Miami lands 2025 5-star recruit Armondo Blount

Armondo Blount, a defensive lineman and the No. 4 player in the class, chose the Hurricanes over Ohio State, USC and others.

The Miami Hurricanes landed a commitment from one of the biggest names in the 2025 class on Thursday.

Armondo Blount, a defensive lineman from Miami, Florida, chose the Hurricanes over offers from Ohio State, USC, Oklahoma, Florida State, and others.

“We home baby!” the tweet announcing his commitment read.

Blount, the No. 5 player in the country according to 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 250 pounds.

“A twitched-up defensive lineman,” Andrew Ivins, the 247Sports Director of Scouting, wrote about Blount. “Not the biggest – or longest – of defenders, but can win with his initial get-off and a simple chop of the hands.”

Blount also won a Florida 3A state championship in the shot put as a high school freshman, an event he competed in for the AAU Junior Olympics.