FSU football news: Noles make top 10 for blue-chip OT Julian Armella

FSU football is looking to add offensive tackles to its 2021 recruiting class. However, there’s a stud 2022 OT who’s high on the Noles.

FSU football fans rejoiced as the Noles landed a 2021 commitment from three-star offensive lineman Bryson Estes this week.

The coaching staff is working to improve in the trenches through recruiting and developing the players already on the roster.

There’s one player in the 2022 recruiting class who would be a huge addition to the program, and he just so happens to be a legacy recruit at a huge position of need.

Four-star offensive tackle Julian Armella is the name, and he included the Noles in his top 10 list of schools Wednesday afternoon.

He announced his list via his Twitter account:

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Armella is ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 127 player nationally and No. 14 offensive tackle while being considered the No. 15 player in the state of Florida. Rivals lists him as a five-star but he doesn’t have a composite ranking yet.

He checks in at 6’6″ and 300 pounds and already holds 36 offers nationally and plays high school ball at Gulliver’s Prep in Miami, Florida, after transferring from St. Thomas Aquinas. His father, Enzo Armella, played nose tackle for the Noles in the early 90s.

Several legacy players in 2021 and 2022 are blue-chip players that could be impact players for the program. Armella has to be near the top of the list as the offensive tackle position will continue to be a need for this program in the coming years.

He’s talented enough and has the size to play early unlike most offensive linemen coming out of high school. All reports indicate FSU offensive line coach Alex Atkins is developing a great relationship with him, and hopefully, the staff will be able to get him on campus once the recruiting dead period ends.

It’s going to be a tough pull even though he’s a legacy recruit, but he’s a must-have in the 2022 recruiting class.