Miami setting sights on 2025 top-50 running back from Hurricane pipeline school

Miami picked up a massive recruiting win late last fall when the Hurricanes flipped Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage 2023 four-star running back Mark Fletcher from Ohio State — and early in the 2025 cycle, Miami is already setting its sights on the esteemed high school’s next blue-chip running back.

The Hurricanes’ coaching staff has spoken daily to four-star running back Deandre Desinor, the No. 50 overall prospect in the 2025 class and No. 4 running back, since coaches became allowed to directly call and text 2025 prospects Aug. 1, picking up on momentum the staff generated with Desinor at the end-of-July recruiting barbecue. Desinor holds offers from more than 20 programs including Florida State, Texas, Florida and Penn State.

“(Miami is) definitely in my top five with all of my offers,” Desinor said. “I’m definitely looking at Miami. Florida State, Louisville, Texas, Ole Miss, that’s about it. Those schools, they’ll use me in different ways. Some schools will use me in the slot because of my speed and my ability to catch. Some schools will put me in the backfield or try to put me in open space because of my speed, let me outrun guys. That’s what I’m looking at.”

Desinor is only 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds, but he said Miami running backs coach Tim Harris and graduate assistant Benedick Hyppolite have told him the Hurricanes want to use him in a “Deebo Samuel-type” of role. He said he’d like to see Fletcher find success in his first season at Miami, and he’s confident the Canes took substantial steps in the right direction this offseason.

“I feel like I already see (Fletcher having success as a freshman),” Desinor said. “With the O-line they have, they’re big, and Miami is going to be something crazy this year and the next few years. I would love to play in Hard Rock.”

Miami also made a strong impression with Desinor’s mother.

“My mom said that’s a school I should be looking at,” Desinor said.

CaneSport’s Take

Desinor’s size is the obvious elephant in the room, but his speed and playmaking reminds us of a less-twitchy Darren Sproles. He’ll face far more challenging competition this season at Heritage than he did last year at North Broward Prep, but his video game-like highlights still reflected the level of dominance and expectations a top-50 recruit like Desinor should have met at a lower level. Desinor’s production this season will be vital to his recruiting ranking moving forward. A strong season against A-level competition could mark him as the next great Heritage recruit.

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