2022 Miami Hurricanes Player Preview: Leonard Taylor

Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesLeonard Taylor looked among the hats on the table. He reached for the orange and green U and the fans waited - would it be more hat tossing drama, or did the Miami Hurricanes land the top defensive tackle prospect of the year? It was the latter, as Taylor donned the hat, and the hype machine begun whirring.

But the hype machine wasn’t the only one whirring after Taylor arrived in Coral Gables. It was Taylor’s own motor that proved to be steady. Taylor did have to ease his way onto the field, like most freshmen. He worked in rotation with Jared Harrison-Hunte and the now-Sun Devil Nesta Jade Silvera and debuted in game four against Central…