FSU recruiting landed another blue chip recruit when four-star quarterback Bailey Hockman chose the ‘Noles.
Hockman gave FSU recruiting its eighth commitment for the #TRIBE17 class. Hockman is only the third recruit of that class on the offensive side of the ball.
There was some chatter on social media Sunday questioning Jimbo Fisher taking a quarterback in this recruiting class with FSU recruiting signing a quarterback the last two cycles in Deondre Francois and Malik Henry.
The fact of the matter is Jimbo Fisher usually takes a quarterback each recruiting cycle no matter what. It’s smart on his part for reasons that we’ll go into in a few.
We think a coach that has produced four quarterbacks taken in the first round of the NFL Draft knows what he’s doing when it comes to quarterback quality.
Also, a coach that has consistently recruited top-tier recruiting classes every year as a head coach should speak for itself.
Let’s take a look at why Jimbo Fisher takes a quarterback each recruiting cycle.
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