Jayvon Dawson locked in with Miami, ready to enroll early” — On3 · 2026-09-18
Kari Johnson Recruit
“FSU commit Za'Kari Johnson following his Miami visit: I'd love to be a Cane, man"” — 247 Sports · 2026-09-11
CFB Zeitgeist Read · our take
Hayden Lowe (EDGE, #75 nationally) arrives at Miami with just 6% QB production returning and nine NFL exits — Cristobal's fourth top-13 class in four years faces the most extreme rebuild yet.
Source of record: Miami signed a top-13 recruiting class — the No. 1 recruiting class in the ACC.
How each room is reacting — tap to expand
Believers bullishSkeptics no dissentThe Boards quiet
📣Believers20 bullish/recruiting items -- the case it's working.

The optimistic read: the class is real, the program is a destination again.

“All About Recruiting: Rivals300 OL commit Jatori Williams set to visit Miami this weekend, locked in”
On3 · 2026-09-22 · read ↗
“Monday Afternoon Recruiter: Jacksonville will be key to Miami's recruiting success next cycle”
On3 · 2026-09-21 · read ↗
“From The Road: Miami recruiting intel on five-star EDGE Asher Ghioto, Rivals300 RB Xander Edwards”
On3 · 2026-09-20 · read ↗
🧐SkepticsNo prominent dissent — the coverage runs one way.

The 'rankings don't tell the whole story' counter -- development gaps, position holes still open.

Nothing in our corpus yet — this door stays open for when there is.

💬The boards4% of recent board volume — quieter than the headlines. Board mood this week: negative overall · anger notable (70%).

This event was in 314 of 7303 board posts (4%) over the last 60 days — engaged but not consumed. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.

"Spoke to sources about everything around the team and recruiting. Some quick notes: - The mood around the team is angry. No excuse-making or rationalization, even though they have"
CanesInsight ~ fan take
"Miami’s Polynesian pipeline continues with the signing of elite IOL Seuseu “SJ” Alofaituli. The 6’3, 290 product of Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) combines outstanding lateral quickness"
CanesInsight ~ fan take

Board health this week (728 posts): 19% positive · 43% neutral · 38% negative. Team-level weekly mood — not specific to this event. The boards ≠ the fanbase: a self-selected vocal slice.

Following now · Miami · Recruiting Confidence

Miami signed the top-9 class. Talent in the door isn't the same as talent on the field.

Miami signed a top-9 recruiting class. It is the No. 1 recruiting class in the ACC. A top-9 class is a program-level investment. Development timelines decide the return. The bulls are loud — the coverage treats this class as a program-level statement.

near-unanimous belief where the takes land · dot = how loud
DOUBTBELIEF
Believers20 bull takes
💬 fans: 4% volume · negative overall
Developing4 new this week
todayAll About Recruiting: Rivals300 OL commit Jatori Williams set to visit Miami this weekend, locked in — On3
yesterdayMonday Afternoon Recruiter: Jacksonville will be key to Miami's recruiting success next cycle — On3
2 days agoFrom The Road: Miami recruiting intel on five-star EDGE Asher Ghioto, Rivals300 RB Xander Edwards — On3
5 days agoMiami to sign $200M Nike deal — Reported
last weekFSU loses to FCS opponent — Reported
The cast who's driving the story · latest headline on each, attributed
Asher Ghioto Recruit
“From The Road: Miami recruiting intel on five-star EDGE Asher Ghioto, Rivals300 RB Xander Edwards” — On3 · 2026-09-20
Jaiden Bryant Recruit
“Five-star EDGE commit Jaiden Bryant locked in with Miami, ready to enroll early” — On3 · 2026-09-16
Jayvon Dawson Recruit
“Rivals300 EDGE commit Jayvon Dawson locked in with Miami, ready to enroll early” — On3 · 2026-09-18
Kari Johnson Recruit
“FSU commit Za'Kari Johnson following his Miami visit: I'd love to be a Cane, man"” — 247 Sports · 2026-09-11
CFB Zeitgeist Read · our take
With Jackson Cantwell (OT, #4 nationally) arriving, Cristobal's top-9 class faces extreme rebuild — 9 NFL exits and 6% QB production returning as Miami redefines its legacy amid near-total roster turnover.
Source of record: Miami signed a top-9 recruiting class — the No. 1 recruiting class in the ACC.
How each room is reacting — tap to expand
Believers bullishSkeptics no dissentThe Boards quiet
📣Believers20 bullish/recruiting items -- the case it's working.

The optimistic read: the class is real, the program is a destination again.

