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.