Miami just landed the No. 1 wide receiver from the 2028 class, and the Canes are getting him a year early. Five-star Jacksonville Mandarin receiver Brysen Wright chose Miami over Florida and Texas and is reclassifying to 2027.
When Wright enrolls at Miami in January, he’ll be 16 years old. That’s about 11 months younger than Malachi Toney was when he first got to campus. I remember thinking Toney was young when he got here. Wright will be making that same jump, almost a full year younger.
What Miami is getting in Brysen Wright
Jacksonville Mandarin | 6'4" | 215 lbs | WR
The game I keep coming back to is the season opener against McArthur. They had two Miami commits in the secondary, cornerback Sherrod Gourdine and safety Jaylyn Jones, and Wright still looked like he was in a different class athletically. He picked off the first pass of the game, made a one-handed touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone, and took a punt back for a touchdown that got called back. Mandarin won 38-21, and I looked for Wright every time he was on the field.
He’s an elite high school safety, too. He plays downhill, hits with violence, and brings the same ball skills to defense that you see at receiver.
Through 10 games this season, Wright caught 46 passes for 984 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 21.4 yards per catch.
247Sports’ Andrew Ivins compares him to Drake London, and I see it at the catch point. Wright can reach outside his frame and finish through contact, even when he’s running out of room along the sideline. After the catch, he has the vision and power to turn a short gain into something bigger.
The thing I’ll watch at Miami is how he separates. Ivins points out that Wright can run routes at one speed and lacks the quickness to pull away from defenders. He already gives his quarterback a chance when the coverage is tight. If he gets better at changing pace and creating space before the ball gets there, he can be the guy you build a passing game around.
Miami has its quarterback and two of the top four receivers
Wright was the No. 1 receiver in the 2028 Rivals Industry Rankings. After moving up to 2027, he’s No. 11 overall and No. 3 at his position. Miami already had Nick Lennear, the No. 4 receiver in the class. The part I’m most excited about is seeing Israel Abrams, a consensus top-three quarterback in the 2027 class, get the chance to develop with both of them.
When Wright reposted A’Mir Sears’ commitment over the summer, Sears told him, “You next.” Lennear and Toney were recruiting him too. Earlier this offseason, Wright, Sears and Lennear worked out with Malachi Toney and Jaxon Smith-Njigba at Columbus in a private workout hosted by former NFL superstar Antonio Brown. Now Sears, Lennear and Wright are all committed to Miami in the same class.
Sears also moved up from 2028 to 2027. That one hits a little closer to home for me because he plays at Christopher Columbus High School, where Mario Cristobal and Alex Mirabal played together.
Where Miami’s 2027 class stands
With Wright on board, Miami is up to 21 commits and sits No. 2 nationally and No. 1 in the ACC on On3. Four of the top 12 players in the Rivals Industry Rankings are committed to Miami. Sears is No. 9, Jaiden Bryant is No. 10, Brysen Wright is No. 11, and Donte Wright is No. 12. Add Lennear at No. 20, and that’s five top-20 commits. Abrams, who 247Sports ranks No. 8 overall and No. 2 at quarterback, brings the class to six commits with a five-star grade from at least one major recruiting service.
And Miami is still big-fish hunting. The two names I’m watching are Mark Matthews and David “DJ” Jacobs. Matthews, the St. Thomas Aquinas (Miami, FL) tackle committed to Texas A&M, is No. 2 overall and the No. 1 offensive tackle in the Rivals Industry Rankings. Jacobs, an Ohio State commit out of Blessed Trinity (Roswell, GA), is No. 4 overall and the No. 1 edge rusher.
Miami already has its quarterback and two receivers who can grow with him. If Cristobal can flip Matthews or Jacobs, he’d be adding the top player at another premium position to a class that’s already No. 2 in the country.
Miami just landed the No. 1 wide receiver from the 2028 class, and the Canes are getting him a year early. Five-star Jacksonville Mandarin receiver Brysen Wright chose Miami over Florida and Texas and is reclassifying to 2027.
When Wright enrolls at Miami in January, he’ll be 16 years old. That’s about 11 months younger than Malachi Toney was when he first got to campus. I remember thinking Toney was young when he got here. Wright will be making that same jump, almost a full year younger.
What Miami is getting in Brysen Wright
Jacksonville Mandarin | 6'4" | 215 lbs | WR
The game I keep coming back to is the season opener against McArthur. They had two Miami commits in the secondary, cornerback Sherrod Gourdine and safety Jaylyn Jones, and Wright still looked like he was in a different class athletically. He picked off the first pass of the game, made a one-handed touchdown catch in the corner of the end zone, and took a punt back for a touchdown that got called back. Mandarin won 38-21, and I looked for Wright every time he was on the field.
He’s an elite high school safety, too. He plays downhill, hits with violence, and brings the same ball skills to defense that you see at receiver.
Through 10 games this season, Wright caught 46 passes for 984 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 21.4 yards per catch.
247Sports’ Andrew Ivins compares him to Drake London, and I see it at the catch point. Wright can reach outside his frame and finish through contact, even when he’s running out of room along the sideline. After the catch, he has the vision and power to turn a short gain into something bigger.
The thing I’ll watch at Miami is how he separates. Ivins points out that Wright can run routes at one speed and lacks the quickness to pull away from defenders. He already gives his quarterback a chance when the coverage is tight. If he gets better at changing pace and creating space before the ball gets there, he can be the guy you build a passing game around.
Miami has its quarterback and two of the top four receivers
Wright was the No. 1 receiver in the 2028 Rivals Industry Rankings. After moving up to 2027, he’s No. 11 overall and No. 3 at his position. Miami already had Nick Lennear, the No. 4 receiver in the class. The part I’m most excited about is seeing Israel Abrams, a consensus top-three quarterback in the 2027 class, get the chance to develop with both of them.
When Wright reposted A’Mir Sears’ commitment over the summer, Sears told him, “You next.” Lennear and Toney were recruiting him too. Earlier this offseason, Wright, Sears and Lennear worked out with Malachi Toney and Jaxon Smith-Njigba at Columbus in a private workout hosted by former NFL superstar Antonio Brown. Now Sears, Lennear and Wright are all committed to Miami in the same class.
Sears also moved up from 2028 to 2027. That one hits a little closer to home for me because he plays at Christopher Columbus High School, where Mario Cristobal and Alex Mirabal played together.
Where Miami’s 2027 class stands
With Wright on board, Miami is up to 21 commits and sits No. 2 nationally and No. 1 in the ACC on On3. Four of the top 12 players in the Rivals Industry Rankings are committed to Miami. Sears is No. 9, Jaiden Bryant is No. 10, Brysen Wright is No. 11, and Donte Wright is No. 12. Add Lennear at No. 20, and that’s five top-20 commits. Abrams, who 247Sports ranks No. 8 overall and No. 2 at quarterback, brings the class to six commits with a five-star grade from at least one major recruiting service.
And Miami is still big-fish hunting. The two names I’m watching are Mark Matthews and David “DJ” Jacobs. Matthews, the St. Thomas Aquinas (Miami, FL) tackle committed to Texas A&M, is No. 2 overall and the No. 1 offensive tackle in the Rivals Industry Rankings. Jacobs, an Ohio State commit out of Blessed Trinity (Roswell, GA), is No. 4 overall and the No. 1 edge rusher.
Miami already has its quarterback and two receivers who can grow with him. If Cristobal can flip Matthews or Jacobs, he’d be adding the top player at another premium position to a class that’s already No. 2 in the country.
