Florida State's 2027 recruiting class has been lackluster for the most part so far, as the Seminoles rank outside the top-50 according to the 247Sports Composite. This is not where the fan base desired its program's recruiting class to be.
Individuals are already insanely frustrated with head coach Mike Norvell never landing a top-ten recruiting class during his tenure at Florida State. This is probably the reasoning behind him being firmly on the hot seat, according to the eyes of most analysts.
The Seminoles have prioritized the transfer portal over the high school recruiting ranks. That strategy worked for the productive 2022 and 2023 campaigns, but once they didn't hit on a couple of transfers and had to rely on high schoolers who weren't as skilled and did not have much development, it became an issue.
Florida State is the place that the legendary Bobby Bowden built. Not to mention that former head coach Jimbo Fisher was an absolute rockstar on the recruiting trail. This makes the fan base reminisce about the times when the Seminoles got whoever they wanted whenever they wanted.
The Seminoles have had good news during June, when they have secured commitments from four-star running back Jayden Miles, four-star wide receiver Sean Green, four-star linebacker Jernard Albright, three-star defensive end Jaxon Holly, and three-star linebacker Olrick Johnson III.
This is a lot of recruits coming from a program that is "poor with resources". Athletic director Michael Alford, the NIL collective "Battle's End", and the rest of the Seminoles' front office must have felt that it was a priority to get more talented high schoolers in the fold.
This doesn't sound like a university that is giving up on its football program and head coach. In fact, the Seminoles look like they are doing everything in their power to give Mike Norvell and company everything they can to be successful.
Florida State's recruiting class could be legendary if they landed Sam LeJeune, Ta'Shawn Poole, and DaJohn Yarborough
Florida State's recruiting class is a work in progress, and many fans focus so much on star rankings. While the evaluations could be a good indicator of whether they can play, the prospects are allowed to overperform or underperform their ranking.
With that said, the Seminoles had three dynamic four-star recruits on campus this weekend for official visits: Defensive lineman Sam LeJeune, Ta'Shawn Poole, and DaJohn Yarborough.
LeJeune and Poole both received crystal ball predictions in favor of the Seminoles on Sunday, which is a massive development for the program. Florida State should never turn away two recruits who are ranked inside the top 125.
Meanwhile, Yarborough doesn't have a crystal ball prediction for Florida State, but they have no offensive linemen committed to their class, and the Seminoles have made it known that he is a top priority to them.
Yes, I understand that Florida State is rated all the way down at No. 55, but Florida State could elevate itself to No. 32 in the 247Sports Composite if it grabbed all three prospects. This could be just the momentum that they need.
This doesn't even include three-star running back Marquis Fennell, three-star wide receiver Majay Thompson, and three-star defensive lineman Jason Lewis, which would then have Florida State at No. 23.
It is still very early, but this could be a ton of momentum for a Florida State program that is starving for sustainable success.
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