30 key Miami Hurricanes for 2025 season: James Brockermeyer UM's latest transfer center
With the calendar officially flipped to August, the Miami Herald is counting down 30 of the most important players on the Hurricanes' roster, one per day leading up to the season opener, to provide a closer look at the team heading into coach Mario Cristobal's fourth season.
Today: The No. 19 player on our list, James Brockermeyer.
Position: Center
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Year: Redshirt senior
How he got to Miami: 2025 transfer (TCU)
Key stats: 28 games played, including 12 starts in 2024 at TCU
In summary: For a third consecutive season, the Hurricanes will rely on a transfer center in the middle of their veteran offensive line. First it was Matt Lee in 2023. Then it was Zach Carpenter in 2024. Now, it will be James Brockermeyer, who transferred to UM from TCU after initially starting his career at Alabama. The redshirt senior entered spring practices already having the playbook essentially memorized and gelled with the rest of his offensive linemen almost immediately. Now, his focus for the fall is building on-field chemistry with quarterback Carson Beck, who was limited in spring practices while recovering from offseason UCL surgery.
'We continue to install new thing and create some more wrinkles, so at end of the day, you've got to come ready to learn, ready to work. Every time you install something new, you got to be able to know it better than anyone else as a center, because you got to send guys in the right direction and you got to be on the same page with the quarterback and the offensive coordinator.' - James Brockermeyer on the adjustments being made in fall camp
'When we get a new center, like somebody who ain't been around the group, we just try to treat them like family, just make them feel comfortable. But James is good. He's got a good personality. He talks a lot, he listens. That's a big thing that he came in and he doesn't try to overdo his part. He listens to all the guys that have been here. He just takes in coaching.' - Anez Cooper on James Brockermeyer
No. 20: Wide receiver Keelan Marion
No. 21: Defensive back Jakobe Thomas
No. 22: Left guard Matt McCoy
No. 23: Defensive back Keionte Scott
No. 24: Running back Jordan Lyle
No. 25: Defensive back Damari Brown
No. 26: Defensive lineman Armondo Blount
No. 27: Wide receiver Malachi Toney
No. 28: Defensive back Ethan O'Connor
No. 29: Linebacker Kamal Bonner
No. 30: Running back CharMar Brown
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