Grading FSU's 2026 Early Signing Period By Position Group: Some Hits And Filler

Not terrible coming off 7-17 over the past two years...but not close to elite.
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Defensive Linemen-GRADE B-

-Earnest Rankins- No. 161 overall four-star

-Franklin Whitley- No. 419 overall three-star

-Jaemin Pickney- No. 659 overall three-star

-Damaad Lewis- No. 461 overall three-star

-Jalen Anderson- No. 4 JUCO three-star

-Wihtlley Cadeau- No. 743 overall three-star

-Cam Brooks- No. 602 overall three-star

-Chris Carbin- No. 679 overall three-star

-Judah Daniels- No. 1056 overall three-star

The defensive line is an area FSU has to improve a ton over the next few years and they threw numbers at the problem. Most of these EDGE guys are already 230 pounds or more, with good length. There are some guys who could morph into a defensive tackle. This feels like a group of guyw that will produce at least 3-4 contributors.

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