{"id":231499,"date":"2026-04-14T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/231499\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:19:12","slug":"fsu-football-extends-offer-to-new-offensive-tackle-recruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/231499\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Football Extends Offer to New Offensive Tackle Recruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5l\">Florida State&#8217;s efforts on the recruiting trail haven&#8217;t slowed down since the beginning of the year. Over the last four months, the Seminoles have extended a slew of new offers while positioning the board for an important summer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">There&#8217;s still a lot of work to do as #Tribe27 is currently made up of just six commitments.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/fsu\/florida-state-seminoles-college-football\/florida-state-qb-picture-coming-into-focus-spring-winds-down-ashton-daniels-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Florida State QB Picture Coming Into Focus as Spring Winds Down<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5y\">To this point in the cycle, FSU has yet to add a pledge along the offensive line. The Seminoles have signed 11 recruits in the trenches from the high school or JUCO level in the last two classes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">However, Florida State&#8217;s offensive tackle board is quite thin at the moment, and the coaching staff is expanding its list of options.<\/p>\n<p>Florida State Offers Emerging Offensive Tackle<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">On Sunday afternoon, the Seminoles extended a scholarship offer to rising senior and 2027 offensive tackle Tristan Hardin Roberts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">Hardin Roberts referred to a conversation with Hand when revealing the news on social media.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the great conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoachHand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@CoachHand<\/a> I am blessed to receive an offer from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FSUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@FSUFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Seminoles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Seminoles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gus_smith22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@gus_smith22<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coachdotch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@coachdotch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlountFTB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@BlountFTB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlountLeopards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@BlountLeopards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AL6AFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@AL6AFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScoutFball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ScoutFball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigmackmediatv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@bigmackmediatv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheUCReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheUCReport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@247Sports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamKamMartin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TeamKamMartin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/D1RecruitNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@D1RecruitNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sixstarfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@sixstarfootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/blessed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#blessed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SJj3FxjA6h\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/SJj3FxjA6h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tristan Hardin Roberts \/ The Big Ticket\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f\u203c\ufe0f (@251tristannn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/251tristannn\/status\/2043427407722434998?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">Florida State is the second P4 program to join Hardin Roberts&#8217; recruitment alongside West Virginia. The Mountaineers offered him on Friday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">Other FBS programs such as USF, Memphis, Tulane, South Alabama, Charlotte, Georgia State, and UAB are pursuing Hardin Roberts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">Outside of football, Hardin Roberts competes in basketball and track at the prep level.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">The next step for the Seminoles is getting Hardin Roberts to Tallahassee so the coaching staff can evaluate him in person.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6s\">The 6-foot-5, 295-pound offensive tackle has yet to be ranked by 247Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Information On Florida State&#8217;s 2027 Class<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6y\">Florida State holds six verbal commitments in #Tribe27, which ranks No. 25 in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Who Is Committed To FSU In The 2027 Class?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">Three-Star TE Connor Winn<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">Three-Star DE Anthony Cavallaro<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">Four-Star LB Gregory Batson<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7d\">Four-Star DB Mekhi Williams<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7g\">Three-Star DB Jemari Foreman<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">Three-Star DB DaYon Cooper<\/p>\n<p>Who Does Florida State Have Along The Offensive Line For The 2026 Season?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Nate Pabst, Redshirt Senior<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">Xavier Chaplin, Redshirt Senior<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">Andre&#8217; 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