For the first time in five years FIU’s recruiting class has finished in the top 80 as Butch Davis has signed the 77th best class nationally and third best class in Conference USA.
Some were skeptical of whether Butch Davis would be in over his head on the recruiting trail with his last college coaching gig being seven years ago at North Carolina.
Boy were they wrong.
| Pos | Name | HT | WT | Hometown | 247 Composite | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | HT | WT | Hometown | 247 Composite | Status |
| Pos: ATH | Name: Noah Curtis | HT: 6-6 | WT: 225 | Hometown: Delray Beach, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 1/21/2017 |
| Pos: ATH | Name: DeAndre Williams | HT: 6-0 | WT: 166 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 6/23/2016 |
| Pos: ATH | Name: Shemar Thornton | HT: 6-0 | WT: 170 | Hometown: Hallandale, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 10/14/2016 |
| Pos: ATH | Name: Dorian Hall | HT: 6-4 | WT: 200 | Hometown: Hollywood, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 2/1/2017 |
| Pos: CB | Name: Richard Dames | HT: 5-11 | WT: 166 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 6/26/2016 |
| Pos: CB | Name: Rishard Dames | HT: 5-10 | WT: 153 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 6/26/2016 |
| Pos: CB | Name: Raheme Fuller | HT: 6-3 | WT: 180 | Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 1/28/2017 |
| Pos: DE | Name: Kevin Oliver | HT: 6-4 | WT: 255 | Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 12/17/2016 |
| Pos: DE | Name: Frendy Darelus | HT: 6-5 | WT: 220 | Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 12/18/2016 |
| Pos: DE | Name: Tevin Jones | HT: 6-3 | WT: 210 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: N/A | Status: 10/19/2016 |
| Pos: DT | Name: Rashad Colson | HT: 6-5 | WT: 295 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 1/17/2017 |
| Pos: DT | Name: Dereck Boles | HT: 6-2 | WT: 294 | Hometown: Coffeyville, KS (JUCO) | 247 Composite: N/A | Status: 1/21/2017 |
| Pos: FB | Name: Hunter Moreno | HT: 6-2 | WT: 225 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 6/23/2016 |
| Pos: ILB | Name: Cornell Jones | HT: 6-2 | WT: 225 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 12/5/2016 |
| Pos: ILB | Name: Terry Straughter | HT: 6-0 | WT: 200 | Hometown: Opa Locka, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 10/14/2016 |
| Pos: OG | Name: Mike Crespo | HT: 6-3 | WT: 320 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 12/19/2016 |
| Pos: OG | Name: Willa Pierre | HT: 6-3 | WT: 288 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 12/19/2016 |
| Pos: OG | Name: Mershawn Miller | HT: 6-2 | WT: 324 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 6/20/2016 |
| Pos: OG | Name: Cody Bowers | HT: 6-4 | WT: 280 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 1/31/2017 |
| Pos: OLB | Name: Brandon James | HT: 6-2 | WT: 200 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 8/2/2016 |
| Pos: OLB | Name: Romelo Brooks | HT: 6-0 | WT: 210 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 7/29/2016 |
| Pos: OLB | Name: Robert McWilliams | HT: 6-3 | WT: 195 | Hometown: Miami, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 1/17/2017 |
| Pos: OLB | Name: Jamal Gates | HT: 6-2 | WT: 215 | Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 1/29/2017 |
| Pos: OT | Name: Deondre Chambers | HT: 6-2 | WT: 270 | Hometown: Hollywood, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 6/24/2016 |
| Pos: QB | Name: Kaylan Wiggins | HT: 6-3 | WT: 200 | Hometown: Sanford, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 12/9/2016 |
| Pos: RB | Name: D'Vonte Pierce | HT: 6-2 | WT: 195 | Hometown: Punta Gorde, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 12/14/2016 |
| Pos: WR | Name: Shimoore Stern | HT: 6-5 | WT: 205 | Hometown: Hollywood, FL | 247 Composite: 3 Star | Status: 6/13/2016 |
| Pos: WR | Name: Jacob White | HT: 5-11 | WT: 162 | Hometown: Punta Gorde, FL | 247 Composite: 2 Star | Status: 2/1/2017 |
FIU cleaned up the south Florida region, specifically in the hometown of Miami as the Panthers was able to land 13 players from their backyard of Miami.