Miami’s momentum on the recruiting trail is getting louder, and the latest buzz centers on four-star wide receiver Dennis Tua'one.
Rivals analysts Greg Biggins and Brandon Huffman both put in predictions for Miami to land Tua'one, and the Rivals prediction page had the Hurricanes sitting atop the industry consensus at 95.7%.
Tua'one is a 6-foot-1, 185-pound receiver out of Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, and Rivals lists him as the No. 77 overall prospect, the No. 10 wide receiver and the No. 3 player in Utah in the 2028 class.
There’s also a South Florida connection here. Tua'one is originally from Fort Lauderdale, though his family moved to Utah when he was around 8 years old. He was on Miami’s campus on June 7, and later that month he had trips lined up to Arizona State, USC and Oregon.
On the field, Tua'one put together a huge 2025 season. He finished with 34 catches for 641 yards, 223 rushing yards and 872 passing yards, piling up 1,736 yards of offense overall. His biggest outings included 10 catches for 247 yards against Spanish Fork, plus seven-catch games for 118 yards against Orem and 107 yards against Wasatch.
Miami already has two commitments in its 2028 class: Carrollton offensive tackle Kweli Fielder, who is ranked No. 43 overall and No. 5 among offensive tackles in the Rivals Industry Ranking, and Mandarin quarterback Knox Annis, a 6-foot-3 passer who threw for 2,203 yards and 22 touchdowns as a sophomore.
If Tua'one joins them, Miami would land its first receiver in the class and give Annis a top-100 target before the cycle really takes off.
Cristobal and Beard have already put together a strong 2027 receiver haul, headlined by five-star Nick Lennear and rising four-star Eli Woodard. A Tua'one commitment would add another recruiting win, send a clear message to West Coast programs, and bring a South Florida prospect back home, even if he’s been living in Utah.
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