Two Miami Hurricanes crack Bruce Feldman’s ‘Freaks List’ in 2024
One of the best annual content items from the college football media going into the season is Bruce Feldman’s ‘Freaks List’ as it names the most impressive specimens in the sport.
Feldman dropped his 2024 list on Tuesday and a couple of Miami Hurricanes were featured in sophomore offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa and freshman defensive tackle Justin Scott.
Feldman listed 101 ‘freaks’ across the sport from various programs and Miami was one of the programs that featured multiple entries.
Mauigoa is the highest ranked Hurricane on Feldman’s list, checking in at No. 20 overall. He is the third ranked offensive lineman on the list, behind Alabama guard Jaeden Roberts and Iowa center Logan Jones.
On Mauigoa, Feldman writes:
“The former five-star started all 13 games as a true freshman last year at right tackle and made Honorable Mention All-ACC. Last year his body fat was under 21 percent at 341 pounds on his 6-6 frame. According to coach Mario Cristobal, Mauigoa is down a few pounds, playing somewhere between 335 and 340. Mauigoa’s jump power measured at 9,274 watts, the highest Miami had on record, as was his “jump momentum” of 462 kilogram-meter per second. His 10-yard was 1.72 seconds last year, and it’s gotten a little quicker, according to Cristobal.”
Mauigoa was a 247Sports Freshman All-American after playing 866 snaps on offense for the Hurricanes.
According to PFF, Mauigoa allowed 23 pressures and five sacks.
Scott is the other Hurricane listed by Feldman, checking in at No. 75 overall.
A true freshman, Scott is pushing for a spot in the playing rotation as the Hurricanes look to solidify its depth on the interior of the defensive line.
Here is what Feldman writes on Scott:
“The former AAU basketball standout emerged as one of the nation’s top D-line prospects last year and became a five-star recruit. At 6-4, 298 pounds, Scott’s explosiveness is best reflected in a 9387 W peak propulsion power output, which wowed the Canes coaches. (Peak propulsive power is the amount of power created when you “take off” during a sprint off the line or take off to jump.) His 10-yard split also was clocked at 1.56 seconds.”
“At this year’s combine, the only D-linemen who ran faster were Chop Robinson and Dallas Turner, who each ran a 1.54 but were both almost 50 pounds lighter than Scott. ‘He’s around 300 and he’s super lean. Not only is he really gifted, he’s really smart,’ said head coach Mario Cristobal. ‘He just gets it. He’s an awesome kid. He’s special. The sky is the limit.'”
