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In-state four-star inside linebacker excited by chance for early playing time at Miami

Miami Hurricanes head football coach Manny Diaz introduces some of his hyped-up coaches at The New Miami Spring Tour event at The Wharf on April 10, 2019. By

The first time Jayion McCluster visited the Miami Hurricanes, he had just wrapped up his sophomore season at Largo and sat down in the safeties room in Coral Gables with Ephraim Banda. The athlete already had a long list of offers this time last year with most schools pitching him as either a defensive back or running back.

The plan all started to change in the fall. The Packers desperately needed a middle linebacker who knew their defense, so they slid McCluster into the box full time from his previous spot at safety.