Three-Star Safety Isaiah Thomas commits to Miami

Three-star safety Isaiah Thomas of Ontario (CA) Clearwater Academy International announced his commitment to Miami Wednesday night.

The 6-foot-2, 200 pounder chose the Hurricanes over Rutgers, Florida, and Florida State.

Thomas on why he chose Miami

“The first thing was my relationship with coach Addae. He’s a great man and role model. He’s someone I have a great connection with, and we both come from the same background. Our fathers are both from Ghana, West Africa. I want to play for him. Secondly I sat down with coach Guidry, coach Addae, and Coach Cristobal. It went great, I asked about the process that went into hiring, the plans to build back up the program, and how they want to bring back the culture at the U. It all came down to if I trust them, and I do 1000%. Especially with the recruiting class we had last year and with recruiting in my class heating up. I trust coach Guidry’s smarts. He’s a defensive coordinator whose scheme I want to play in, it will make me better.”

Relationship with coaching staff + their plan for Thomas

“To be exact,’like a swiss army knife’. They want to be able to utilize me everywhere on the field. And that’s what I want as well. To be in a scheme where I can be most versatile and be all over the field.”

The Florida defensive back joins coach Cristobal and the Hurricanes’ No. 38 class in the 2024 team rankings. He is accompanied by Chance Robinson, Judd Anderson, and others.

Thomas ranks as the No. 643 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 66 safety and the No. 89 player in the state of Florida.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $23K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). 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.