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USA Today
23-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn to receive visit from Miami transfer Emmanuel Karnley
Auburn to receive visit from Miami transfer Emmanuel Karnley The true sophomore made 16 stops at Arizona as a freshman in 2024. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is looking to add talented, experienced depth to the Tigers' defensive backfield following several departures at the end of spring practice. One candidate is former Arizona and Miami cornerback Emmanuel Karnley, who is set to visit Auburn this week, according to multiple outlets, including On3. Karnley signed with Arizona as a three-star cornerback from the 2023 class. After redshirting in 2023, he made nine appearances with six starts and logged 16 tackles with five pass deflections for the Wildcats in 2024. According to Pro Football Focus data, Karnley participated in 369 snaps last season and graded out at 53.5. He missed 19% of his tackles and allowed covered receivers a catch rate of 51.2%. After his successful season at Arizona, Karnley transferred to Miami. His stay was brief as he entered the transfer portal this week following spring practice in Coral Gables. Auburn lost four defensive backs after spring practice concluded on April 12, including cornerback JC Hart. Despite losing depth, several talented players return to the group, such as Jay Crawford, Kayin Lee, and Miami (Ohio) transfer Raion Strader. Adding Karnley would boost Auburn's depth and would provide an extra member to the unit while freshmen Blake Woodby, Devin Williams, and Donovan Starr develop. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
Miami Herald
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Hurricanes lose a kicker and a corner to the transfer portal. One just arrived months ago
Cornerback Emmanuel Karnley arrived at Miami just four months ago after transferring from Arizona. He apparently isn't going to stay beyond that. Per Karnley is re-entering the transfer portal after failing to grab hold of a starting job during Hurricanes spring football. Also departing: kicker Abram Murray, who was beaten out (for now) by FAU transfer Carter Davis. UM added four cornerbacks in the transfer portal: Wisconsin's Xavier Lucas, Washington State's Ethan O'Connor, Michigan State's Charles Brantley and Karnley. By all accounts, Lucas was the best of the group and is a heavy favorite to start alongside OJ Frederique, who was limited by an injury in the spring. O'Connor and Damari Brown are in line for top boundary backup jobs, while Brantley and Brown are expected to compete for the top slot job in nickel coverage. Karnley played only 369 defensive snaps for Arizona last season and permitted 22 receptions in 43 targets for 288 yards and four touchdowns and no interceptions, which equals a 103.6 passer rating in his coverage area. He had 16 tackles in 2024 after redshirting in 2023. Karnley, who played high school football in Walnut Creek, California, was rated by 247 Sports as a three-star prospect and the 98th-best cornerback in the 2023 class. Players changing schools multiple times in an offseason is no longer uncommon. Last year, former Vanderbilt safety Savion Riley joined UM before spring practice, left for Colorado after spring practice and this week announced he's joining Georgia Tech. Defensive end Tyler Barron joined UM last offseason after briefly being committed to two other schools. As for the kicking job, Murray struggled this spring and leaves a year after joining UM as the No. 4-rated kicker in the country. That leaves Davis as the front-runner to replace NFL-bound Andres Borregales. Davis was just 4 for 11 on field goals at FAU but made two 50-plus yard field goals, was perfect on extra points (23 for 23) and has a high touchback rate on kickoffs; 46 of his 61 kickoffs weren't returned last season. Here's my Monday piece on Canes portal targets and visits lined up and Lane Kiffin trolling Carson Beck.