“All About Recruiting: Rivals300 OL commit Jatori Williams set to visit Miami this weekend, locked in”
On3 · 2026-09-22 · read ↗
“Monday Afternoon Recruiter: Jacksonville will be key to Miami's recruiting success next cycle”
On3 · 2026-09-21 · read ↗
“From The Road: Miami recruiting intel on five-star EDGE Asher Ghioto, Rivals300 RB Xander Edwards”
On3 · 2026-09-20 · read ↗
🧐SkepticsNo prominent dissent — the coverage runs one way.

The 'rankings don't tell the whole story' counter -- development gaps, position holes still open.

Nothing in our corpus yet — this door stays open for when there is.

💬The boards4% of recent board volume — quieter than the headlines. Board mood this week: negative overall · anger notable (70%).

This event was in 314 of 7303 board posts (4%) over the last 60 days — engaged but not consumed. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.

"Spoke to sources about everything around the team and recruiting. Some quick notes: - The mood around the team is angry. No excuse-making or rationalization, even though they have"
CanesInsight ~ fan take
"Miami’s Polynesian pipeline continues with the signing of elite IOL Seuseu “SJ” Alofaituli. The 6’3, 290 product of Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) combines outstanding lateral quickness"
CanesInsight ~ fan take

Board health this week (728 posts): 19% positive · 43% neutral · 38% negative. Team-level weekly mood — not specific to this event. The boards ≠ the fanbase: a self-selected vocal slice.

Belief EKG
2023 season2022 season2021 seasonW 41-17 vs Florida (Wk 1)W 56-9 vs Florida A&M (Wk 2)W 62-0 vs Ball State (Wk 3)W 50-15 vs South Florida (Wk 4)W 38-34 vs Virginia Tech (Wk 5)W 39-38 vs California (Wk 6)W 52-45 vs Louisville (Wk 8)W 36-14 vs Florida State (Wk 9)W 53-31 vs Duke (Wk 10)L 23-28 vs Georgia Tech (Wk 11)W 42-14 vs Wake Forest (Wk 13)L 38-42 vs Syracuse (Wk 14)L 41-42 vs Iowa State (Wk 18)HIGHLOW
2024 season2022 season2021 seasonW 38-3 vs Miami (OH) (Wk 1)W 48-33 vs Texas A&M (Wk 2)W 48-7 vs Bethune-Cookman (Wk 3)W 41-7 vs Temple (Wk 4)L 20-23 vs Georgia Tech (Wk 6)L 31-41 vs North Carolina (Wk 7)W 28-20 vs Clemson (Wk 8)W 29-26 vs Virginia (Wk 9)L 6-20 vs NC State (Wk 10)L 20-27 vs Florida State (Wk 11)L 31-38 vs Louisville (Wk 12)W 45-20 vs Boston College (Wk 13)L 24-31 vs Rutgers (Wk 18)HIGHLOW
2024 season2023 season2021 seasonW 70-13 vs Bethune-Cookman (Wk 1)W 30-7 vs Southern Miss (Wk 2)L 9-17 vs Texas A&M (Wk 3)L 31-45 vs Middle Tennessee (Wk 4)L 24-27 vs North Carolina (Wk 6)W 20-14 vs Virginia Tech (Wk 7)L 21-45 vs Duke (Wk 8)W 14-12 vs Virginia (Wk 9)L 3-45 vs Florida State (Wk 10)W 35-14 vs Georgia Tech (Wk 11)L 10-40 vs Clemson (Wk 12)L 16-42 vs Pittsburgh (Wk 13)HIGHLOW
2024 season2023 season2022 seasonL 13-44 vs Alabama (Wk 1)L 17-38 vs Michigan State (Wk 3)W 69-0 vs Central Connecticut (Wk 4)L 28-30 vs Virginia (Wk 5)L 42-45 vs North Carolina (Wk 7)W 31-30 vs NC State (Wk 8)W 38-34 vs Pittsburgh (Wk 9)W 33-30 vs Georgia Tech (Wk 10)L 28-31 vs Florida State (Wk 11)W 38-26 vs Virginia Tech (Wk 12)W 47-10 vs Duke (Wk 13)HIGHLOW
2020 offseason2019 offseasonWk 39Wk 4492th46th
2024 season · 10W-3L2023 season · 7W-6L2022 season · 5W-7L2021 season · 7W-5L2025 offseason · fan confidence percentile
WinLoss · hover for scorePrior seasons

Rival pulse

Florida State
Uneasy
-14
FSU-Miami
Face-off →
Virginia Tech
Hopeful
+12
Miami-Virginia Tech

Fan mood index · most recent r/cfb data

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Miami is the program that invented swagger and is still deciding what it owes that legacy.

