FSU Football: Explosive Friday Afternoon Recruiting SCOOP's, & The Battle's End! 2023 Transfer Kicker Commits!
The Nole's have been extremely busy on the trail with this special open period for transfers and the 2024 HS class gaining relevance with every passing hour. Big news on a 5☆ ATH's Top 2! 23 Kicker!
2023 Transfers
Byron Vaughns | Utah State | EDGE | 6’3.5 & 216 Lbs | CO2018 3☆ | Just Offered
Noles247 Has a nice article on him by Brendan Sonnone for free here.
Twitter | @ByronVaughns
Tyler Keltner | East TN State | 75+% FGA’s | 100% 131-131 XP | Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida
🚨 Comitted! Bang Elite Kicker 🚨
The small market kicker made it in to Tallahassee on Thursday the fifth of January. Noles247 were the first one’s to report this visit. Sure seems to me like Tyler is ready to come home and make a run for a title at the highest level. To do it for your hometown squad the Florida State Seminoles? Gonna be hard to say no.
You can imagine the Football community and special teams especially with Tallahassee is pretty small once you get that specific. Can the Noles land a stud 23’ Longsnapper and a graduate transfer kicker both from right in their backyard? I believe so. All thats missing is the holder but FAMU has him in the form of Trey Willhoit .
2024 High School
| Joshisa Trader | Chaminade-Madonna Prep | Hollywood, FL | 5☆ | #2 ATH |6’1” 170 lbs | #5 In FL | #11 Overall
Zach Blostein of Noles247 broke a major scoop this morning that Joshisa Trader (Twitter | @joshisathe1) is down to two teams. Not only that, but also FSU is one of the two. He also mentions how he enjoyed watching Johnny Wilsons 200+ yard performance in the Oklahoma game.
I’m a big-time Joshisa Trader fan and Norvell and if company can get him to commit it will be huge for high school recruiting. Every five-star is a massive rank up in that game and Miami and UF included the teams cut out of his original top list.
Twitter | @ZBLostein247 | Noles247.com
Also
The Battle’s End Retainments
Jakhi Douglas | Senior WR
He will officially be returning for 2023. You may look at the stat sheet and think it’s not a big retainment but youd be totally wrong. This wide reciever woth running back traits is exrremely dependable and impervious to pressure or the moment. He is the definition of clutch and a major locker room leadr. Thank you Jakhi!
Don’t forget to check out our Battle’s End Mega-Hub right here.
Twitter | @TheBattlesEnd | @JakhiDouglas
Brendan Gant | Senior Linebacker
Brendan Gant came from the high-school ranks to Florida State and has had a pretty up and down career littered with injuries and position changes.
Back in 2021 Mike Norvell and defensive coordinator Adam Fuller put their heads together with the rest of the defensive staff. The outcome was what i believe will be his final postion at FSU: linebacker. Gant showed tremendous growth throughout 2022 and im expecting another big leap this calender year.
Johnny Wilson | RS Sophomore | WR
What can be said about Johnny Wilson? They guy is a six foot seven absolute giant at the wide reciever position and can still run right by cornerbacks. When you watch him its hard to believe. He plays with a fluidity as a big man you rarely see and remind’s Nole fans of a young Kelvin Benjamin.
Although we had expected this one, and he did sign a Brand Ambassadeur deal with the Rising Spear collective just back on December 18th. We now have our confirmation that our big play man will be back!
Twitter | @TheBattlesEnd @jjohnnyWilson
Derrick McClendon | RS Sophomore DE |
Derrick will be heading into his fourth year as we have entered the new year. 2022 was a very good year for him as he really elevated his level of play in order to replace part of the production Keir Thomas took with him. He has bulked up considerably to be that edge setting run stopping defensive end we needed and figures for a good year in 2023.
Twitter | @DMAC1513
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