Meet the 2015 FSU Commits

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Linebackers

Sh’Mar Kilby-Lane
LB, 6-2, 220
Hallandale Beach, Fla./Hallandale

Versatile linebacker prospect who collected a four-star ranking from 247Sports and Scout and played in the U.S. Army All-American Game…rated the No. 1 middle linebacker prospect in Florida, the No. 11 prospect nationally at that position and the No. 271 overall player in the country by Scout…tabbed the 12th-best outside linebacker prospect in the nation, the 23rd-best player in Florida and the No. 155 overall player in the country by 247Sports…ranked the nation’s No. 25 outside linebacker and No. 60 player in Florida by Rivals…listed as the nation’s No. 12 inside linebacker prospect and the No. 74 player in Florida by ESPN…ranked No. 11 on the Miami Herald’s Broward Class of 2015 Top 25 Recruits list…became the first All-American in Hallandale High School history…led Hallandale to a 10-1 record in 2014 by totaling 96 tackles, five forced fumbles and two interceptions…collected 2014 Class 6A All-State Second Team honors and Broward All-County First Team accolades…had 115 tackles, 12 sacks, four interceptions and two forced fumbles as a junior in 2013…captured Class 6A All-State honorable mention honors in 2013…committed to Florida State in June over Ohio State among a host of offers.

Lorenzo Phillips
LB, 6-3, 230
Patterson, La./East Miss. CC/Patterson (La.) HS

Four-star linebacker rated as one of the top three junior college linebackers in the country and one of the Top 25 overall junior college players nationally… Helped lead East Mississippi Community College to the NJCAA football national championship and a perfect 12-0 season… ranked fourth among NJCAA defenders and led East Mississippi Community College in 2014 with a team-high 14 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss while ranking fourth on the team in tackles with 46 (35 solo)…also added two fumble recoveries for touchdowns and two forced fumbles for a team that lead the nation in scoring defense by allowing 7.6 points per game…named first team NJCAA All-America and NJCAA All-Region…originally signed with LSU out of Patterson (La.) High School in 2012…while at Patterson, finished with 52 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks as a senior…tallied 73 tackles and 23 tackles for a loss during his junior season…a four-star prospect across the board who helped lead Patterson to an undefeated regular season in 2011 and was a member of the ESPNU 150…ranked the No. 24 linebacker in the country by Scout.com and No. 29 by Rivals.com … A member of the Top 247 by 247sports.com…ranked fourth in the ESPNU Top Louisiana Recruits…ranked No. 9 in Louisiana by 247sports.com…named a Times Picayune Blue-Chip recruit…earned 2010 class 3A All-State first-team defense honors…selected FSU over offers from Ole Miss, Alabama and Georgia among others.