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Miami Lands Graduate Transfer CB With Potential NFL Future
Miami remains very active in the grad transfer market. Mark Richt and the Hurricanes landed a cornerback who may have a bright NFL future.
February 28, 2017
Miami remains very active in the grad transfer market. Mark Richt and the Hurricanes landed a cornerback who may have a bright NFL future.
Miami has been a focal point of the offseason college football transfer market.
Mark Richt and his staff lost impending graduate transfer running back Gus Edwards to Rutgers, further depleting the Hurricanes’ depth in the backfield. Star Joe Yearby, who rushed for 608 yards and scored seven touchdowns on the ground last fall, declared for the 2017 NFL Draft, so the team will need Mark Walton and rising sophomore Travis Homer to take on bigger loads.
However, the ‘Canes are very well in the mix for ex-Clemson running back Tyshon Dye, who visited Coral Gables last weekend and will decide his destination this spring. His arrival would bolster a backfield that also features senior-to-be Trayone Gray (missed ’16 with an ACL tear) and incoming freshman Robert Burns.
Still, the biggest potential impact transfer for the ‘Canes just may be cornerback Dee Delaney, an FCS All-American from The Citadel who declared via Instagram on Tuesday that he will finish out his career at Miami.
In 2016 with the Bulldogs, Delaney tied for second among FCS players in interceptions (six) and broke up eight passes. The 6-foot-1, 191-pounder is considered to have an NFL future and is regarded by many draft prognosticators as an intriguing prospect in the 2018 draft class.
He is expected to graduate from The Citadel in May.
The infusion of Delaney into the secondary is huge for a squad that is replacing seniors Corn Elder and Adrian Colbert. Sophomore Malek Young, who started four games last fall, is the top returning corner. Four-star prospects Jhavonte Dean (from the JUCO ranks) and Trajan Bandy are expected to get a chance to compete for playing time, but their inexperience at the major college level is cause for concern.
It’s not every day that a Power Five program can land a very good starting corner, but that’s exactly what Richt and Co. were able to do with Delaney’s decision to play for The U.
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