ESPN ranked the Miami football team eighth in the country. Shaq Quarterman is the only Miami football player ESPN ranked in the top 50 players nationally and he’s 48th. Sports Illustrated has three Miami players in the top 70, two in the top 15 and ranks the Hurricanes 13th nationally. Most national media outlets have the U in the top 10.
ESPN has been fairly high on the forecast for the Hurricanes for 2018. It was surprising if not nearly shocking to see Quarterman as the only player from Miami in ESPN’s top 50. Jaquan Johnson and Michael Jackson were both selected as first-team preseason Americans by UPI.