Florida State has four high school players committed to its 2027 recruiting class. The highest-ranked player, Mekhi Williams, has been committed the longest, since March 2025.
He says his commitment is solid to FSU; however, he’s openly communicating that he is open to any and every school that is interested in him.
Florida State 4-star safety commit Mekhi Williams plans to take all five official visits, he tells @GregBiggins✈️
— Rivals (@Rivals) January 23, 2026
“My recruitment remains 100% open to any other school who wants to recruit me.”
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It’s the new era of college football, with highly coveted players getting six-figure deals or more. Williams ranks as the No. 129 player and No. 14 safety nationally. He hails from just south of Tampa in Ruskin, Florida. He has excellent length, but needs to add about 30 pounds.
The recruiting process has always been crazy, but this is the type of stuff you have to put up with nowadays:
Listen…listen… I love Miami 🙌🏽👀💚🧡@coach_cristobal @CanesFootball @cjhetherman @TomLoy247 @Andy_Villamarzo @Andrew_Ivins @DemetricDWarren pic.twitter.com/LKkaSMFI9d
— Mekhi Williams 4⭐️ Safety (@Mekhiwilliams__) January 22, 2026
We’ve seen a decrease in folks caring about high school recruiting because of the transfer portal. Why allocate so much money to signing a freshman who likely isn’t going to contribute, only to see them enter the transfer portal a year later?
FSU might hold on to his commitment, but that term doesn't mean much anymore in today's climate. He committed to FSU when they were coming off of a 2-10 season, so he had to have some type of connection to the school. We'll see how Florida State does on the field in 2026. That will likely play as big of a part in whether he signs with FSU or not, as the money.
FSU head coach Mike Norvell will to stave off the hot seat and all of the negative recruiting other teams will throw at players FSU has interest in.