Xavier Lee to Florida State
The long wait for Seminole fans is finally over. After months of anticipation five-star signal caller Xavier Lee announced at his high school football banquet Sunday night that he had committed to Florida State.
"I visited my top three schools and the visit I had the most fun on was Texas but when it came down to it I had to go where my family is and where my heart is," Lee said. "I'm going to go spend the rest of my college career with a very old coach (laugh). I'm going to Florida State to play for Bobby Bowden."
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'Noles land speedy wide receiver Kenny "Special-K" O'Neal
With Sunday's commitments, Florida State's offensive recruiting class is pretty much complete. The big news of the day was the announcement from super quarterback Xavier Lee that he was going to be a Seminole. However, there was also good news from the west coast. Warchant.com confirmed Sunday that speedy wide receiver Kenny "Special-K" O'Neal had also given the FSU coaches a commitment.
The four-star receiver was a virtual unknown to Florida State a few weeks ago but he became a prime target after his film reached the Seminole coaching staff. He was quickly offered a scholarship but it looked like FSU had an uphill battle against the Georgia Bulldogs, the top school from his native state. However, after taking a closer look at the passing games of the two programs he opted for the Seminoles.
Funny thing Xavier Lee said .... I think he's slamming Chris Rix here :p
Warchant.com: "Everyone has their opinion on what you can bring to Florida State's offense, but what do you think you bring to the table?"
Xavier Lee: "Bring back a Charlie Ward-type quarterback to the school. Have fun, spread the ball around, be athletic with the ball and not make stupid decisions at the same time. Just have fun and play my game, and bring a lot of excitement to the passing game and just light it up."
So far ...
Name Pos Stars RR Ht/Wt Rank Hometown
Xavier Lee QB ***** 6.1 6-4/200 1 Daytona Beach, FL
Drew Weatherford QB **** 5.9 6-3/205 6 Land O'Lakes, FL
Trevor Ford DB **** 5.9 6-1/187 6 Miami, FL
Jamaal Edwards RB **** 6.0 6-0/202 7 Greensboro, NC
Jacky Claude OL **** 5.8 6-4/290 8 Miami, FL
Jonathan Warren DB **** 5.8 6-1/190 9 Madison, FL
Carl Grimes ATH **** 5.8 5-9/175 9 Detroit, MI
Dumaka Atkins OL **** 5.8 6-4/280 11 Sarasota, FL
Darrell Robertson DE *** 5.6 6-5/215 16 Jonesboro, GA
Gary Cismesia K ** 5.4 5-11/209 16 Parrish, FL
Cornelius Lewis OL *** 5.7 6-4/305 18 Jacksonville, FL
Kenny O'Neal WR **** 5.8 6-0/195 20 Oakland, CA
Greg Carr WR **** 5.8 6-5/200 21 Citra, FL
Lamar Lewis RB *** 5.5 5-9/188 24 Jacksonville, FL
Courtney Abbott OL *** 5.6 6-9/335 30 Atlanta, GA
Geoff Berniard OL *** 5.5 6-8/320 46 Lafayette, LA
DeCody Fagg WR *** - 6-3/185 NR Chatham, VA
Joe Surratt RB ** 5.4 6-1/255 NR Pace, FL
Hoping for commits from Pressley and Williams now!
Abbott is a fat bastard.
So far for us:
Already signed:
Robert Johnson QB ***** (JUCO) 6-1/195/4.45 (NR) Reedley, CA
Charlie Glover DT **** (JUCO) 6-4/265/4.8 (NR) Reedley, CA
Brett Bischofberger DT *** (JUCO) 6-3/270/4.8 (NR) Orville, CA
Committed:
Graham Harrell QB **** (5.9) 6-2/185/4.6 (7) Ennis, TX
Anthony Jenkins WR/DB **** (5.8) 6-0/180/4.4 (12) Ennis, TX
Marquis Johnson WR/DB **** (JUCO) 6-3/210/4.4 (NR) Hutchinson, KS
Sylvester Brinkley LB **** (JUCO) 6-4/225/4.55 (NR) Reedley, CA
Darcel McBath WR/DB *** (5.6) 6-2/180/4.4 (36) Gainesville, TX
Dwayne Slay S *** (JUCO) 6-4/210/4.4 (NR) Reedley, CA
Shae Reagan ATH *** (5.7) 6-3/240/4.6 (24) Idalou, TX
Danny Amendola WR *** (5.5) 5-11/185/4.5 (56) The Woodlands, TX
David Chatterton OL *** (5.2) 6-5/290/5.0 (NR) Rowley, TX
Dek Bake DE *** (JUCO) 6-6/260/4.7 (NR) Fresno, CA
Marcus Campbell DT *** (JUCO) 6-4/305/4.9 (NR) Reedley, CA
And then we have 13 ** commits for a total of 27 commits/signees.
Quote from: DarkMinion on January 26, 2004, 11:03 PM
Abbott is a fat bastard.
Dude, he's 6'9"
Kenny Ingram and Aaron Jones will announce on Wednesday.
FAT.....BASTARD
I saw his pic.... :P
Texas Tech is up to #23! You guys are doing pretty good. The future is looking up.
Three days from Signing Day, here's our commit list.
http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/FSUcommits.htm (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/FSUcommits.htm)
Bad link!
Fixed
DeCody Fagg? That supports my theory of FSU being homosexual.
Quote from: Hazard on February 01, 2004, 04:07 PM
DeCody Fagg? That supports my theory of FSU being homosexual.
