Blades signed with the Miami football program in December but didn’t matriculate in Coral Gables until May. He is a part of a vaunted 2018 Miami Freshman Class in the secondary. Blades, Gilbert Frierson and D.J. Ivey are all four-star cornerbacks. Gurvan Hall is a four-star safety. The Hurricanes also signed three-star corner Nigel Bethel.
The 6’0 170 pound Blades is the 97th ranked player in the country, the 12th ranked cornerback and 21st ranked player in Florida in the Class of 2018 according to the 247 Sports Composite. Blades is the second highest rated defensive player in Miami’s 2018 recruiting class and its highest-rated defensive back.