Four-Star EDGE Collins Acheampong flips to Miami

Four-Star EDGE Collins Acheampong of Rancho Santa Margarita (CA) flipped his commitment from Michigan to Miami Tuesday night.

The 6-foot-7, 255 pounder had been committed to Michigan since July.

Acheampong on why he chose Miami

“It’s been up there for me in terms of relationships with the coaches from day 1,” Acheampong said. “Loved my visit there as well and it did feel like home . That’s why I struggled committing because I was split between the two schools. I loved what Harbaugh had done in the past for the Africans and his kind heart as well. Since I knew them first as well as going there with my brother Enow was the icing on the cake for me going to Michigan . A lot has happened since my commitment for sure and Miami still stayed in touch even after I closed my recruitment. They kept it going and caring for me as a person as they always did and so the love kept growing.”

Collins Acheampong Scouting Summary

“Uniquely built jumbo athlete with a high developmental upside,” On3’s Director of Scouting Charles Power wrote. “Newer to football, having little varsity experience. One of the bigger, more athletic prospects in the 2023 cycle. Measured at over 6-foot-7, 250 pounds with a 6-foot-11 wing-span prior to his senior season. Gained over 20 pounds from the spring to the summer and has the frame to continue adding substantial mass once in a college strength program. Registers as a top athlete in combine settings, running an electronically-timed sub-5.0 second 40-yard dash in addition to top marks in the shuttle and vertical. Has played little high school football as his original high school scuttled its football program.”

“Transferred to Santa Margarita Catholic prior to his senior year and played well in a handful of games before sustaining an injury. Flashed considerable upside and better than expected technique and physicality at Under Armour’s Future 50 event prior to his senior season. Has a background in basketball. One of the more unknown prospects in the 2023 cycle given his lack of padded football experience, but has a considerable upside as a big defensive end or perhaps even a pass rushing interior defensive lineman depending on his ultimate size.”

Acheampong currently ranks as the No. 187 player in the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that accounts for all four major recruiting services. He also tabs in as the No. 24 EDGE and the No. 12 player in the state of California.