4-star ATH Malachi Coleman taking official visit to Miami

Lincoln (Neb.) Lincoln East four-star athlete Malachi Coleman announced Wednesday night that he is taking an official visit to Miami on Oct. 8 for the Hurricanes’ matchup against North Carolina. This trip will mark Coleman’s first visit to the Hurricanes.

Coleman is the No. 82 overall prospect and No. 2 athlete in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 1 player in Nebraska.

I will be officially visiting @CanesFootball next weekend!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾📍@Coach_Baez @coach_cristobal

— Malachi Coleman (@ChiColeman23) September 29, 2022

The 6-foot-5, 190 pound prospect will be revealing his commitment on Oct. 22. He previously announced a top seven of Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon and USC.

According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Cornhuskers have a commanding lead for his commitment at 98.4%. Coleman has taken eight visits to Nebraska, including an official visit on June 3.

For more Miami recruiting intel, check out CaneSport.

RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college. 

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

Miami’s 2023 recruiting class currently includes one athlete in Miami (Fla.) Miami Killian four-star Robby Washington, the No. 156 overall prospect and No. 6 athlete in the On3 Consensus. The Hurricanes’ class is No. 9 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 2 in the ACC.

Coleman has an On3 NIL Valuation of $124K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Malachi Coleman On3 Scouting Summary

The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for Malachi Coleman:

“An elite size and speed athlete as a two-way star at Lincoln (Neb.) East. Stands in around 6-foot-5, 190 pounds with length for days. Ran eye-popping track times with a 10.46 second 100 meter mark and 21.31 seconds in the 200 meters as a junior. Also jumped 46-foot-4 in the triple jump. Has legitimate positional ambiguity at the next level. Plays off the edge on defense and as a wide receiver on offense. Totaled 561 yards and 10 touchdowns on 17 catches as a receiver. Tallied 57 tackles, 7.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles on the defensive side of the ball during his junior season.

“Has burst and quickness off the ball combined with a high motor to hunt down ball carriers from the backside. Possesses the top end speed to beat corners over the top at receiver. Ridiculous catch radius allows him to win on contested catches. Immediate impact could be as a sub-package edge rusher or as a vertical weapon at wide receiver at the next level. Will need to add necessary mass however in order to gain a more significant role on defense. Definition of a true NFL-caliber athlete on both sides of the ball.”