Miami is off to an encouraging start with one of the earliest headliners in the 2028 class, and a crystal ball prediction from 247Sports has the Hurricanes trending for five-star edge rusher Asher Ghioto.
Ghioto, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound prospect from Jacksonville, was on campus last month for Miami’s elite camp and got in work with defensive ends coach Jason Taylor. That visit appears to have given the Hurricanes a real foothold, enough for 247Sports regional writer Zach Blostein to log a crystal ball in Miami’s favor.
Ghioto carries a five-star Composite ranking and sits as the third-best prospect in the country overall and the top edge rusher nationally. Rivals/On3 has him at No. 8 overall and second among edge rushers. He backed up the hype with a huge season at Bolles High School, finishing with 84 tackles, 35 tackles for loss and 23 sacks in 15 games.
The competition is already heavy. Ghioto’s early top three included Miami, Clemson and Texas A&M, with Florida also in the mix. His offer sheet stretches coast to coast and includes Alabama, Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Michigan, Indiana, LSU and just about every other major Power 4 program.
He’s been a constant name on the spring and summer camp circuit, and Miami’s pitch is easy to understand. The Hurricanes have long been a destination for elite defensive linemen, and with Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor both going in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, the program has a fresh example of how that path can look. Taylor, a Pro Football Hall of Fame pass rusher, gives Miami another major selling point.
Mario Cristobal and Taylor have made it clear they value pass rushers, and Miami already landed five-star edge rusher Jaiden Bryant in June after he flipped from LSU. The staff is also still chasing the top-rated edge rusher in the 2027 class, but Ghioto represents a chance to get ahead of the curve in 2028 and potentially avoid a longer, more crowded battle later in the cycle.
There’s also an added layer here for Miami: a shot at an early recruiting win over Texas A&M, which has emerged as an unexpected problem for Cristobal during this cycle. With the 2027 class nearing completion, the Hurricanes can turn their attention fully to 2028, and Ghioto is already shaping up as one of the names to watch.
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