FSU football: Offensive recruiting 2024 target board

FSU football has been generating a high amount of momentum on the recruiting trail this offseason after its successful 2022 season.

As it stands, the Seminoles rank No. 8 in the 2024 247Sports Composite rankings. The following prospects are committed to the class at this time:

• Five-star TE Landen Thomas
• Four-star QB Luke Kromenhoek
• Four-star RB Kameron Davis
• Four-star WR Camdon Frier
• Four-star WR Tawaski Abrams
• Four-star WR BJ Gibson
• Four-star WR Lawayne McCoy
• Three-star DT Jamorie Flagg
• Three-star LB Jayden Parrish
• Three-star S CJ Heard
• Three-star K Jake Weinberg

Florida State is far from done acquiring highly-touted prospects in its recruiting class, as it seems as though they will sign close to 23 high school prospects by the time Signing Day arrives. In this article, I will be breaking down the offensive recruiting target board for the Seminoles.

QUARTERBACK

The Seminoles have one quarterback prospect committed to their recruiting class four-star Luke Kromenhoek from Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Georgia (been committed to FSU since March 26, 2022).

Florida State certainly liked what they saw from the talented quarterback prospect early on in his recruiting process, and they offered him a scholarship back on June 18, 2021. This offer came before Kromenhoek was even named the starting quarterback at Benedictine Military School.

Ironically enough, he was behind Class of 2021 four-star Holden Geriner, who eventually signed with the Auburn Tigers. During his senior season, Geriner completed 68 percent of his passes for 3,377 yards and 36 touchdowns with just three interceptions.

After not being named a starter at the position until his junior season, Kromenhoek did not lose faith in his abilities as a quarterback. Instead, he wanted to help his team win in any way possible.

As a result, during the 2021 season, while Geriner took the majority of snaps at quarterback, the FSU commit decided to play wide receiver (had 287 yards and three touchdowns) and safety (had 61 tackles and one interception). That move paid off as the Benedictine Military School won a state championship that year.

As a first-year starter at quarterback in 2022, his hard work and dedication paid off, as once again, his high school football team won yet another state championship. During that season, Kromenhoek completed 69 percent of his passes for 3,029 total yards and 31 touchdowns with only three interceptions.

The Seminoles have gotten themselves a dynamic quarterback prospect for the future. Florida State is so confident in Kromenhoek’s abilities to be successful that it seems like he will be their only quarterback prospect in the class.

Personally, I understand the skepticism towards the fanbase for taking Kromenhoek as the only quarterback prospect in the cycle and putting all their eggs in one basket, especially with what happened with previous quarterback prospects such as Nicco Marchiol, Jeff Sims, Sam Howell, Luke Altmyer, Chris Parson, etc.

I understand that recruiting can be unpredictable at times. However, the Seminoles are in a better spot as a football program than they were at various times when the previous prospects de-committed.

At some point, it has to be recognized that this coaching staff believed in Kromenhoek from the very beginning, and the relationships should play a huge factor in his final decision on Signing Day.

Seminole fans were worried about his unofficial visit to Penn State on April 7, 2023. But he later canceled the noise and shut down his recruitment with the school that believed in him from the beginning.

COMMITTED: 1

NEED: 0

RUNNING BACK

Just like the quarterback position, Florida State has only one running back prospect committed to their 2024 recruiting class in the ultra-talented four-star Kameron Davis from Dougherty High School in Albany, Georgia (been committed to FSU since February 4, 2021).

It is a common theme here as the Seminoles’ coaching staff were once again early on recruiting the talented running back out of Albany, Georgia. Three weeks after receiving an offer from Florida State, Davis decided to pull the trigger on committing to the Noles.

Ironically enough, Davis is a dual-threat quarterback for his high school squad. During the 2022 season, he had 2,736 passing yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for 1,115 yards and 13 more touchdowns. Just like Kromenhoek, he does everything in his power to ensure that his team can be successful.

Listed at 5’10”, 200 pounds, Davis is unlike any running back prospect that head football coach Mike Norvell has ever seen during his coaching career. He has developed backs such as Darrell Henderson Jr., Patrick Taylor, Kenneth Gainwell, Tony Pollard, Jashaun Corbin, and Trey Benson.

But nothing compares to the size, strength, and elusiveness the Dougherty High School standout possesses. To make matters even more appealing to the Seminole faithful, the four-star running prospect decided to shut down his recruitment for good by releasing the following statement on April 15, 2023:

The Seminoles do not seem to be done recruiting the running back position (as scary as that may seem) for their recruiting cycle, as four-stars Christian Clark and Micahi Danzy have emerged as serious targets.

