Miami Hurricanes 2026 Bold Prediction: Mark Fletcher Jr. Will Be A Heisman Finalist

Welcome back to Miami Hurricanes on SI, my name is Justin Sando and the 2026 season is finally here. And that also brings a lot of bold predictions here and there, but for the Miami Hurricanes there's a lot of bold predictions that don't really seem that bold. Can they win the national championship? Of course they can with the talent that they have. The ACC championship? Of course. None of these are bold predictions, and if you have those predictions that's perfectly fine, but there are some here and there that could be considered bold. One for instance could be how many Heisman finalists do the Miami Hurricanes have. I believe they'll have two Heisman finalists, but not the ones that you possibly think. Darian Minto, of course, and other people might have Malachi Tony. For me, I think it would be Mark Fletcher Jr. He is on the verge of being the all-time rushing leader in Miami Hurricanes history and the all-time rushing touchdown leader. If he has the season that he is planning on having, at least the way that he's been talking leading up to the season, if he plans on having the season that he thinks that he needs, he's going to be a part of that Heisman finalist conversation. All he is is 1,200 yards short of breaking Duke Johnson's all-time rushing lead, and he's only nine touchdowns shy of tying to be on the all-time list right now. He is sitting around that five or six mark in both categories, but for the Miami Hurricanes and their bold predictions, that is one that specifically sticks out.