The Florida State Seminoles are fading quickly on the recruiting trail.<\/p>\n
With other programs surging and stacking up their classes, the Seminoles find themselves falling behind. In fact, #Tribe27 has dropped outside of the top-45 in the country, and there’s no telling when or if head coach Mike Norvell will be able to right the ship.<\/p>\n
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READ MORE: Florida State Seminoles Football Checks In With Top RB Target Before Official Visit<\/a><\/p>\n Florida State’s offensive line was one of the only bright spots during the 2025 season. However, all five starters graduated at the conclusion of the campaign, leaving position coach Herb Hand back at square one.<\/p>\n So far, the Seminoles have yet to add a pledge in the trenches to their 2027 class.<\/p>\n Three-Star OL Chooses Vanderbilt After Recent FSU Offer<\/p>\n At the end of April, Hand was in Tennessee to extend an offer to three-star offensive tackle Luke Burger.<\/p>\n Despite aspirations to get Burger to Tallahassee for an official visit, the rising senior is off the board just over two weeks later.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Recently, Burger announced his commitment to Vanderbilt, choosing the Commodores over Duke, Cincinnati, and Florida State.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-7, 285-pound offensive lineman is regarded as the No. 1101 overall prospect, the No. 85 OT, and the No. 41 recruit in Tennessee in the 2027 class according to the 247Sports Composite Ratings.<\/p>\n With Burger headed elsewhere, Florida State will focus on a few other names at offensive tackle, such as four-star Li’Marcus Jones and three-star Jacob Burns. It’s a thin board at the moment.<\/p>\n Information On Florida State’s 2027 Class<\/p>\n Florida State holds six verbal commitments in #Tribe27, which ranks No. 46 in the country.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Who Is Committed To FSU In The 2027 Class?<\/p>\n Three-Star TE Connor Winn<\/p>\n Three-Star DE Anthony Cavallaro<\/p>\n Four-Star LB Gregory Batson<\/p>\n Four-Star DB Mekhi Williams<\/p>\n Three-Star DB Jemari Foreman<\/p>\n Three-Star DB DaYon Cooper<\/p>\n Who Does Florida State Have Along The Offensive Line For The 2026 Season?<\/p>\n Nate Pabst, Redshirt Senior<\/p>\n Xavier Chaplin, Redshirt Senior<\/p>\n Andre’ Otto, Redshirt Junior<\/p>\n Bradyn Joiner, Redshirt Junior<\/p>\n Chimdia Nwaiwu, Redshirt Junior<\/p>\n Steven Moore, Junior<\/p>\n Jon Daniels, Redshirt Sophomore<\/p>\n Jayden Todd, Redshirt Sophomore<\/p>\n Paul Bowling, Sophomore<\/p>\n Sean Poret, Redshirt Freshman<\/p>\n Chastan Brown, Redshirt Freshman<\/p>\n Sandman Thompson, Redshirt Freshman<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Jakobe Green, Freshman<\/p>\n Michael Ionata, Freshman<\/p>\n Luke Francis, Freshman<\/p>\n Steven Pickard, Freshman<\/p>\n Nikau Hepi, Freshman<\/p>\n Donald Akhibi, Freshman<\/p>\n Sign up for ourfree newsletter<\/a>and follow us onFacebook<\/a>,X<\/a>, andInstagram<\/a>for the latest news.<\/p>\n This article was originally published on www.si.com\/college\/fsu as Recently Offered OL Headed to SEC over Florida State Seminoles Football<\/a>.<\/p>\n