East Carolina has added another member to its 2025 recruiting class, signing linebacker Jordan Miles from Huntsville (Ala.) Grissom High School. 247Sports ranks the 6-foot-1, 200-pounder 84th overall, making him the 168th best linebacker nationally and the 80th top player in Alabama for the 2025 class.
Miles chose ECU over Arkansas State, Memphis, and UAB, all of which he had formally visited. Other options included Air Force, Army, Central Michigan, and Toledo. Miles collected 60 tackles as a junior for Grissom’s 2-8 team, including six tackles for loss, two sacks, and two forced fumbles.
Miles’ pledge represents the 20th in ECU’s recruiting class, and the third anticipated to play linebacker.
Blake Harrell, the defensive coordinator, recruited him.
“Me and Coach Harrell’s relationship is great,” Miles joked. “He’s been on me since the end of my sophomore year and has remained constant since then, which is not easy. With him as my position coach and DC, hearing about his plans for me really sold me.”
Miles joins fellow Georgia native Macklin Sanders from Ola High School and Charlotte (N.C.) Palisades High School three-star Kendric Davis as linebacker pledges for ECU’s 2025 recruiting class. All three are versatile defenders who might play numerous positions in Harrell’s lineup.
“Honestly in the multiple 3-4 defense that Coach Harrell runs I feel like it would be a great opportunity to be extremely productive,” Miles remarked of his decision to attend Eastern Carolina University. “Also, my versatility in defense was a significant selling point for me.
“I’m a wild card player; with a 4.6 40 and a 4.3 shuttle, I can play boundary or field linebacker, as well as in the box. “We’ll see when I get to campus.”
Miles first arrived in town on March 23 for a Junior Day visit, and ECU extended an offer to him throughout the process. He quickly rose to the top of the Pirates’ recruiting list, and his formal visit to ECU occurred on June 20.
“I was impressed with how nice the campus was, I’ve been up there before on junior day but I didn’t remember it being as nice as it was,” Miles told the reporter. “I was blown away by the stadium, all I could think of was making a huge hit in front of 50,000 fans.”
Miles’ official visit was hosted by Julien Davis, a redshirt sophomore linebacker from Georgia. He met with and became close with several of the current players.
“The players make me feel really solid about my decision and the way that the program is headed,” Miles told ESPN. “You can tell that they’re all about each other.”
Miles is the first Alabama candidate to declare his commitment to ECU this cycle. Georgia leads the way with seven, three more than the following state (North Carolina has four). The Pirates have also received pledges from Florida (3) and South Carolina (2), as well as one each from Kentucky, Maryland, and Texas. ECU currently has pledges from eight different states.
According to 247Sports, ECU’s class is presently ranked 70th overall and second in the American Athletic Conference, after USF.
Leave a Reply