Mario Cristobal is known as an ace recruiter, and he landed one of the most coveted quarterbacks in this year’s recruiting class.
Four-star quarterback Jaden Rashada picked the Hurricanes on Sunday, selecting them over offers from Florida, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and more than two dozen other teams. He announced his decision on CBS Sports.
Rashada, an Under Armour All-American, is listed as the No. 7 quarterback and No. 45 player in the 2023 class in 247Sports’ composite ranking. As of Sunday, he is the highest-rated recruit to join Mario Cristobal’s first two Hurricanes classes thus far. Last season, he threw for 2,220 yards and 27 touchdowns with five interceptions as a junior at Pittsburg (California) High.
The Hurricanes’ newest commit spent part of the week in Coral Gables, taking his fifth and final official visit to Miami, which was enough to sway him toward the Hurricanes.
Rashada’s commitment gives the Hurricanes a highly touted centerpiece of the class who can attract more talented players to Coral Gables. Rashada is high-school teammates with four-star Washington commit Rashid Williams, a wide receiver. He has also played seven-on-seven with the Miami Immortals, including five-star wide receiver Jalen Brown.
Rashada is the second quarterback in Miami’s 2023 class. Florida Panhandle native Emory Williams committed to the Hurricanes on Monday. The three-star signal-caller was open to the idea of Rashada joining him in UM’s recruiting class.
“Rashada’s a heck of a player,” Williams told the Sun Sentinel. “He can absolutely sling it. So I would love for him to be on board. Just having the best competition brings the best out of people.”
