Miami trending for hometown 4-star DB Bryce Fitzgerald ahead of Saturday commitment

The hometown team is trending for a coveted defensive back in the 2025 recruiting class.

Florida State insider Michael Langston has logged an expert prediction for Miami to land four-star safety Bryce Fitzgerald. The Hurricanes now lead for Fitzgerald at 92.5% in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM). He is set to announce his commitment later this evening.

Fitzgerald is the nation’s No. 122 overall prospect, No. 14 safety and No. 21 recruit from Florida in the 2025 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He is the No. 101 recruit nationwide and No. 8 safety in the 2025 On300.

“It’s the alumni, coaching staff, coach (Chevis) Jackson (at Miami),” Fitzgerald told On3 last month. “They just believe in me and trust that I can play any position on the field.”

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Fitzgerald officially visited Miami back in June.

“A lot of times when I go to Miami, they bring up Columbus,” Fitzgerald told On3 after his OV, when he was hosted by former teammate Daylen Russell. “I walked in my first day here and everybody was just talking about Columbus. Them bringing the Columbus experience back to Miami would be good.”

Miami class breakdown

Mario Cristobal’s 2025 class currently ranks No. 12 in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings with the help of 14 blue-chip commits. The class is headlined by in-state top-100 recruits Hylton Stubbs, SJ Alofaituli and Jaboree Antoine.

Stubbs, Alofaituli, Antoine, IMG Academy four-star linebacker Gavin Nix and four-star wide receiver Daylyn Upshaw all joined the Miami recruiting class in July.

Of Miami’s 21 commitments, 13 come from the Sunshine State — including Tampa Armwood four-star running back Girard Pringle, Kissimmee Osceola four-star linebacker Elijah Melendez and Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna four-star cornerback Chris Ewald.