Miami gets commitment from 5-star OL S.J. Alofaituli - ESPN

Miami continued its scorching run on the recruiting trail Friday afternoon when the Hurricanes beat Michigan and Nebraska to a commitment from top interior offensive lineman S.J. Alofaituli.

The five-star offensive guard from Nevada's Bishop Gorman High School is the No. 10 overall prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300. Alofaituli's decision comes after the 6-foot-3, 285-pound blocker took official visits to each of Miami, Michigan and Nebraska last month, and he joins the Hurricanes 2025 class as the highest-ranked prospect committed to the program in this cycle.

In Alofaituli, coach Mario Cristobal has his 10th commitment since June 18 in a group headlined by former USC commit Hylton Stubbs — who gave his pledged to the Hurricanes on July 4 — along with inside linebacker Gavin Nix (No. 191 in the 2025 ESPN 300), defensive end Herbert Scroggins (No. 262) and cornerback Chris Ewald (No. 274). Four-star inside linebacker Elijah Melendez, who has been committed to Miami since December, remains the Hurricanes' top-ranked defender in the 2025 class.

Alofaituli, one of the most experienced offensive linemen in the 2025 class, held a lengthy list of offers with interest across the SEC and Big Ten. The pull of Miami offensive line coach Alex Mirabal and the program's track record for molding top offensive line talent are part of what drew Alofaituli to Coral Gables.

«The vibe and the people in the building that really make the program possible is really what stuck out to me,» he told ESPN. «Coach Cristobal, Coach Mirabal, and [graduate assistant] Reggie Bain were overall just great people and they know how to develop offensive linemen there.»

Originally from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Alofaituli is a stalwart along the offensive line at