The Miami Hurricanes have signed top-10 classes over the past 20 years, multiple of them, including the top-rated class in 2008. But for some reason there’s been a disconnect between top classes and winning.
That class produced zero NFL first round draft picks for the Miami Hurricanes, and only seven wins per season under coaches Randy Shannon and Al Golden. The best NFL player of the group was wide receiver Travis Benjamin (4th round) who scored 23 total touchdowns in his career. The highest rated, linebacker Arthur Brown (2nd round), transferred to Kansas State; while defensive tackle Marcus Forston never lived up to his five-star hype.