Florida State
KEY LOSSES: DB Jalen Ramsey, K Roberto Aguayo, LB Reggie Northrup, DB Lamarcus Brutus, LB Terrance Smith, DB Tyler Hunter, P Cason Beatty
ORAL COMMITMENTS (11)
Player | Pos. | Ht./Wt. | School |
Mike Arnold | OT | 6-6/320 | New Berlin (N.Y.) Milford |
Josh Ball | OT | 6-7/300 | Fredericksburg (Va.) Stafford |
Jamel Cook | ATH | 6-4/185 | Miami Central |
Baveon Johnson | OL | 6-3/320 | Lakeland Lake Gibson |
Keion Joyner | LB | 6-3/200 | Havelock (N.C.) |
Kyle Meyers | DB | 6-0/170 | New Orleans Holy Cross |
Amir Rasul | RB | 5-10/190 | Coral Gables |
Emmett Rice | LB | 6-3/195 | Miami Norland |
Levonta Taylor | DB | 5-11/180 | Virginia Beach (Va.) Ocean Lakes |
Logan Tyler | K | 6-0/195 | Nixa (Mo.) |
Naseir Upshur | TE | 6-2/235 | Philadelphia Imhotep Institute |
EARLY ENROLLEES (7) | |||
Ricky Aguayo | K | 6-0/175 | Bradenton IMG Academy |
Walvenski Aime | DT | 6-5/295 | Fort Scott (Kan.) C.C. |
Andrew Boselli | OL | 6-4/290 | Jacksonville Episcopal |
Josh Brown | LB | 6-3/215 | Charlotte (N.C.) Mallard Creek |
Malik Henry | QB | 6-3/185 | Long Beach (Calif.) Poly |
Janarius Robinson | DE | 6-6/253 | Panama City Bay |
Cedric Wood | DT | 6-4/285 | Tallahassee Godby |
HOT PROSPECTS: The Seminoles are on track for a ninth consecutive top-10 recruiting class with commitments from nine of Rivals' top 250 prospects (only LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia have more). Taylor — the nation's top-rated cornerback — is the only five-star commit. Early enrollee Aguayo will likely replace his brother Roberto as the starting kicker. Dual-threat QB Henry is a top-50 talent, expected to contend for the starting job by 2017. Cook is the cousin of FSU star Dalvin Cook and the latest member of a Miami Central pipeline that includes Devonta Freeman and Da'Vante Phillips.
Matt Baker, Times staff writer