Miami plucks another recruit out of Alabama as Worsham picks the Canes

Wide receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield worked his magic on the recruiting trail and it paid off again as Miami received the verbal commitment of four-star receiver Dazalin Worsham. Worsham attends Hewitt-Trussville High in Alabama and is actually a former Alabama commitment. He posted a video on Twitter on Friday afternoon announcing his intentions.

God is amazing🙏🏽 COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI🙌🏽 #TheU #swag #Canes 🙌🏽 pic.twitter.com/dtxl2fxbux

— Dazalin Worsham (@dazalin4) November 22, 2019

“Really just like the whole vibe,” Worsham told 247Sports. “The coaches are energetic…I really like the offense and rtes routes and how it can prepare you for an NFL offense.”

This is also marks the second straight year in which the Canes have pulled a high-level recruit out of Crimson Tide territory as they were also able to add safety Christian Williams in 2018.

Stubblefield’s recruitment of Worsham began in the beginning of the summer when he de-committed from the Crimson Tide. Miami was able to get him down to campus for an official visit during Paradise Camp in June and while many thought a commitment to the Hurricanes was imminent, Worsham took his time and even flirted with the Crimson Tide for a bit, before deciding that Coral Gables was the place for him on Friday. 

Worsham had an incredible junior season with 87 catches for 1,022 yards and 13 touchdowns when he had the luxury of having Paul Tyson as his QB, who is currently a freshman at Alabama. 

This season, Hewitt-Trussville is rotating QBs and as a result, his numbers are slightly down at 54 catches for 427 yards through 10 games but it is worth noting that he will graduate as the school’s all-time leader in catches.

The Under Armour All-American becomes the 3rd receiver acommitted to Miami in the Class of 2020, joining IMG Academy’s Michael Redding (whom Stubblefield as also played a big role in recruiting) and Deerfield Beach’s Xavier Restrepo and it moves the Canes up one spot as they have currently hold the 16th best recruiting class in the country. 

It is highly possible that coach Manny Diaz may opt to add one more receiver, as it is unclear whether they will continue to recruit ex-commit Marcus Fleming out of Miami Northwestern. One name to keep an eye out for is Douglas Emilien, who is a late bloomer out of American Heritage in Plantation and will take an official visit to Coral Gables on the weekend before the Early Signing Period.