Offense: EliteDefense: StrongDefensive shape: Bend-don't-break
Open questionsThe unresolved questions this season keeps asking.
Program ledgerEvery dated move on this program's record, newest first.

The program ledger

since 2025
  • 2025 · Wk 11Fell to No. 18 in the AP Top 25Week 10 · Lost 20-26 at SMU8 · from No. 10
  • 2025 · Wk 9Fell to No. 9 in the AP Top 25Week 8 · Lost 21-24 at home to Louisville7 · from No. 2
  • 2025 · Wk 2Climbed to No. 5 in the AP Top 25Week 1 · Won 27-24 at home over Notre Dame5 · from No. 10
RosterWho's gone, who's back, who replaces them.

Roster Reload - Miami

2026 snapshot - 2026-09-22
Returning Production37%Low continuity / heavy reload
Talent Composite#12 nationally247 composite 885.9
Portal Additions12Primary repair: K
Portal Losses20Primary pressure: CB
Draft Loss9Heavy NFL Draft loss (9) — 1 with a next man up identified below
Recruiting Reload#9Top-10 recruiting class
WRin 3 - Cooper Barkate4.50out 4 - Joshisa Trader3.80Even
current room: 190 lbs avg (2025 roster)
Slot Technician2025 profileBoom-or-bustwins underneath on volume and route precision
Transferred in
DLin 2 - Keona Davis4.38out 3 - Donta Simpson Jr.3.70Even
current room: 272 lbs avg (2025 roster)
Two-Gap Base2025 profilewins his gap play after play
Transferred in
CBin 0out 3 - Charles Brantley3.70Starter Risk
current room: 185 lbs avg (2025 roster)
OTin 1 - Jamal Meriweather3.60out 2 - Tommy Kinsler IV3.60Downgrade
Sin 1 - Omar Thornton4.25out 2 - Conrad Hussey4.28Downgrade
Box Safety2025 profileplays like an extra linebacker near the line
LBin 0out 2 - Popo Aguirre3.90Starter Risk
current room: 218 lbs avg (2025 roster)
Next man up
QB · departedCarson Beck4★ · Rd 3, Pk 1
nowLuke Nickel4★ · FR
Next man up
Full roster (118 players)
Offseason movesEvery addition and subtraction since the last snap.

The Offseason Ledger · Miami

6 verified updates · portal · recruiting · staff · news
  1. News

    Miami RB Jordan Lyle's felony charges dropped

    Lyle stays in the backfield rotation — with 9 guys gone to the draft and a top-10 class still settling in, Cristobal can't afford to lose warm bodies at any skill spot.

    Sep 10Reported
  2. News

    Malachi Toney: 12 rec · 234 yds · 3 TD at Stanford

    Top 0.1% receiving yards game since 2021. at Stanford (FBS) W 45-6.

    Sep 5
  3. News

    Miami WR Cam Vaughn dismissed

    Vaughn's dismissal stings less on paper than it does in a receiver room already absorbing nine draft departures — Cristobal's depth math just got a little uglier after scrimmage tape that already said 'keep working.'

    Aug 17Official
  4. News

    Miami to sign $200M Nike deal

    $200M in Nike money lands while Miami is replacing 9 draft picks and fighting to hold CB depth — Cristobal is betting brand equity can close the gap before fall camp exposes it.

    Sep 17Reported
  5. News

    FSU loses to FCS opponent

    FSU's 77-7 implosion against FAMU isn't just embarrassing — it's a rivalry-week gift that lands while Cristobal is still patching 9 draft holes and trying to prove Miami owns the state again.

    Sep 11Reported
  6. News

    ACC title odds: -137 → -200 (▲8.9pp implied)

    Acc title odds improved 8.9pp in line with recent program news — the books confirmed what was already public.

    Sep 10
Who's movedWho's transferring in and out, right now.

Transfer portal snapshot

-5.2 net portal points
(raw ledger: -24.6 — unweighted, no position adjustment)
CB
-10.9
starter risk
LB
-7.5
starter risk
K
+6.8
need filled
TE
-3.7
low confidence
OT
-3.6
S
-3.5
DL
-2.7
WR
-1.8
EDGE
+1.4
QB
+1.0
IOL
-0.1
Top commits

Top 3 commits

2026 class
★★★★★
Jackson Cantwell
OT · Nixa, MO
#2 national
★★★★☆
Somourian Wingo
WR · St. Augustine, FL
#65 national
Blue-chip pedigree, profiling early as a prototypical wide receiver — 14 of his 25 closest recruiting profiles since 2018 shared the Possession Receiver archetype.~our read · projection from recruiting profile — no college snaps yet
★★★★☆
Gavin Mueller
TE · South Elgin, IL
#77 national
Blue-chip pedigree, profiling early as a prototypical tight end — 16 of his 25 closest recruiting profiles since 2018 shared the Complete TE archetype.~our read · projection from recruiting profile — no college snaps yet
Where they're fromWhere this class actually comes from, on the map.

