A baller on the field and a supreme Warzone sniper/rapper off it, junior cornerback Al Blades Jr. will be one of the key components to the Canes’ secondary success in 2021. With Miami adding Georgia Bulldogs transfer Tyrique Stevenson, bringing in Travaris Robinson and DeMarcus Van Dyke to coach up the defensive backs, landing a future standout like Khamauri Rogers, and plenty of fans on Chris Graves and Jacolby Spells watch, the inspired play of Blades Jr. in a Canes’ uniform may have been lost in the shuffle.
Sidelined in December 2020 by his battle with COVID-19 and myocarditis, the 6-1 and 188-pound fourth-year junior continues to rehab from a stress fracture he sustained this spring.