In this installment of The Recruiting Notebook, we meet the highest rated Defensive Tackle prospect to commit to Miami in the last 13 years: Leonard Taylor.

Bio

Miami has always been able to recruit dynamic Edge Rushers, but when it comes to top end Defensive Tackles, that’s been a struggle. To try and change that situation, Miami targeted Miami (FL) Palmetto DT Leonard Taylor.

When Miami started recruiting Taylor, he was a 4-star prospect thought to be favoring the Florida Gators. But, along with several of his Palmetto teammates — a group affectively nicknamed the Palmetto 5 — Miami continued to recruit Taylor and build a relationship with the talented Defensive Lineman.