FSU football got its quarterback for the 2021 recruiting class with Luke Altmyer. I discuss the impact he will have on the ‘Noles program.
FSU football is still trying to make up ground with having its second transitional recruiting class in three seasons. However, they are in a much better spot than they were this time a year ago.
They have their 2020 recruiting class wrapped up aside from a few players that remained unsigned. There’s a high probability the Noles will sign at least five of those six remaining players.
The coaching staff has made an exceptional transition to working on the 2021 recruiting class and beyond in such a short time frame.
They’ve extended over 209 scholarship offers and secured one of the best quarterbacks in the class with Luke Altmyer’s commitment Monday morning.
Mike Norvell hand-delivered his offer during his visit to campus a little over a week ago
The 2021 recruiting class will go a long way in determining Mike Norvell’s future at FSU. He has done an excellent job of salvaging 2020, but this full recruiting cycle will let us know exactly what he and his staff can do on the trails
There’s a good chance the 2021 recruiting class can be top 10 or better as long as the program looks improved in the field in 2020.
A solid 8-9 regular season in 2020 will allow him to do work on the 2021 scene, and having one of the best quarterbacks already committed could change the game.
Recruiting
Most times having an elite quarterback committed to a program helps draw other talented players to the class.
It also helps if that player is vocal on social media and an active recruiter. Altmyer has close to 3,000 followers on Twitter.
Altmyer hails from Mississippi, so getting him from there could open up some doors for a few skill players he’s familiar with from the state.
The overwhelming response from Altmyer’s commitment was he’s much better than his three-star rating. The film shows it too as he can make all the throws and has some underrated athletic ability.
Altmyer wasn’t slated to decide until a couple of months from now but the fact he committed after just one visit is something he can sell to top recruits.
He committed early in the process and will have an entire year to try to build an elite class around him
Luke Altmyer Can Be Elite
FSU football has had sub-par QB play since Jameis Winston left after the 2014 season. Everett Golson was a non-factor after transferring from Notre Dame.
Sean Maguire was limited talent-wise and still took the position back from Golson. Deondre Francois wasn’t close to elite.
Even his 2016 season where he won ACC Rookie of the Year didn’t display elite ability. I also have to wonder just how much of having Dalvin Cook in the backfield helped Francois.
James Blackman has tools but has regressed since Jimbo Fisher left although he never should have been playing as a true freshman.
Nevertheless, Luke Altmyer is a quarterback that can change the game for FSU. I’m not saying he’ll be the equivalent of Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, but he will likely he will put up some monster numbers in Mike Norvell’s offense provided they get the offensive line respectable.
They’ll have at least two years to make that happen. He already has a faster 40 time, faster shuttle, higher vertical and is a better passer than Jeff Sims who was a four-star QB as a former FSU commit last year.
Perception
It began to become a legitimate question with quarterbacks and FSU. The Noles didn’t take a high school quarterback in 2018 or 2019 and the jokes were flying about them missing at the position.
Heck, they couldn’t land a good graduate transfer to come in for a year.
However, Mike Norvell came to FSU in December and signed two legitimate high school quarterbacks in a span of 10 days.
Just over a month later he’s signed one of the better quarterbacks in the 2021 class so that should put that narrative to bed for good now.
Now it’s all about building the 2021 recruiting class around Luke Altmyer as I’m sure he’ll be one of the more vocal players for the Noles.
This 2020 class could be top 10 if the Noles deliver a solid product on the field in 2020. It’s all about perception. If they can win 8-9 games they can began to sell they’re on the way back to the top and players will want to join a class with a great quarterback.
Ultimately they have to win the games first, but having the quarterback of the future this early certainly doesn’t hurt.
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