In what way?
Add one more 4-star commit. Jae Thaxton, LB. For a while we thought we weren't going to get a linebacker, now we have two 4-stars. Much rejoicing!
22 commits, avg stars == 3.55.
Will probably get (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) Emmanuel Dunbar, too. On a 1-20 scale, he rated his top three as FSU 18, Oklahoma 15, NC State 14.
http://floridastate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=20949 (http://floridastate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=20949)
Deerfield Beach (FL)
Strongside defensive end
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 265 pounds
40-yard dash: 4.7 seconds
Monday night we'll know if the Tallahassee Lincoln (my old rival school) will send two more to FSU.
(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) and Rivals #1 Guard, Calvin Darity, and (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) and Rivals #9 Outside Linebacker, Rodney Gallon, will commit at 6pm on a local TV station broadcast.
http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=263321 (http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=263321)
Hey, we both got (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) QB's :P
Quote from: DarkMinion on February 02, 2004, 07:40 AM
Hey, we both got (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) QB's :P
Who? Xavier Lee is also, and committed to us. You got the other two? Nice.
Anyone have the Gators list? I'm curious.
No, I meant we both have one (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) QB committed apiece. Except ours is already signed :P
Quote from: DarkMinion on February 02, 2004, 12:52 PM
No, I meant we both have one (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) QB committed apiece. Except ours is already signed :P
Awesome. How are you doing for receivers and offensive linemen? Gotta have someone to catch, and to protect QB or he'll be seeing (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) after every play ;)
Our offensive line only loses 1 starter, and we have a few guys coming in, we're fine there...
WR is easily our deepest position, even though we lost 3 senior starters.
Next year probably starters at WR:
H (outside receiver): Nehemiah Glover (SR 5'9" 168 - Not highly recruited out of La Marque, TX - Lightning fast player, reminds me alot of Roscoe Parrish), Jarrett Hicks (SO 6'4" 205 - Again, not a highly recruited player out of Houston, TX, played in an option offense in HS and got no pub as a result, has really stepped up for us)
X (inside receiver): Thomas Bachman (RS SO 5'11" 190 - Highly recruited WR out of Evangel Christian Academy, LA), Joel Filani (SO 6'3" 220 - Highly recruited WR from AZ)
Y (outside receiver): Marquis Johnson (JR 6'3" 210 - (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) WR coming in from JUCO in KS), Cody Fuller (JR 6'0" 190)
Z (inside receiver/TE): David Weems (RS FR 6'4" 230 - Highly recruited player out of Conroe, TX, top 10 TE in the country last year, really impressed the coaches before this year, but they decided to redshirt him, I fully expect to see him starting as a RS FR), Gabe Hall (RS SO 6'5" 250 - Was placed on a medical redshirt this year, should be a contributor), Bristol Olomua (SO TR 6'5" 230 - Transfer from BYU, nephew of our OL coach) - This position is technically referred to as the tight end, but it's not a true tight end, as they are usually split off from the line
Incoming WR:
Anthony Jenkins - (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) (6'0" 185) Ennis, TX
Marquis Johnson - (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) (6'3" 210) JUCO
Darcel McBath - (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) (6'2" 180) Gainesville, TX - will probably be a DB though
Danny Amendola - (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) (5'11" 185) The Woodlands, TX
And a couple of odd (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) recruits as well...
Well we got Rodney Gallon (#8 Rivals LB) committed to FSU.
Lost Calvin Darity (#1 Rivals OL) who committed to North Carolina. Makes sense, Darity has a 3.89 GPA and 1100 SAT. Guy that smart should go to UNC. Their campus is very pretty too and supports studying.
Willie Williams talks about his visit with the Gators:
Asked his highlight of the visit, he said, "I'd have to say it was probably the hotel breakfast – every night we ate fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and stuff like that. The breakfast had more variety. That was the highlight, so that can pretty much tell you what I thought of the visit."
It looks like he's probably a Hurricane.
Add two more 4-stars to FSU list. We now have 25 commits/LOI averaging 3.6 stars. Kick ass. Still holding breath for Brandon Miller, DeMario Pressley, and Willie Williams.
14 LOI's signed so far. 3 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 3 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 8 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)
NICE! We're doing excellent too. I updated our commits list just now.
http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/FSUCommits.htm (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/FSUCommits.htm)
(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) - 1 LOI
(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) - 15 LOI
(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) - 7 LOI
(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif) - 2 LOI
Updated with our guys already signed earlier...
22 LOI's signed so far. 1 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 4 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 6 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 11 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)
Quote from: DarkMinion on February 04, 2004, 11:30 AM
Updated with our guys already signed earlier...
20 LOI's signed so far. 1 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 4 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 6 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif), 9 (http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)(http://www.valhallalegends.com/pub/stargold.gif)
FSUCommits updated again. Almost everyone signed. Lost Grimes to Michigan State. Willie Williams to Miami as expected, Marcus Walker to Oklahoma, Lambert to Notre Dame.
A 1110 SAT is high?
Quote from: Hazard on February 04, 2004, 02:51 PM
A 1110 SAT is high?
I wouldn't think so. But a 3.89 GPA is higher than average for even non-football players.
How's Florida doing today? I haven't seen a list, but I read you got some good ones.
HAHA ... No sooner than Willie Williams signs with Miami, and his trouble with the law is announced.
http://miami.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=264636 (http://miami.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=264636)