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Defensive Line
Josh Sweat
DE, 6-5, 240
Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith
The consensus five-star defensive end, ranked No. 1 in the nation at his position by 247Sports and Scout, enrolled at Florida State in January…tabbed the country’s fifth-best overall player by Scout, sixth-best by 247Sports, No. 11 by ESPN and No. 34 by Rivals…unanimous No. 1 prospect in Virginia…rated the second-best defensive end in the nation by Rivals and No. 3 by ESPN…only played in two games a senior before a season-ending injury…had 94 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and 22 sacks as a junior at Oscar Smith in 2013…was named to the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2, but did not play…has reportedly run the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds…picked Florida State over Virginia Tech, Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State.
Darvin Taylor
DT, 6-3, 305
Chester, Va./Thomas Dale
Consensus four-star defensive tackle rated among the nation’s Top 20 at his position by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN…tabbed the nation’s No. 18 defensive tackle, the 11th-best player in Virginia and the No. 216 overall player in the country by Rivals…ranked the nation’s No. 17 defensive tackle, No. 9 player in Virginia and No. 197 overall player in the nation by 247Sports…ranked the No. 18 defensive tackle in the nation by ESPN, No. 8 player in Virginia and the No. 170 overall player in the nation…ranked the No. 23 defensive tackle and No. 256 overall prospect by Scout…tabbed the No. 2 recruit in the area on the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s A-List…rated No. 11 in the Roanoke Times Virginia Top 100 list…led Thomas Dale to a 9-3 record and the playoffs in 2014, while capturing Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Conference 3 First Team honors and All-Metro honorable mention accolades…projects as a versatile defensive line force who can rush the passer and stop the run…reportedly was timed at 4.72 in the 40-yard dash and benched 375 pounds…started the varsity season-opener as a freshman at Thomas Dale…born in Germany while his parents were stationed there in the Army…committed to Florida State in August 2014 over Maryland, N.C. State and Virginia Tech.