Miami's approach to roster building has been laid out. Mario Cristobal focuses on building through the trenches outward, focusing his high school recruiting on elite offensive and defensive linemen first and then adding offensive and defensive skill players around that.
The transfer portal is used to fill in the big gaps where Miami's solid NIL budget is best spent — quarterback, defensive back and wide receiver. And it's at quarterback with Carson Beck and wide receiver with CJ Daniels where the Hurricanes have hit big this season.
Beck has bounced back beautifully from a rough 2024 at Georgia and is one of the names that is constantly being mentioned in the Heisman race.