Miami football news: Hurricanes land 4-star offensive lineman over Georgia

Miami (FL) football stretched its aggressive recruiting tactics to Thursday. The National Championship Game runner-up flipped cornerback Ai’King Hall from Oregon plus fellow CB Donte Wright from Georgia. Now Miami claimed a new College Football Recruiting win over the Bulldogs: Landing four-star offensive lineman Jatori Williams.

The talent from Central High in Phenix City, Alabama confirmed his pledge to the Hurricanes via Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. Even firing off the four-word message “I’m home. Go ‘Canes!” in his commitment decision.

Head coach Mario Cristobal and his coaching staff land the nation’s No. 9 interior offensive lineman. Miami also nabs the No. 4 prospect in the state of Alabama, adding a new recruiting coup for “The U.”

The 6-foot-3, 330-pound Williams received some serious suitors on the recruiting trail. Not just limited to Georgia and Miami either.

Auburn represented one Southeastern Conference offer for him, which would’ve kept him in-state. Alabama also offered with assistant coach Adrian Klemm running point on his recruiting chase.

Florida State, however, also pushed hard to land Williams. The Atlantic Coast Conference rival of Miami even fell into Williams’ short list of final schools. But Miami wins out in the end and adds to a list of impressive trench wins.

Miami won over five-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell one year ago. Cantwell handed the Canes the nation’s top overall prospect in return and now figures to be in the mix to start this fall. Four-stars Ben Congdon and Joel Ervin helped boost the trenches too through the 2026 class. Local prospect Sean Tatum became a four-star recruiting win for Miami’s 2027 class out of John Carroll High in Fort Pierce. Now Williams is the top offensive lineman prospect for Miami.