FSU RECRUITING FOR 2026 CYCLE
Florida State football has the 14th-best recruiting class in the 2026 cycle, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. This is something that the fan base wants to see improved, considering that the national perception is that head football coach Mike Norvell and the staff "only recruit transfers".
The Seminoles have twenty-two prospects in the fold, and there will be plenty more that they want to add in the cycle. One position that they had some bad luck on during the summer was linebacker.
They currently have four-star Karon Maycock and three-star Noah LaVallee at the position in the class, but the staff would like to add another talented option in the mix. They missed on five-star Xavier Griffin, four-star TJ White, four-star Jordan Campbell, four-star Rodney Colton Jr., and three-star Jayden Griffin-Haynes.
IZAYIA WILLIAMS
There are still options on the table for the Seminoles as four-star DQ Forkpa delayed his commitment. However, I want to discuss four-star linebacker Izayia Williams from Tavares, Florida, who is currently pledged to the Ole Miss Rebels.
Williams might sound familiar to some of the fan base because he used to be committed to Florida State. He had been committed to Florida State, Florida, Syracuse, and now Ole Miss. I believe that he could have pledged to Miami, too, if they wanted to take his commitment.
As it relates to this article, the talented linebacker is expected to visit Tallahassee during Florida State's season-opening game versus Alabama.
This is a game that the coaching staff has to connect on with securing a victory, especially with recruits on campus and the world watching on the opening weekend of college football (besides Week 0).
I am not suggesting that the linebacker flips back to Florida State because he is unpredictable in the recruiting process, but it is a name worth mentioning.