The Miami Hurricanes have had 22 recruiting classes since 2002. Those classes have pretty consistently been ranked in the top 15 in the industry-based composite rankings. In 2008, the Hurricanes had the top-ranked class in the nation while having the 33rd-ranked class in 2011.
A position of need over much of the last decade has been linebacker. Outside of one recruiting cycle, Miami has struggled to add meaningful talent at the position they have historically been dominant at.
With Malik Bryant committing to play for the Hurricanes, he becomes the second four-star linebacker in the class along with Raul Aguirre.