4-Star Safety Prospect Gurvan Hall Commits to Miami Hurricanes

The Miami Hurricanes added another piece to their secondary after securing the commitment of Gurvan Hall.Hall announced Monday his intention to join the Hurricanes in 2018:The 4-star safety ranks 17th at his position and 175th overall, per Scout. He's also the sixth-best safety in the south region.The fact Alabama head coach Nick Saban helicoptered to Palm Beach Lakes High School to visit Hall in January is one of the best indicators of his talent level. Paxton Boyd of WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida, shared a clip of Saban arriving and speaking to reporters:Hall's coach, Al Shipman, praised the player's adaptability on the field."With his ability to return punts and line up at receiver, you've got a kid who can do some specialty trick plays," Shipman said, per the Palm Beach Post's Jodie Wagner. "He's athletic enough to line up at corner and play safety. I think the versatility, along with his upside, is what they're looking at."There's little doubt whether Hall can be a dynamic player in the secondary. Having spent time at safety and wide receiver, he has had plenty of experience reading and reacting to the ball while it's in the air. He'll undoubtedly be an asset to Miami in pass coverage.Hall is also guaranteed to deliver a handful of big hits each season. When he zeroes in on a target, he isn't afraid to put his entire body behind a tackle.That aggressiveness can be a double-edged sword, though.Hall will need to learn that simply wrapping up the ball-carrier can be a more prudent approach than trying to make a highlight reel with every tackle. When he whiffs on a big hit or fails to properly bring down the opponent, he gives up needless yards.With college football's emphasis on player safety, Hall increases the risk of picking up a critical penalty the more he takes an aggressive approach as well. One mistimed tackle could mean a targeting penalty and ejection from the game.It's an easily correctable problem with the right coaching.Although Hall remains a work in progress, all of the tools are there for him to become one of the top safeties in the ACC in a few years.In his first full season on the recruiting trail, head coach Mark Richt got Miami headed in the right direction. According to Scout, the Hurricanes' class climbed from 37th in 2016 to 13th in 2017. The fact the 19 best players in the state of Florida went elsewhere, per Scout, showed Miami still has a lot of work to do, though.Hall's commitment is not only a boost to the Hurricanes defense but also evidence Richt's recruiting prowess in the Sunshine State is growing.
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