James Williams and Kamren Kinchens have elected to forgo their final year of eligibility in favor of entering the 2024 NFL Draft. This creates a significant void at Miami’s safety position.
Savion Riley, a safety from Vanderbilt, has already joined the Canes; also, Jason Taylor, the defensive line coach of Miami and an NFL Hall of Fame inductee, will be joining the Hurricanes with his son.
For the next season, Taylor will be a redshirt junior. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound safety who initially attended Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Saint Thomas Aquinas has the following three-year stats.
2021: Taylor has one tackle in four games as a redshirt.
2022: 40 stops, 2 sacks for loss, 1 interception, and 2 pass breakups in 11 games.
2023: Fifteen tackles in ten games.
Along with redshirt sophomores Jaden Harris and Markeith Williams, significant reserves on Miami’s depth chart will be vying for starting positions. After having a strong performance against Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl, the latter safety may be the front-runner to start.
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