Several schools quickly reach out to former Miami edge rusher Jayden Wayne

Former Miami edge rusher Jayden Wayne has quickly become a hot name after submitting his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal on Tuesday.

On3 was told Wednesday night that the programs that have initially reached out include “Pittsburgh, Florida State, Cal, Kansas, UCLA, Louisville, Washington, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, USC and Nebraska.”

Thursday morning On3 was notified that Michigan State, James Madison, Virginia Tech and Oregon also state have also been in touch. We are also told some visits are in the works and being scheduled to Washington, UCLA, CAL, Pitt and Kansas.

Wayne logged stats in six games for the Hurricanes as a true freshman in 2023. He finished his time with Miami having recorded 13 total tackles, including four solo and 0.5 sacks.

Wayne was a blue-chip prospect

Before enrolling at Miami, Wayne was a four-star recruit out of IMG Academy by way of Tacoma, WA. He was ranked as the No. 85 player in the 2023 class, including the No. 11 EDGE rusher in his class, and the No. 20 player in the state of Florida, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services.

According to Wayne’s On3 bio, Wayne emerged early on in his high school career as one of the best players in the state of Washington. He started as a freshman at Lincoln Way and was named an Adidas All-American and was even invited to play in the All-American Bowl.

A look back at Wayne’s process

Wayne chose Miami over offers from Oregon, LSU, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Auburn, Florida, Florida State and Tennessee among others. He has said that his time at IMG Academy helped him transition to major Division I college football because it replicates the college experience so much.

Wayne also put on 20 pounds last offseason to help his success on the edge, going from 220 to 240 before ever taking a snap for Mario Cristobal’s squad. Now up to 260 pounds, he’ll look to put that power to use elsewhere as he looks for a new home out of the NCAA transfer portal.

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