Miami’s recruiting roll now looks akin to a force of nature. The Hurricanes have the top-rated class in country and seem to add a new piece weekly as of late. On Saturday, momentum compounded yet again with the addition of four-star athlete Gregory Rousseau, who committed to Miami over LSU and many others.

“They were coming at me hardest and it’s right here, close to home,” Rousseau said. “I know a lot of the other guys in the class. I play [7-on-7] with them.”

The factors behind Rousseau’s commitment were many. Familiarity played a part. As did the roll on which Mimi currently finds itself. In the end, however, it came down to fit .

At Miami, the versatile Rousseau, who has played five different spots on the field in his career, has a defined position. In the mind of the Hialeah (Fla.) Champagnat High School star, this is no small perk.

“I actually loved that they specified an exact position for me,” Rousseau said. “It’s this viper spot. It’s, like, an outside linebacker-slash-end spot. They say that it’s an easy way to make the NFL. You just have to rush the quarterback 70 percent of the time and drop back the other times. It gives you the opportunity to make a lot of plays.”

The larger story is not lost on Rousseau, either. Sure his individual commitment is what matters most to him, but the feeling that he’s now part of a larger movement hasn’t escaped him.

Long before Rousseau was a part of the compounding momentum in Coral Gables, he was observing from afar. Situations like this one, he says, have a way of drawing you toward them.

“Everyone is going there with me,” Rousseau said. “I play [7-on-7] with Mark Pope. I play with Diamante Howard the 2019 commit. I play with Elijah Moore, and he might commit soon. I play with Gurvan Hall from Palm Beach Lakes. I saw it all happening.”

Despite his verbal commitment, Rousseau says he intends to take a handful of official visits in the fall He names LSU, USC and Georgia as destinations.