Miami offers 4-star RB Taylor Tatum
Longview (Texas) four-star running back Taylor Tatum received an offer from Miami on Monday night. He announced the news over social media.
Tatum is the No. 41 overall prospect and No. 3 running back in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 6 player in Texas.
On3 rates Tatum higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2024 On300, Tatum is the No. 2 running back in the country.
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The 5-foot-10, 195-pound tailback holds 35 offers. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Baylor has a very close lead for his commitment at 21.4%.
Taylor discusses visits to three programs
Tatum took visits to Duke, Michigan and Texas earlier this year. He broke down those trips with On3’s Sam Spiegelman on Jan. 31.
Duke: “My relationship with Coach (Trooper) Taylor, he recruits the area and he’s been to my school a couple of times. I’ve seen him and Coach (Mike) Elko at (Texas) A&M and we made it a plan.”
Michigan: “It was great to… see Coach (Mike) Hart and (Jim) Harbaugh on Saturday for most of the day. It was great hanging out and talking to them outside of football. I liked the way that Michigan runs itself… Since Harbaugh has been there, seeing the coaching side is real. It’s not just on the field. They attack in the weight room… and it’s a high-level public school.”
Texas: “Being up there with the top recruits, being one of Coach (Tashard) Choice‘s top recruits was cool to see who he’s pushing hard for. All of the top running backs in the nation were there, getting to meet with (Steve Sarkisian) and chop it up for a little for some one-on-one time was important to me. It was a big junior day and not everyone got one-on-one time with him. He was telling me how he would use me in football, how big of a piece I could be in the offense.”