Miami’s Talented Defensive Backs Coach Is Off To The NFL, So What’s This Mean For The Hurricanes?
Whoever Miami elects to be the heir apparent to Jahmile Addae has some big shoes to fill, so the Hurricanes need to choose wisely.
Yesterday, it was reported that Addae will be moving on from Miami to take the cornerback’s coach job with the Buffalo Bills. Addae spent two years on Miami’s staff after coming over from the Georgia Bulldogs after serving one season as their cornerbacks coach.
While at Miami, Addae’s top recruits included Zaquan Patterson (’24), Robert Stafford (’23), and Damari Brown (’23). While an impressive trio of recruits, Addae’s calling card was his ability to develop talent.
His first success story was with Tyrique Stevenson, who followed Addae over from Georgia and was fantastic in the 2022-23 season. He’d end up being drafted in the second round to the Chicago Bears and had a great rookie season. Additionally, he helped develop DJ Ivey into being a seventh round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Miami has already replaced one position coach this offseason, as Tim Harris Jr. departed to UCF and was replaced recently with USF’s Matt Merritt. So now without a solid recruiter and top developer, how does Miami approach this situation?
