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Blue-Chip Safety Tamarion Watkins List Miami in his Final Four Schools

Originally posted on Miami Hurricanes on SI
By Justice Sandle | Last updated May 19, 2025 11:06 AM ET

The Miami Hurricanes are still on the recruiting trails and making sure that they have no holes in areas like in the past. That starts with the Hurricanes landing in the top four schools for four-star safety Tamario Watkins.

He also lists South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Georgia in his final four. Proximity-wise wise he could be leaning toward the Gamecocks, and they have been recruiting him the hardest. It won't be easy for the Hurricanes, but also know that Mario Cristobal will try and get whoever he thinks will fit the program the best.

NEWS 4-star safety Tamarion Watkins is down to 4️⃣ schools, he tells @On3sports‼️https://t.co/Y0yGPkhlXP pic.twitter.com/EiaiMV7lvC
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) May 14, 2025

If you haven't noticed, the Hurricanes are reloading a secondary that saw clear depth issues in the previous two seasons. As of now, the Hurricanes have three cornerbacks committed, and they continue to work to bring more in from the portal and from recruiting.

The Hurricanes have the No. 8 recruiting class in the country after the commitment of Cantwell, and more stars will start to commit to the Hurricanes soon and boost that number.

Class of 2026 Commitments

CB Camdin Portis, 6-foot, 165 lbs. - Charlotte, North Carolina (Committed 10/27/2024)
LB Jordan Campbell, 6-foot-2, 200 lbs. - Opa Locka, Florida (Committed 11/21/2023)
QB Dereon Coleman, 5-foot-11, 165 lbs. - Orlando, Florida (Committed 07/03/2024)
OT Ben Congdon, 6-foot-7, 270 lbs. - Mineral City, Ohio (Committed 3/3/2025)
CB, Jaelen Waters, 6-foot-2, 185 lbs. - Seffner, Florida (Committed 3/7/2025)
RB, Javian Mallory, 5-foot-11, 205 lbs. - Boca Raton, Florida (Committed 3/22/2025)
OL, Joel Ervin, 6-foot-6, 280 lbs. - Fort Myers, Florida (Committed 3/29/2025)
OT, JJ Sparks, 6-foot-4, 295 lbs. - Jacksonville, Florida (Committed 4/2/2025)
CB, Jontavius Wyman, 5-foot-11, 170 lbs. - Jonesboro, Georgia (Committed 4/6/2025)
OL, Jackson Cantwell, 6-foot-7.5, 315 lbs. - Nixa, Missouri (Committed 5/13/2025)