At this moment, the Florida State Seminoles are ranked No. 26 in the 247Sports Composite rankings. The Seminoles have 13 prospects committed to their class.
•Four-star DE Keldric Faulk
•Four-star OT Lucas Simmons
•Four-star IOL Roderick Kearney
•Four-star DT Keith Sampson Jr.
•Four-star DE Lamont Green Jr.
•Four-star RB Samuel Singleton Jr.
•Three-star WR Vandrevius Jacobs
•Three-star WR Darren Lawrence
•Three-star DT Tavion Gadson
•Three-star JUCO DE Jaden Jones
•Three-star S Quindarrius Jones
•Three-star CB Ja’Bril Rawls
•Three-star LB DeMarco Ward
The coaching staff is looking to acquire two four-star prospects who will be looking to make their decision soon.
•Four-star S Kenton Kirkland (August 15th announcement)
•Four-star LB Blake Nichelson (making a decision in late August/early September)
If the Seminoles were able to obtain the services for both of these prospects, Florida State would be ranked No. 17 in the 247Sports Composite rankings.
Let’s take a look at how Florida State could add the finishing touches to its recruiting class going forward:
-Quarterback (Committed 0; Need 1-2)
Targets
•Three-star Emory Williams (Miami commit; not offered yet)
•Three-star Ryan Browne (not offered yet; camped at FSU)
•Three-star Jazel Riley IV (not offered yet; camped at FSU)
-Running Back (Committed 1; Need 0-1)
Targets
•Four-star Michael Mitchell (camped at FSU; not offered yet)
•Four-star Isaiah Augustave (Arkansas commit)
-Wide Receiver (Committed 2; Need 1-2)
Targets
•Five-star Hykeem Williams
•Five-star Shelton Sampson Jr. (LSU commit)
•Four-star Jalen Brown (LSU commit)
•Four-star Adam Hopkins
-Tight End (Committed 0; Need 1)
Targets
•Three-star Anthony Miller Jr.
-Offensive Line (Committed 2; Need 2-3)
Targets
•Four-star Zalance Heard
•Four-star DJ Chester
•Three-star Caden Jones
•Unranked Christopher Otto
-Defensive End (Committed 3; Need 1)
Targets
•Four-star Rueben Bain Jr.
-Defensive Tackle (Committed 2; Need 1-2)
Targets
•Four-star Jordan Hall
•Unranked JUCO Elijah Davis
•Unranked Shymeik Jones
-Linebacker (Committed 1; Need 1-2)
Targets
•Four-star Blake Nichelson
•Three-star Caleb LaVallee (North Carolina commit)
-Defensive Back (Committed 2; Need 1-2)
Targets
•Four-star Avery Stuart (Kentucky commit)
•Four-star Damari Brown
•Four-star Shawn Russ
Where do you believe Florida State’s 2023 recruiting class finishes?
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