5-star wide receiver Vernell Brown III announces commitment date

Florida State football already landed a shocker by acquiring a four-star wide receiver CJ Wiley from Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia. Wiley was projected to commit to the home-state Georgia Bulldogs. However, he did the unthinkable when it was time to decide.

However, it is important to note that we still have five months before December's Early Signing Period. Recruiting is ever-changing and it deals with teenagers making one of the hardest decisions in their lifetimes.

With that being said, I expect the Seminoles to try and secure two more wide receivers in the class. It does help that wide receivers coach Ron Dugans picked up Camdon Frier, BJ Gibson, Lawayne McCoy, and Elijah Moore in the 2024 recruiting cycle.

At the wide receiver position, the talent has to continue to be replenished. You can never have too many offensive playmakers. The numbers will always work themselves out. Four targets to monitor for the Seminoles are five-star Kaliq Lockett, five-star Vernell Brown III, four-star Malik Clark, and four-star Daylan McCutcheon.

In terms of the mentioned targets, Class of 2025 five-star wide receiver Vernell Brown III from Jones High School in Orlando, Florida announced that he will be committing to the school of his choice on July 21st between Florida State, Florida, Ohio State, and Miami.

At one time, Brown III was trending heavily to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Most individuals thought that the program was preparing itself to land yet another talented wide receiver prospect.

However, the optimism started to plummet for the Buckeyes as it seems the Florida Gators now seem to lead for the Orlando native. As an outsider, you might be wondering why the Gators have surged in recruitment given their recent struggles.

It is important to remember that his father (Vernell Brown) played for the Gators in the early 2000s. However, the Seminoles did get him on an official visit during their massive recruiting weekend on June 21st. Plus, four-star quarterback commit and his 7v7 teammate Tramell Jones Jr. is trying to put his recruiting hat on for him to join Florida State.

Can the Seminoles pull off yet another wide receiver prospect upset here?