Florida State recruiting: Mid-May updates
GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 29: Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell looks on during the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Florida Gators on November 29, 2025 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As we trek through the first half of May and get closer to the summer official visit window, let’s take a fresh look at the recruiting landscape for Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles. If you’d like to take a look where things stood roughly five weeks ago and remind yourselves of the new rules around official visits, check out the link here: Who is already committed in #Tribe27?
No new additions since the last thread: 3-star tight end Connor Winn (FL) 4-star edge Anthony Cavallaro (FL) 4-star linebacker Gregory Batson (GA) 4-star defensive back Mekhi Williams (FL) 3-star defensive back Jemari Foreman (FL) 3-star defensive back DaYon Cooper (TN) Have top targets on the position boards changed? Who are some names to know at each position? QB : As expected, Wonderful “Champ” Monds IV elected to go with a more stable program, choosing Notre Dame over Ohio State, Florida, and FSU.
There are a couple of other names like Logan Flaherty (decommitted from UCF) and DJ Hunter floating out there but I’m still sticking with my prediction that if FSU takes a prep QB this cycle out of the names we currently know, it will be Flaherty. He has numerous family connections to Florida State and would not be a costly addition to the QB room. There is smoke out there that FSU may not take a prep QB at all, which would be a mistake in my opinion- talk about adding even more negative recruiting fodder, my goodness.
I’m not a big fan of Flaherty- he has a weird throwing motion that needs a lot of correction. But with FSU having (stupidly) put all its eggs in the Monds basket, this is where we are now. While it certainly increases his earning power (and was the family’s primary motivation, IMO), I think Monds would’ve benefitted from sticking in the 2028 class.
Maybe a coaching change or something happens with ND and FSU could throw money at Monds again, but things don’t look good at QB this cycle. RB : The three names I mentioned last month were Ty Keys, Gary Walker, and Marquis Fennell, with the Seminoles trending heavily for Keys and Fennell. Despite the best efforts of new RB coach Kam Martin, Keys and Florida State couldn’t agree on a number.
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