Miami football recruiting: Ethan Utley names Hurricanes in his top-12
Miami football recruiting has been able to roll its momentum in the 2024 class to the 2025 cycle and is making a great impression on a lot of ’25 talent.
Lots of talented prospects in the 2025 class are including the Hurricanes in there finalists, including a big-time DL out of Nashville, Tennessee. Ethan Utley, a 4-star defensive lineman included the Hurricanes in his top-12 Tuesday. Some of the other schools on his list were Florida, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and others.
The 6-foot-4, 260-pound prospect is one of the highest-rated prospects from Tennessee. All four of the major publications in 247 Sports, Rivals, On3 Sports, and ESPN have Utley ranked as a four-star prospect and as a Top 10 player from the state of Tennessee. Additionally, 247 Sports composite rankings have Utley as the No. 133 player in the class of 2025, the No. 16 defensive lineman, and the No. 4 player in the state of Tennessee. Utley finished his sophomore season with 25 tackles , 10 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and two pass breakups in nine games.
He has the arm strength to push off any blocker in front of him, and the flexibility to reach out and grab ball carriers. The first highlight on his tape is him knocking a running-back backwards about five yards, sending him tumbling over his own head. That’s the kind of strength we’re talking about.
Utley isn’t just a big wrecking ball who needs the play to come to him in order to make a impact of the game. He has an awesome motor, always chasing the play and tracking down the ball carrier. Having that combination of violence, strength, and mobility heading into your junior year isn’t something many guys have.
The current leader for Utley is his home state Tennessee Vols, per On3’s RPM. LSU sits in second with the Gators in third. No team is the clear favorite yet with so much time left in his recruitment. Lets hope the Hurricanes can get him down to Coral Gables on a visit and show him what South Florida football is like.
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