MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes finally have the sort of recruiting victory Mario Cristobal is known for in the Class of 2024.
Joshisa Trader is staying home to play at Miami.
Trader, a two-way star and five-star athlete for Chaminade-Madonna, orally committed to the Hurricanes on Thursday, giving Miami its first five-star commitment in the 2024 recruiting class.
The Hurricanes beat out Florida State, Florida, Georgia and Ohio State to land the elite receiver.
Trader is the No. 25 player in the 2024 recruiting cycle, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, and already a two-time state champion. He helped Miami Central win a state title as a sophomore in 2021, returning an interception for a touchdown on his first ever snap on defense, and then serving as a key cog for the Lions on their way to Class 1M championship as a junior last year.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior had 47 catches for 743 yards and seven touchdowns as a wide receiver last season, and also nabbed one interception as a defensive back. He was a first-team All-Broward County selection by the Miami Herald. He’s the No. 5 player in the state and No. 2 in South Florida, behind only teammate Jeremiah Smith, who’s committed to the Buckeyes.
Trader is now one of five blue-chip recruits in the Hurricanes’ 2024 class and the class is up to No. 16 in the nation, with 17 total commits.
After a relatively slow start to the cycle, the Hurricanes now hold commitments from three top-100 prospects, all of whom have committed in the last month.
There’s still a long way to go in this cycle, though. Players cannot sign national letters of intent until December.
