The Miami Hurricanes keep stacking wins on the recruiting trail, and this one hits close to home. Five-star athlete A’mir Sears is joining Miami’s 2027 class after reclassifying from 2028, giving Mario Cristobal another high-end piece in a group already sitting near the top of the national rankings.
Sears will finish at Christopher Columbus High School as a senior after spending the last couple of years at West Broward in Pembroke Pines. He made his name doing just about everything on the field.
At cornerback, he piled up 118 total tackles, including 91 solos and 27 assists, along with 5.5 tackles for loss, a sack, 12 passes defended and seven interceptions, two of them returned for touchdowns, in 27 games. He also showed off his value on offense, hauling in 55 catches for 1,204 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Miami beat out LSU, Michigan and Texas A&M for the local standout. Sears made the announcement on the CBS Sports Football YouTube channel and was surrounded by family and friends at Dick Sporting Goods when he chose “The U.”
The reclassification pushed Sears up the board in a big way. He is now ranked 11th nationally, the top athlete and the No. 2 prospect in Florida for the 2027 cycle, according to 247Sports Composite. At 6-1 and 178 pounds, he already had a long list of Power Four offers, including Florida, Ohio State, Oregon, Florida State, Georgia, Alabama, Louisville, North Carolina State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame, among others.
For Miami, the fit looks pretty clear. Sears is expected to settle in as a full-time cornerback once he gets to campus, and he’ll join five-star Donte Wright in the Hurricanes’ 2027 class. He also becomes the ninth Florida prospect to stay close to home.
The Hurricanes are now up to 21 commits for 2027, and Sears adds another layer of speed and athleticism to a defense that wants more playmakers on the back end. He’ll be developed under cornerbacks coach Terry Jefferson, who was promoted in early May.
Coming off the National Championship game, Cristobal has kept the momentum rolling, and this commitment only reinforces how much the program’s image has shifted. Local blue-chip talent is choosing Miami instead of leaving it behind.
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