An example of some...uhm, problematic recruiting

Oct 18, 2018, 2:05 PM

Was just randomly curious about their future prospects, so I was nosing around on Warchant. And was, well, surprised. I will present to you, for your perusal, Florida State's 2019 commitment list, per Rivals.com:
https://floridastate.rivals.com/commitments/football/2019

Looks good, right...if maybe a notch below FSU's usual standards? #14 overall. A five-star (Akeem Dent), a whole boatload of 4's. Looks nice. On paper.

Just one problem: the class distribution. I see six - repeat 6! - DB's. Another four ends, and a defensive tackle. While this thoroughly addresses whatever needs FSU may have in the foreseeable future regarding both FSU's pass-rush and coverage, there's still the slight issue that FSU has just five players committed at positions other than DL and DB.

They have a quarterback - Sam Howell out of Monroe, NC. Sprightly little 6'1" QB who looks like a whiter version of Deandre Francois. Seems a decent prospect. Throws a nice ball, mobile. He even has a big WR to throw to, king-sized 6'5" Maurice Goolsby, and two OL to protect him, one 4-star and one 3-star...on second thought, considering how well Clemson's OL recruiting is going, maybe I shouldn't comment on that. And there's a linebacker, too.

And that's it. But while FSU has glaring needs everywhere, FSU desperately needs offensive linemen - their OL is, well, an atrocity at the moment - and they're running low on RB's too. Former 5-star Jacques Patrick is gone after this year (how is he already a senior...good God FSU wastes some talent) and rumors are Cam Akers is looking to get out of town too. Akers - a mondo talent - has run for all of 362 yards this year (4.1 yards per rush) behind that aforementioned OL - and oh, yeah, that includes an 85-yard run in the opener against VT. (After that, it's been 87 rushes for all of 277 yards...3.19 yards per rush. If I was a former 5-star RB with offers from everywhere, I'd be looking to skeddaddle outta town too. Yeesh.)

Their top receiver Nyqwan Murrary is another speed guy and he's a junior; look for him to bolt to the NFL too. Maybe one of those DB's can tote the rock.

So believe it or not: bad as FSU is now, they might be even worse next year.

I honestly never thought I'd see FSU here, especially not this soon. They won a national title with Famous Jameis in 2013-2014 and were in the first round of playoffs in 2014...though, it's worth noting, Oregon did beat them by 39 points.

There's still time, I suppose, and Taggart is supposedly a great recruiter...but the 'Noles are just way behind at the moment and they are in serious "talent bleed mode". They need another dozen guys just to plug the holes.

Crazytown.

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