Quarterback Jaden Rashada, ranked No. 22 in the ESPN 300 Class of 2023, committed to Miami and chose to do so over offers from LSU, Florida, Mississippi and Texas A&M. He is apparently going to get paid quite handsomely as he joins the Miami Hurricanes football program.
Jeremy Crabtree of On3 reported the 4-star prospect agreed to a $9.5 million name, image and likeness deal with Miami booster John Ruiz while also turning down an $11 million offer from Florida’s Gator Collective.
“Jaden left millions on the table,” Michael W. Caspino, who is known as an NIL lawyer, said. “Millions. He did not pick the highest offer. He went there because he loves Miami, the coaches and the opportunity.”
Caspino also said Florida’s NIL collective needs some work in this new era of college football.
“Florida is the most dysfunctional collective in all of college football,” he said. “I plan on steering my clients away from them. From my standpoint, I never ever want to deal with them again. If it weren’t for the collective that’s completely dysfunctional at Florida, he probably would have been there.”
The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Rashada, who plays at Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, California, becomes the fourth ESPN 300 quarterback to commit to Miami since 2020.
He threw for 2,220 yards, tossed 27 touchdowns, rushed for 193 yards, and scored once on the ground as a sophomore in 2021.
The QB has since spoken out on the situation:
