We feel confident right now in penciling in three of the remaining targets into FSU’s class.
Marvin Wilson - Sources are still very confident in Wilson signing with FSU on February 1st.
Jimbo Fisher,
Tim Brewster and
Odell Haggins will be using their final visit with Wilson on Thursday.
Levi Jones - FSU gets the final visit with him this weekend. He may go to Texas A&M for a mid-week trip, but right now that’s unknown. FSU feels good about where they sit. UF and USC are the biggest threat to FSU right now.
Neil Farrell - Multiple sources feel a flip from LSU is a real possibility and he’ll be on campus at FSU this weekend for an official visit. This is more of a projection for me, but I do think he flips as long as things go as planned this weekend. I’m getting real close to putting in a Crystal Ball.
With those three counted, FSU would now have about one or two spots remaining. To me the next most likely names get a little trickier. It all comes down to who visits.
Out of these three, I feel if they make it to campus they’ll join the class.
Maleik Gray - FSU has left the door open for him to visit. He knows that and has been in contact with the staff over the weekend. The decision is now in his hands, he either comes in or he doesn’t, FSU won’t beg for him to do so with where they’re at numbers wise. I’m leaning toward Gray signing with Tennessee.
B.J. Thompson - Despite him tweeting last night that he has an offer and an official visit set for this weekend, I think things will be fluid with him all week. FSU loves his athleticism and versatility, but they need to figure out if he has a spot. It’ll depend on what some of the names above decide to do.
Willie Gay - FSU hasn’t let off the gas on Gay. Brewster was in-home with him last week and even though Gay hasn’t gone on record saying he’s visiting FSU this weekend, sources we speak with expect him in Tallahassee. If he shows up on campus this weekend I’ll probably put in a Crystal Ball pick. It all hinges on the visit.
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The next group of names I’m not even sure I’d qualify as ‘longshots’ anymore. I think FSU is solidly in the mix for all of them.
Henry Ruggs III - FSU-Alabama battle. Ruggs took an official visit to Alabama over the weekend. I expect
Jimbo Fisher and
Lawrence Dawsey to visit him either today or tomorrow. A source tells me this one is about 50/50 right now.
Devonta Smith - I feel more confident in Ruggs joining FSU’s class than I do about Smith.
Jimbo Fisher and
Lawrence Dawsey will do their in-home visit with Smith early in the week, either Monday or Tuesday.
Leonard Warner - The whole squad will be in to see Warner and his family this week. This group should include
Jimbo Fisher,
Bill Miller and
Jay Graham. Sources I speak with feel Stanford is the biggest threat for FSU, although UGA is also still very much in play.
Jarez Parks - This is the toughest of the remaining targets to get a read on. FSU highly values Parks, but right now I feel he’s Alabama’s to lose. We’ll work on getting an update on him, or with him, later this week.
, just heard he was all UF and we moved on from him
