Florida State Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Florida State recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Florida State commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2009 class includes 16 commits, including 9 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.69. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2009 Florida State: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 175.62
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 56.3%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
16
Average Stars
3.69
Blue-Chip Recruits
9(56%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 9
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2009.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
16 recruits found in 2009.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobbi McDaniel | DT | 5★ | 99.7 | 6'0" | 267 lbs | Greenville, FL | Madison County | Retained |
| Greg Reid | CB | 5★ | 98.8 | 5'9" | 175 lbs | Valdosta, GA | Lowndes | Retained |
| Demonte McAllister | DT | 4★ | 97.4 | 6'2" | 285 lbs | Tampa, FL | Alonso | Retained |
| Willie Downs | ATH | 4★ | 96.7 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Tallahassee, FL | Amos P. Godby | Retained |
| Rodney Smith | WR | 4★ | 92.5 | 6'6" | 200 lbs | Miami, FL | Archbishop Carroll | Retained |
| Lonnie Pryor | RB | 4★ | 92.2 | 6'1" | 195 lbs | Okeechobee, FL | Okeechobee | Retained |
| Jajuan Harley | S | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Tallahassee, FL | Rickards | Retained |
| Gerald Demps | S | 4★ | 89.6 | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Valdosta, GA | Lowndes | Retained |
| Chris Thompson | RB | 4★ | 89.5 | 5'8" | 175 lbs | Greenville, FL | Madison County | Retained |
| Xavier Rhodes | WR | 3★ | 85.6 | 6'2" | 187 lbs | Miami, FL | Norland | Retained |
| Dustin Hopkins | K | 3★ | 85.6 | 6'2" | 175 lbs | Houston, TX | Clear Lake | Retained |
| Bryan Stork | OC | 3★ | 85.4 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | Retained |
| John Prior | OT | 3★ | 85.4 | 6'6" | 285 lbs | Portsmouth, OH | Portsmouth | Retained |
| Justin Bright | S | 3★ | 85.2 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Duncan, SC | Byrnes | Retained |
| Will Secord | PRO | 3★ | 85.2 | 6'1" | 200 lbs | Frisco, TX | Wakeland | Retained |
| Dan Hicks | SDE | 3★ | 83.9 | 6'4" | 265 lbs | Oxford, MS | Oxford | Retained |
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