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FSU Football: Noles offer in-state 3-star defensive tackle

By Kelvin Hunt

DURHAM, NC - OCTOBER 14: A detailed view of a helmet worn by the Florida State Seminoles during their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - OCTOBER 14: A detailed view of a helmet worn by the Florida State Seminoles during their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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FSU football has addressed a lot of their defensive class in the 2020 recruiting cycle. However, there’s still one huge glaring need unfulfilled.

FSU football has done a great job of addressing its linebacker and defensive back groups in the 2020 recruiting cycle.

In fact, they are liking done addressing those positions aside from a stud recruit wanting to commit to either group.

They have one defensive end commit in three-star Josh Griffis, but have not been able to land any behemoths in the trenches in regards to defensive tackles.

A big target came off the board when top 100 recruit and No. 10 ranked defensive tackle Jalen Carter committed to Georgia Monday.

However, the Noles are still doing spring evaluations and issued an offer Tuesday to in-state three star defensive tackle Jerzhan Newton from Clearwater, Florida.

Newton is considered the No. 1,082 ranked player nationally and the No. 133 player in the state of Florida. He stands at 6’3″ 250 pounds and hold 21 offers as of today.

FSU will be competing with the likes of Miami, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, West Virginia, Boston College, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and others.

That ranking does not matchup with the offers he has so I suspect that ranking will change with a strong senior season.

Thoughts

FSU football seems to be doing a better job of evaluating talent earlier in the recruiting process as Newton would have been someone they offered late in the recruiting cycle. He’ll likely need a year in a college strength and conditioning program but seems to have a nose for the football in his junior season highlights.

The defensive line is arguably my biggest concern with the 2020 recruiting class. The Noles need difference makers in the trenches and seem to have some footing regarding offensive line recruiting as they have one commit and are in good position with several others.

However, they need to start zeroing in on some defensive tackles with Marvin Wilson likely gone after this year and Cory Durden with the potential to leave if he has a great year.

Harlon Barnett’s No. 1 goal on defense is to stop the run and that starts in the trenches.

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