# 2027 Football Recruiting

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**Category:** Football Recruiting\
**Created:** [October 15, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308 "2025-10-15T13:10:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/81 "2026-04-30T18:27:56Z")

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I believe with Willie Chapman and Drew Cripps Miami how has 19 commits. I believe this list is complete:

Ethan Posey– OL- **6’2**  **290**  
Braden Chaffin OT– **6’6**  **275**  
Zachary Ingram CB– **6’1**  **170**  
Errol Kerns II SAF– **6’0**  **180**  
Charlee Lawson OT– **6’6**  **300**  
Terrance Jone Edge– **6’1**  **220**  
Chandler Moore IOL– **6’3**  **275**  
Max Bollman END– **6’2**  **240**  
Will Sabatos SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
William Tobin IOL– **6’3**  **285**  
Landon Lehmer SAF– **6’0**  **195**  
Carter Bellisari WR– **6’2**  **190**  
Brady Bush DE– **6’2**  **245**  
Braylon Gamble SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
Willie Chapman LB– **6’1**  **210**  
Tayden Lorenzen TE– **6’3**  **230**  
DJ Mitchell CB– **5’11**  **165**  
Michael Shepherd TE– **6’4**  **215**  
Drew Cripps ATH- **5’11"**  **170**

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/82 "2026-04-30T18:34:44Z")

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Putting how Miami is doing with these 18 commits in some perspective, the rest of the MAC combined per one site, has 23 commits.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/83 "2026-04-30T19:08:30Z")

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You have to think we want a QB. However, after having Tommy Carr poached by Michigan last year maybe we have decided it is better to just use the portal for that position.

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/84 "2026-04-30T20:04:59Z")

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And another!! I have updated the list to 19 adding Drew Cripps.

[https://x.com/drew\_cripps/status/2049940936193347754?s=20](https://x.com/drew_cripps/status/2049940936193347754?s=20)

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/85 "2026-04-30T22:46:50Z")

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=\>#54 ranked recruiting class…

[https://x.com/profilefbrec/status/2049908089592173032](https://x.com/profilefbrec/status/2049908089592173032)

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/86 "2026-04-30T22:47:34Z")

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=\>Make that #48.

[https://x.com/profilefbrec/status/2049953808265158915](https://x.com/profilefbrec/status/2049953808265158915)

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/87 "2026-05-01T00:35:18Z")

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Not sure what to make of Profile as a ranking service (never heard of em) but I’ll take it! It _does_ seem like they have complete commitment data - which is much more than can be said of on3 or 247. Which - if it is complete - wow. Miami vs. the rest of the MAC is **awesome**

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/88 "2026-05-01T13:27:51Z")

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Tod-see my running list above. All 19 reported Miami verbals were posted.

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/89 "2026-05-01T13:28:30Z")

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As of the morning of 5/1/26, adding Kayden Estep, we are at 20:

Ethan Posey– OL- **6’2**  **290**  
Braden Chaffin OT– **6’6**  **275**  
Zachary Ingram CB– **6’1**  **170**  
Errol Kerns II SAF– **6’0**  **180**  
Charlee Lawson OT– **6’6**  **300**  
Terrance Jone Edge– **6’1**  **220**  
Chandler Moore IOL– **6’3**  **275**  
Max Bollman END– **6’2**  **240**  
Will Sabatos SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
William Tobin IOL– **6’3**  **285**  
Landon Lehmer SAF– **6’0**  **195**  
Carter Bellisari WR– **6’2**  **190**  
Brady Bush DE– **6’2**  **245**  
Braylon Gamble SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
Willie Chapman LB– **6’1**  **210**  
Tayden Lorenzen TE– **6’3**  **230**  
DJ Mitchell CB– **5’11**  **165**  
Michael Shepherd TE– **6’4**  **215**  
Drew Cripps ATH- **5’11"**  **170**  
Kayden Estep QB- **6’0"**  **170**  
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**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/90 "2026-05-01T14:15:22Z")

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What happened to QB Estep from Elder High.

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**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/91 "2026-05-01T14:44:39Z")

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Forgot about him. Now added. Nice catch D-Day.

