Miami Hurricanes
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal (4th year)
Offensive Coordinator: Shannon Dawson
Defensive Coordinator: Corey Hetherman
Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 10-2(expected 9.3)The Hurricanes reload after a 12-2 CFP finalist season under Mario Cristobal. ACC Newcomer of the Year QB Darian Mensah (from Duke, originally Tulane) returns alongside AP All-American WR Malachi Toney (72 rec, 1,189 yds, 11 TDs as a freshman). Eight-year senior LB Mohamed Toure (250+ career tackles) provides rare veteran leadership after returning via COVID/injury eligibility stacking. RB Mark Fletcher Jr. (All-ACC) and elite freshman DB OJ Frederique Jr. and Ellis Robinson IV anchor the secondary. The OL was gutted by four NFL departures (including Mauigoa and Freeling as top-5 picks) and is the biggest concern for 2026.
Key Games
Toss-up: edges Notre Dame (Independents)53% win
Quarterbacks(5)
Darian Mensah
6'3" · 205 lbs · Age 20
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#18Joe Borchers
6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#15Judd Anderson
6'6" · 220 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#16Luke Nickel
6'2" · 206 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#81Riply Luna
6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(8)
#4Mark Fletcher Jr.
6'2" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#6CharMar Brown
5'11" · 214 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#2Jordan Lyle
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#20Terrell Walden II
5'9" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#25Chris Wheatley-Humphrey
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#22Girard Pringle Jr.
5'10" · 201 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#35Jack Whitehouse
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#48Luke Hoaglund
6'0" · 201 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(12)
Cooper Barkate
6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#43Andrew Cohen
6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Cam Vaughn
6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#17Tony Johnson
5'10" · 187 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Vandrevius Jacobs
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#40Brennan Burton
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#13Daylyn Upshaw
6'0" · 189 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#37Henry Pikus
6'2" · 189 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#3Joshua Moore
6'4" · 189 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#86Kolby Luna
6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#10Malachi Toney
5'11" · 189 lbs · Age 18
Sophomore
4 years remaining
Role: Starter
#33Nick Thomas
5'8" · 170 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Tight Ends(8)
#87Alex Bauman
6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#9Elija Lofton
6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#84Jack Nickel
6'4" · 260 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#85Jackson Carver
6'6" · 220 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#46Dylan Reiman
6'6" · 245 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#80Hunter Carver
6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#88Luka Gilbert
6'7" · 240 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#44Owen Ruskavich
6'7" · 228 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(13)
Jamal Meriweather
6'7" · 305 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#78Matthew McCoy
6'6" · 290 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#63Samson Okunlola
6'6" · 300 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#68Ian Johnson
5'10" · 280 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#77Juan Minaya
6'6" · 330 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#76Ryan Rodriguez
6'2" · 275 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#72Demetrius Campbell
6'6" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#71Jaden Wilkerson
6'6" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#66Max Buchanan
6'4" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#64Ralph Scroggins
6'1" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#65Seuseu Alofaituli
6'2" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#74Yerovi Valdes Alfonso
6'7" · 350 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Jackson Cantwell
6-8 · 330 lbs
Freshman
Role: Starter
Defensive Line(14)
#99Ahmad Moten Sr.
6'3" · 325 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
Damon Wilson II
6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#5Justin Scott
6'4" · 298 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
Keona Davis
6'5" · 275 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#18Armondo Blount
6'4" · 260 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#44Cole McConathy II
6'5" · 225 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Jarquez Carter
6'1" · 288 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#12Marquise Lightfoot
6'5" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#33Booker Pickett
6'4" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#95Cooper Ricks
6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#14Hayden Lowe
6'5" · 272 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#35Herbert Scroggins III
6'3" · 272 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#55Mykah Newton
6'3" · 272 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#92Samuel Coufal
6'2" · 250 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Linebackers(12)
#21Jaylin Alderman
6'1" · 230 lbs · Age 22
GR
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
#34Adarius Hayes
6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#45Braylon Lamar
6'0" · 203 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#41Chase Smith
6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
#52Jack McManus
6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#32Kamal Bonner
6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#59Bear Cortes
6'2" · 225 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#22Cam Pruitt
6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#39Casey Rizzi
6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#54Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.
5'11" · 225 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#30Kellen Wiley Jr.
6'4" · 225 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#1Mohamed Toure
6'2" · 236 lbs · Age 25
Graduate
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Defensive Backs(18)
#2Damari Brown
6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#28Isaiah Taylor
5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Omar Thornton
5'11" · 201 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
#40Briton Allen
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Conrad Hussey
6'0" · 191 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#23Dylan Day
6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#36Nick Kelly
5'11" · 189 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#29OJ Frederique Jr.
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#43Tyler Rowe
5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#6Xavier Lucas
6'2" · 198 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#7Zechariah Poyser
6'2" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Junior
3 years remaining
Role: Starter
#48Andres Williams
5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#13Bryce Fitzgerald
6'1" · 172 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#20Chris Ewald Jr.
6'1" · 189 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#24Ethan O'Connor
6'1" · 172 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#16Ja'Boree Antoine
6'1" · 189 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#27Ryan Mack
5'11" · 170 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#47Stone Stroud
5'8" · 160 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Kickers(4)
#45Bert Auburn
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Jake Weinberg
5'10" · 182 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
Jack Olsen
5'11" · 170 lbs · Age 20
Graduate
3 years remaining
Role: Backup
#97Will Rocha
5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
3 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Punters(2)
#94Dylan Joyce
6'2" · 215 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Starter
#96Tucker Tevepaugh
5'11" · 188 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Long Snappers(3)
#46Adam Booker
6'4" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve
#74John Connelly
6'3" · 220 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
4 years remaining
Role: Reserve
#54Michael Donovan
6'3" · 225 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Key Reserve