COMMITTED: 1

NEED: 0-1

WIDE RECEIVER
The rich keep getting richer, as the Noles have four wide receivers committed to their 2024 recruiting class four-stars Camdon Frier, TJ Abrams, BJ Gibson, and Lawayne McCoy.

I remember a majority of Seminole fans on social media doubting the recruiting ability of wide receivers coach Ron Dugans after he did not sign any at his position in the 2022 cycle.

However, Coach Dugans proved the naysayer’s wrong last offseason after securing four transfers in Winston Wright Jr. (West Virginia), Johnny Wilson (Arizona State), Mycah Pittman (Oregon- transferred to Utah this offseason), and Deuce Spann (Illinois) as well three wide receiver prospects in five-star Hykeem Williams, four-star Vandrevius Jacobs, and three-star Darren Lawrence for their 2023 recruiting class.

The FSU coaching staff continued their run of talented pass catchers by acquiring four-stars Camdon Frier, TJ Abrams, BJ Gibson, and Lawayne McCoy in their recruiting class.

This flurry of playmakers will help their dynamic quarterback commit, Luke Kromenhoek, in the future of his career with the Seminoles. However, the question still remains: Will Florida State take a fifth wide receiver in the class?

Some of the prospects to monitor for the position are:

• Five-star Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State commit)
• Five-star Joshisa Trader
• Four-star Ny Carr (Georgia commit)
• Four-star Cameron Coleman
• Four-star James Madison II
• Unranked Terence Marshall

In terms of the most likely prospect to commit, the first choice should be four-star James Madison II (who will be announcing his decision on July 4th).

COMMITTED: 4

NEED: 0-1

TIGHT END

FSU football tight ends coach Chris Thomsen was yet another assistant coach that received some backlash from Seminole fans with his recruiting.

The Seminoles had their longtime tight end Cam McDonald exhaust his eligibility. During his five-year playing career with Florida State, McDonald had 74 receptions for 861 yards and five touchdowns. FSU had to find an answer at the tight-end position to replace his production. But it helps that the Seminoles got solid production from Markeston Douglas, who finished with 14 receptions for 190 yards and two touchdowns last season.

Once again, Coach Thomsen showcased his recruiting prowess this offseason by acquiring two tight-end transfer prospects in Jaheim Bell (South Carolina) and Kyle Morlock (Shorter).

The fireworks didn’t stop there as Thomsen flipped five-star 2024 tight end prospect Landen Thomas from Georgia on April 17, 2023. Thomas was previously committed to the Seminoles from April 5, 2021, to October 3, 2021.

This move created seismic waves with the Seminoles’ recruiting efforts, where all national recruiting media outlets were buzzing about Florida State landing the talented tight-end prospect.

The Seminoles aren’t done with recruiting the tight end position either, as four-star Kylan Fox and three-star Hubert Caliste Jr. are considered prospects to monitor.

Fox is a prospect that Thomas and other members of the FSU 2024 recruiting cycle are heavily recruiting to the Seminoles on social media.

COMMITTED: 1

NEED: 0-1

OFFENSIVE LINE

Florida State offensive line coach Alex Atkins is considered one of the best recruiters on the Seminoles’ coaching staff. This title is because of his ability to relate to high school recruits, transfer portal prospects, and current players on the roster.

Atkins had a productive 2023 recruiting class, which included two talented offensive linemen recruits, four-star offensive tackle Lucas Simmons and three-star offensive tackle Andre Otto (enrolling in the summer). He also reaped the benefits of acquiring interior offensive linemen Casey Roddick (Colorado) and Keiondre Jones (Auburn), and offensive tackle Jeremiah Byers (UTEP) via the transfer portal. Luckily for the Seminoles, starting interior offensive lineman D’Mitri Emmanuel’s waiver got approved for a seventh collegiate season.

However, FSU currently has no offensive linemen committed to its recruiting class. But the Seminoles are in the running for several highly-touted prospects, such as:

• Four-star offensive tackle Ethan Calloway
• Four-star offensive tackle Manasse Itete
• Four-star interior offensive lineman Jonathan Daniels
• Four-star interior offensive lineman Jason Zandamela
• Four-star interior offensive Jordan Seaton
• Three-star offensive tackle John Wayne Oliver
• Three-star offensive tackle Jordan Floyd
• Three-star offensive tackle Tye Hylton
• Three-star offensive tackle Deryc Plazz

Prospects that should be monitored for FSU football are four-star offensive tackle Manasse Itete, four-star interior offensive linemen Jonathan Daniels and Jason Zandamela (each of the prospects have received crystal ball predictions to the Seminoles).

COMMITTED: 0

NEED: 3-4