As of the morning of 5/1/26, adding Kayden Estep, we are at 20:

Ethan Posey– OL- **6’2**  **290**  
Braden Chaffin OT– **6’6**  **275**  
Zachary Ingram CB– **6’1**  **170**  
Errol Kerns II SAF– **6’0**  **180**  
Charlee Lawson OT– **6’6**  **300**  
Terrance Jone Edge– **6’1**  **220**  
Chandler Moore IOL– **6’3**  **275**  
Max Bollman END– **6’2**  **240**  
Will Sabatos SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
William Tobin IOL– **6’3**  **285**  
Landon Lehmer SAF– **6’0**  **195**  
Carter Bellisari WR– **6’2**  **190**  
Brady Bush DE– **6’2**  **245**  
Braylon Gamble SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
Willie Chapman LB– **6’1**  **210**  
Tayden Lorenzen TE– **6’3**  **230**  
DJ Mitchell CB– **5’11**  **165**  
Michael Shepherd TE– **6’4**  **215**  
Drew Cripps ATH- **5’11"**  **170**  
Kayden Estep QB- **6’0"**  **170**

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/92 "2026-05-04T15:31:52Z")

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UPDATE AS OF 5/20/26–One recruiting site currently has this Miami class, which at the moment sits at 24 commits as #1 in the MAC and #29 in the country. Obviously very fluid as we know Kerns and Chaffin have received multiple P4 offers each, but still listed at Miami commits:

> [@Bluesman](#):
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> Ethan Posey– OL- **6’2**  **290**  
> Braden Chaffin OT– **6’6**  **275**  
> Zachary Ingram CB– **6’1**  **170**  
> Errol Kerns II SAF– **6’0**  **180**  
> Charlee Lawson OT– **6’6**  **300**  
> Terrance Jones Edge– **6’1**  **220**  
> Chandler Moore IOL– **6’3**  **275**  
> Max Bollman END– **6’2**  **240**  
> Will Sabatos SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
> William Tobin IOL– **6’3**  **285**  
> Landon Lehmer SAF– **6’0**  **195**  
> Carter Bellisari WR– **6’2**  **190**  
> Brady Bush DE– **6’2**  **245**  
> Braylon Gamble SAF– **6’1**  **200**  
> Willie Chapman LB– **6’1**  **210**  
> Tayden Lorenzen TE– **6’3**  **230**  
> DJ Mitchell CB– **5’11**  **165**  
> Michael Shepherd TE– **6’4**  **215**  
> Drew Cripps ATH- **5’11"**  **170**  
> Kayden Estep QB- **6’0"**  **170**  
> Owen Matela TE **6’5" 215  
> Ryder Anderson OL **** 6’4"270  
> Chandler Moore OL 6’3"275**  
> Keyon Robinson SAF 6’1"190\*\*

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/93 "2026-05-04T18:11:13Z")

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Would that we would keep all of these.

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**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/94 "2026-05-06T21:32:09Z")

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[https://x.com/izayveonm/status/2052123566804517301?s=46&t=dQ0kcMZNvjWWVhPa597dlA](https://x.com/izayveonm/status/2052123566804517301?s=46&t=dQ0kcMZNvjWWVhPa597dlA)

Awesome pickup. Might be the best player in the state of IN next year while also playing at the highest level.

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**Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/95 "2026-05-06T22:00:09Z")

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“Moore, one of the state’s most electrifying high school football players, knows exactly where he wants to go to college. The 5-8, 180-pound Lawrence North junior committed to Miami of Ohio on Wednesday.”

“Moore is one of the most accomplished players in the 2027 class in Indiana. He ran for 1,587 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior, his third consecutive 1,000-yard season. For his high school career, Moore has 4,083 yards and 61 rushing TDs, along with 18 receptions for 376 yards and five TDs.”

“Moore hoped his recruitment would pick up a little bit more than it has this spring. But the transfer portal has diminished high school recruiting, especially at the Power Four level.”

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**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/96 "2026-05-07T00:32:44Z")

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Come win a couple MAC championships and a bowl game or two in Oxford, make ALL MAC and then go get yourself a big P4 payday! We develop solid players and future coaches!

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**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/97 "2026-05-07T01:34:05Z")

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Stanford offered current commit Braden Chaffin and now he has an OV scheduled there  
[https://www.on3.com/rivals/news/miami-ohio-commit-braden-chaffin-sets-stanford-official/](https://www.on3.com/rivals/news/miami-ohio-commit-braden-chaffin-sets-stanford-official/)

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**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/98 "2026-05-07T02:25:22Z")

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Seems like P4 programs wait until decent G6 programs build their classes and then pick them clean.

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**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/99 "2026-05-07T12:34:31Z")

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Not a surprise. We got cherry picked badly end of recruiting last year right before signing day. I would rather not have it happen, but if it is going to happen rather have it now than the few days before signing day. Of course, that will happen anyway.

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**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://miamihawktalk.fans/t/2027-football-recruiting/5308/100 "2026-05-07T12:35:44Z")

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“I’m 1000% committed…until something better comes along…then you can go fuck yourself!”

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