FSU Football Recruiting Update: Seminoles Stocking Up In 2017

An FSU football recruiting update as the Seminoles stock up on talent for 2017.

The 2015 season was supped to be a transitionary period for the Seminoles.

FSU wound up finishing 10-3 but fell to Houston, 38-24, in the Peach Bowl. So it wasn’t exactly the level of success Seminoles fans hoped for, but it’s not like the program fell off a cliff following Jameis Winston’s departure for the NFL.

With names like Malik Henry and Brian Burns highlighting Jimbo Fisher’s 2016 recruiting haul, FSU finished with the No. 3 class in the nation.

It’s been more than a month since the Seminoles tacked on 25 commits ready to don the garnet and gold, but Fisher’s work isn’t close to being over.

The FSU head coach is already laying the foundation for his 2017 class. Most recently, Fisher made a big move for distant future by landing a commitment from class of 2019, running back James Cook, brother of Dalvin Cook.

While Fisher continues to tear up the recruiting trail, the Seminoles are getting even closer to returning to the championship level they reached back in the 2013-14 season.

Below is a breakdown of FSU’s 2017 class as it stands right now.

Note: Scout rankings and ratings used in this article.

FSU Football Recruiting Update

Complete Class

No. 4 Overall Class

Total Commits: 7

5-Star Commits: 1

4-Star Commits: 5

3-Star Commits: 1

VanDarius Cowan: 5-Star, No. 2 OLB, No. 22 Overall

Zaquandre White: 4-Star, No. 11 RB, No. 108 Overall

Cyrus Fagan: 4-Star, No. 8 S, No. 114 Overall

D.J. Matthews: 4-Star, No. 18 WR, No. 131 Overall

Ja’len Parks: 4-Star, No. 9 DT, No. 164 Overall

Cory Durden: 4-Star, No. 19 DT, No. 262 Overall

Bradley Jennings Jr.: 3-Star, No. 50 OLB, Unranked Overall

Top Targets

Dylan Moses: 5-Star, No. 1 ATH, No. 2 Overall

Marvin Wilson: 5-Star, No. 1 DT, No. 9 Overall

Tedarrell Slaton: 5-Star, No. 1 OG, No. 6 Overall

Stanford Samuels III: 5-Star, No. 1 CB, No. 10 Overall

D’Andre Swift: 4-Star, No. 3 RB, No. 27 Overall

Tweet Of The Week

Finally A Five Star .. Thanks To Scout Been Working hard for it !! @ChadSimmons_ pic.twitter.com/6PPKuDHxqK

— VanDarius Cowan #8 (@vandarius98) March 10, 2016

Scouting The Enemy

3-Star RB Travis Levy committed to Boston College (3/7/2016)

4-Star RB Cordarrian Richardson committed to Clemson (3/6/2016)

3-Star WR Rodney Scott committed to Miami (3/7/2016)

3-Star DT Grant Gibson committed to NC State (3/1/2016)

Recent FSU Offers

Levi Jones, 2017 4-Star, No. 7 OLB, No. 122 Overall, Austin, Texas

Sam Ehlinger, 2017 4-Star, No. 7 QB, No. 65 Overall, Austin, Texas (Texas Commit)

Tate Martell, 2017 5-Star, No. 1 QB, No. 12 Overall, Las Vegas, Nev.(Texas A&M Commit)

Aaron Odom, 2017 4-Star, No. 19 DE, No. 216 Overall, Jackson, Miss.

Alexander Marshall, 2017 3-Star, No. 19 TE, Unranked Overall, Andover, N.H.

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