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Miami Hurricanes land Rutgers LB Mohamed Toure, who reunites with DC Corey Hetherman

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights linebacker Mohamed Toure (1) against the Kansas State Wildcats during the Rate Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Miami Hurricanes weren’t done with just one linebacker in this second portal window after picking up former NC State defender Kamal Bonner. Miami has now also landed Rutgers linebacker Mohamed Toure, who reunites with his former Scarlet Knights coach/now-Miami defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman. He chose UM over Penn State and Indiana.

The addition gives Miami a lot of options at linebacker. Toure starred at weakside linebacker in 2023 before missing last year with a torn ACL, and returning UM starter Wesley Bissainthe worked at both WILL (which he’s played previously at Miami) and in the middle. Bonner started last year at NC State in the middle. So the Canes now have three experienced linebackers to work into Hetherman’s 4-2-5 system, and others like Raul Aguirre, Bobby Pruitt and Chase Smith can provide quality … if relatively unproven … depth.

Toure’s background? Well, in 2022 and 2023 he played under Hetherman at Rutgers, when Hetherman served as the Scarlet Knights’ linebackers coach. Despite dealing with ACL injuries in both 2022 and 2024 (missing the 2024 season as previously noted), the 6-foot-2, 236-pounder played the best football of his career as a weakside linebacker under Hetherman in 2023. That year he totaled 93 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two pass deflections, and one interception.

In Toure’s last game before tearing his ACL for the second time during fall camp, he shined against Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl, finishing with eight tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack.

He has one year of eligibility remaining, so all his attention is on shining at UM.

Over his career, the former three-star prospect from the class of 2019 has totaled 166 tackles, 13.5 sacks, and two interceptions.

Per Pro Football Focus, in Toure’s last playing year of 2023 he graded out at 78.4 percent in 671 reps (74.8 run defense grade, 83.0 tackle grade, 74.3 pass rush grade, 74.6 cover grade). He was noted with 17 QB hurries, 10 missed tackles and when targeted in coverage allowed 23 catches on 31 attempts for 195 yards and three TDs.

So this is a very good pickup … assuming Toure is back at 100 percent to that 2023 level.

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