Miami Hurricanes' recruiting surge continues with commitment from top tight end

Miami Herald

4 days ago

The Miami Hurricanes' recruiting push continued on Tuesday, with UM receiving a commitment from one of the nation's top tight end recruits in Israel Briggs.
Briggs is a four-star prospect out of Visalia (California) Redwood High and is listed as the No. 7 tight end in the Class of 2026 by the 247Sports composite ranking.
He chose Miami over LSU and had 26 total scholarship offers.
Briggs, listed at 6-4.5 and 200 pounds, has shown his versatility over his first three years of high school. He has played at seven different positions on both sides of the ball including receiver, tight end, running back, quarterback, linebacker, safety and edge rusher. But his future is at tight end.
247Sports recruiting analyst Greg Biggins wrote in his scouting report of Briggs that he is 'natural with his hands and flashes high level body control. Fluid route runner who can turn a defender around and runs really well after the catch. Shows some wiggle in the open field and is tough to bring down.'
'Tracks the football well down the field and has excellent hand-eye coordination,' Biggins' scouting report continued. 'At this point, Briggs is much more advanced as a pass catcher but shows his toughness on the defensive end and that should translate to him developing in to a solid blocker as he puts on the needed size to become a more well rounded tight end.'
Briggs is the fourth Class of 2026 player to commit to the Hurricanes over the past four days, joining fellow four-star prospects in wide receiver Vance Spafford and athlete Asharri Charles along with three-star linebacker Justin Edwards. Miami also received a pledge from Class of 2027 safety Jaylyn Jones in that span.
Miami now has 17 players committed to its Class of 2026, nine of whom are either four- or five-star prospects.
Briggs is the first tight end pledge for Miami's 2026 class.