Where NFL Draft experts predict top Miami Hurricanes players will land

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Hurricanes fans should prepare to here Miami names come off the board throughout the draft. Especially in the first 50 picks that should include the big three.

Francis Mauigoa, Rueben Bain Jr and Akheem Mesidor should all be off the board by the mid second round. Yet even after those three have heard their names called, there are still another pair that could factor into the top 100.

Irish expected to go early​

Francis Mauigoa - OT​

2025: 16 games

Career: 42 games

Dane Brugler's Takeaway: Mauigoa is a durable blocker with coordinated movements, excellent play strength and the finishing mentality to match. Though his college tape says he can stay outside at right tackle, his skill set would be maximized inside at guard in the NFL.

Rueben Bain Jr - EDGE​

2025: 16 games, 54 tackles-30 solo, 15.5 TFL, 9.5 sacks, 1 INT, 1 PD, 1 FF

Career: 38 games, 121 tackles-67 solo, 33.5 TFL, 20.5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 PD, 4 FF

Dane Brugler's Takeaway: Mauigoa is a durable blocker with coordinated movements, excellent play strength and the finishing mentality to match. Though his college tape says he can stay outside at right tackle, his skill set would be maximized inside at guard in the NFL.

Akheem Mesidor - EDGE​

2025: 15 games, 63 tackles-38 solo, 17.5 TFL, 12.5 sacks, 4 FF

Career: 65 games, 208 tackles-123 solo, 52.5 TFL, 35.5 sacks, 4 PD, 5 FF

Dane Brugler's Takeaway: Mesidor won’t be universally loved because of his age and injury history, but he is a disruptive force off the edge who is always playing 100 mph. He projects as a three-down NFL starter, with interior value on subpackages.

Keionte Scott - CB​

2025: 14 games, 64 tackles-42 solo, 13 TFL, 5 sacks, 5 PD, 2 FR, 2 FF

Career: 47 games, 179 tackles-130 solo, 19 TFL, 6 sacks, 14 PD, 2 FR, 2 FF

Dane Brugler's Takeaway: Mesidor won’t be universally loved because of his age and injury history, but he is a disruptive force off the edge who is always playing 100 mph. He projects as a three-down NFL starter, with interior value on subpackages.

Markel Bell - OT​

2025: 16 games

Career: 28 games

Dane Brugler's Takeaway: Bell is high cut and faces some disadvantages because of how he is built, but he compensates with his length and ascending awareness, which suggests he has NFL starts in his future. His performance in 2025 forced NFL scouts to reevaluate both his ceiling and floor.

The expert three-round mock results​

Name	Pos	ESPN	NFL	CBS	Walter FB
Francis Mauigoa	OT	3-Cardinals	3-Cardinals	5-Giants	3-Cardinals
Rueben Bain Jr	EDGE	12-Cowboys	11-Dolphins	9-Chiefs	8-Saints
Akheem Mesidor	EDGE	15-Buccaneers	40-Chiefs	35-Titans	42-Saints
Keionte Scott	CB	64-Seahawks	66-Titans	99-Steelers
Markel Bell	OT	85-Steelers

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