Nixa High School offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 ranked high school football recruit for the class of 2026, announced he will play football at Miami during a ceremony on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. / Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Five-star prospect Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 offensive tackle in the Class of 2026, committed to Miami during a ceremony held at Missouri's Nixa High School on Tuesday. The Hurricanes won a heavyweight recruiting battle against Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State to secure his services.

Jackson Cantwell and his parents once drove 1,200 miles through the heart of SEC Country to visit LSU, Georgia and Alabama. “We had a pretty cool setup,” the Missouri native who is ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the 247Sports Composite said in December before the Under Armour All-American game.