Safety Kamren Kinchens is the only Miami football player named in ESPN’s “College football’s top 100 players for 2023.” Kinchens being the only player in the ESPN Top 100 is somewhat surprising. Center Matt Lee and defensive tackle Leonard Taylor have received multiple 2023 preseason accolades.
Kinchens as the 58th-ranked player is also surprising. Several outlets including ESPN named Kinchens as a preseason All-American. Often lists within the same company have different criteria and analysts and writers conduct the rankings. The Associated Press and The Sporting News named Kinchens a 2022 First Team All-American.