Recruiting Footprint · 2026

31
FL · 14NC · 3CA · 2GA · 2KS · 2OH · 2AL · 1DE · 1+4 more

FL leads the 2026 class with 14 commits. National footprint reaching 12 states.

Where they recruit · 2023-2026

106 signees across 21 states, 2023-2026. FL leads the pull.

MEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNWIMINYMA1ORNV2WYSDIAIL3IN2OH4PANJ2CTCA5UTCONEMO1KY1WVVA1MDDE1RIAZNMKS2ARTN1NC3SCDC1OKLA3MS1AL4GA9AKHITXFL58
Source CFB Zeitgeist · player_recruiting_profiles

That is 4.5% of every high-school FBS signee FL produced over those cycles — second only to Florida International, 7 signees back. The full map →

Miles from homeHow far this roster travelled to get here.

Miles from home · 2026 roster

The median Miami player grew up 435 miles from campus.

Half this roster came from closer than that; half came from farther.

30th-farthest from home in FBS of 135 ranked →
Closest to homeFarthest from home
Middle 50%124–968 miquartile spread
Within 100 mi23%25 of 110 players
Farthest2,470 miDarian Mensah · San Luis Obispo, CA
Closest1 miJordan Campbell · Carol City, FL

Straight-line distance from each player's listed hometown to Hard Rock Stadium. Hometowns are placed at city-centroid precision, not street address — fine at this scale, but a player's true door-to-door number can differ by a few miles. 110 of 118 listed players have a geocoded hometown. Source: CFBD roster hometowns.

In-state shareHow much of this roster is home-grown.

Who owns FL · 2026 roster

46% of the Miami roster grew up in FL.

53 of 115 players, drawn from 24 states in all. That is the 36th-highest in-state share of 135 ranked FBS programs.

Signing day tells a more local story: 55% of the last 4 classes were FL kids, but churn — transfers in, locals out — has drifted the roster 9 points away from home.

FL · 53GA · 13CA · 7NC · 5IL · 4LA · 4AL · 3NJ · 3+16 more

Where the 2026 roster is from

115 players across 24 states. Biggest pull outside FL: GA (13).

MEVTNHWAID2MTNDMN2WI1MINYMA1ORNV2WYSDIAIL4IN1OH3PANJ3CTCA7UTCONE1MO1KY1WVVA2MDDE1RIAZ1NMKS2ARTNNC5SC1DCOKLA4MSAL3GA13AKHITX1FL53
Source CFB Zeitgeist · roster_entries (CFBD hometowns)
Every FBS roster ranked by in-state share →

Home state as listed on the CFBD roster. 3 listed players fall outside the 50 states and DC (international hometowns, or no state listed) and are excluded from the denominator. Source: CFBD roster hometowns.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Recruiting & portal buzz

2027 5* WR Nick Lennear commits to Miami
118 upvotes · Mar 2026
Miami Quarterback Emory Williams transfers to ECU
75 upvotes · Jan 2026
RB Girard Pringle is staying with Miami
65 upvotes · Jan 2026

Top r/cfb community posts · last 12 months

How it turned outHow an old class actually turned out, years on.
Class Autopsy
The 2023 class: 2 drafted so far, 48% never transferred. A
See the class →
Belief historyHow today's fan mood compares to the program's past.

Fan confidence in a typical range for this program right now

45th percentile among FBS programs

Fans vs. marketWhere fans and the betting market read this team differently.
Fan vs. market
45th
Fan percentile
(FBS mood rank)
9.5
Vegas O/U wins
(92nd among FBS)
Market 47pp more optimistic than fan mood
Win total consensus · 1 book
Pollster gapPollsters don't agree -- here's how far apart.
Voter spread

68 of 68 AP voters have them ranked, AP ballot, week 3 (2026) — from #1, Creg Stephenson (Alabama Media Group), to #8, Zach Klein (WSB).

Individual AP Top 25 ballots, AP ballot, week 3, 2026 — 68 voters tracked.

TakeawaysWhat this defense does once it gets the ball.
Takeaway conversion

8% of tipped/broken-up passes have turned into picks — below the ~19% league average, and due for more.

1 interceptions of 13 disrupted passes (12 deflected, 1 intercepted), 2026 only.

PenaltiesWhether flags are costing this team games.
Penalty battle

13 penalties committed, 28 drawn on opponents — netting a 116-yard field-position edge.

130 penalty yards committed vs. 246 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.

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