The Miami football program leads North Carolina and Oklahoma after the three schools were named in the top three for three-star linebacker James Nesta on Friday. Miami is listed with a 34.4 percent chance for a commitment from Nesta per the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. There are no 247 Sports crystal balls for Nesta.
The On3 projections for Nesta get confounding after Miami is favored for a commitment. Duke with a 10.7 percent chance for a commitment from Nesta is listed as the second favorite and Virginia Tech is third at 9.2 percent. On3 likely did not update its projections after Nesta named his top three.