4-star DT Coynis Miller

After fielding several offers and taking different visits to see colleges around the county, Birmingham (AL.) Jackson-Olin defensive tackle Coynis Miller is ready to make his commitment known to the world. The four-star big man set his announcement date for October 14th and will be deciding between Alabama, Auburn, and Florida.

Miller’s head football coach, Tim Vakakes recently was on the SEC Recruiting Buzz Podcast to talk about his prized defender.

“Coynis absolutely has elite, first day NFL draft potential and God given ability,” said Coach Vakakes to 247Sports' Keith Niebuhr. “His hips are extremely explosive. Anytime you can dunk with ease at 290 pounds and power clean 355 pounds in high school then you have explosiveness. He is constantly putting on good weight and he works his butt off.”

Coach Vakakes admits he doesn’t get too involved in the inner workings of Miller’s recruitment, leaving those personal talks for the family. However, Florida coaching staff has been by the 6-foot-2, 290-pounder regularly and are the team Miller named as his leader recently. During those trips to the Yellowhammer state, Coach Vakakes has been able to see the Gators efforts to recruit Miller.

“I think Florida has done a really good job of getting to know Coynis and making him a priority. Coach [Chris] Rumph was very honest with Coynis the first time they ever met, and I think he really liked that. Coach [Ja’Juan] Sedier recruits this area and his is a great guy. I have told people from the beginning, Coynis might be a kid that wants to do his own thing. He’s got family that’s Auburn fans, he’s got family that’s Alabama fans, he has a teammate at Auburn. He might want to do his own thing, I can see him going away, and he sees Florida as his getaway.”

When asked his guess on where Miller ends up, Coach Vakakes feels he can make a case for each of his finalists.

“I can tell you that any schools he picks out of the three I would not be shocked,” said Coach Vakakes. “I really can’t guess, I don’t know. I know he loves Auburn, his momma loves Auburn, He was a childhood Bama fan and his dad is a Bama fan. He’s close with some of the guys on Alabama’s team and he likes Coach [Brent] Key. If he wanted to do his own thing he’s going to Florida. He says Florida leads that is what he’s telling you and telling me, so I would say Florida if you held a gun to my head. I wouldn’t be shocked if he went to Auburn or Alabama.”

The complete interview can be heard below:

The 247Sports Crystal Ball currently gives the Auburn Tigers the edge with 62-percent of the predictions. The Alabama Crimson Tide hold the other 38-percent. Which leaves Florida as the only finalist without a pick currently.

The 247Sports Composite, an industry generated average, currently ranks Miller as the No. 162 overall prospect in the 2018 recruiting class.