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4-star OLB Tyree HortonCourtesy: 247Sports

No. 1 JUCO OLB Tyree Horton Tweets Official Visits List

Justin FergusonAug 24, 2015

Top JUCO outside linebacker Tyree Horton may be committed to Florida State, but the 4-star Florida native is still going to hit a quartet of powerhouse programs with official visits.

Horton, who is rated as the No. 7 overall JUCO player in the country by 247Sports' composite rankings, tweeted Monday afternoon he would be visiting Alabama, Auburn, Florida and TCU sometime this fall:

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Alabama, Auburn, Florida and TCU are among the 15 scholarship offers Horton currently holds. All four schools offered Horton in March shortly after he committed to Florida State.

Recruits can take a maximum of five official visits, and Horton took one to Florida State in June.

"I pretty much got to see the coaching staff, meet [Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher], and just got to know the inside of the program," Horton told Chris Nee of 247Sports. "Everything else that I didn't know about FSU, I now know. I also learned about the academic programs and things like that."

Florida State recently dipped into the JUCO ranks for linebacker talent by signing former LSU player Lorenzo Phillips in the 2015 recruiting cycle.

But Florida State needs more instant-impact players at the position for the future.

"He said that I was needed, that they have a big need at that position," Horton told Nee. "They want me as an outside linebacker. … They want to use me as a guy that can go from sideline to sideline. They want me to roam. Come up and make big plays. They want me to use my speed and instincts."

Bleacher Report's Michael Felder raved about Horton's talents shortly after his commitment to Florida State in March.

"[Horton] brings experience, and I think this guy can be an anchor for that defense as they continue to add depth," Felder said. "They're going to rotate in linebackers, and I think he can be a strong part of that rotation as a player that comes in, understands what's being asked of him and has the athleticism to get the job done."

Horton had 63 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery for a touchdown last season for the Highland Community College Scotties in Kansas.

While Horton told Nee in June he was "100 percent" committed to Florida State, he will use all five of his allowed official visits.

But Horton's choices for official visits were up in the air a couple of months ago.

According to Colt Barber of 247Sports, Horton tweeted in June that he had a date set for an official visit to Baylor. He later deleted the tweet, and it now appears the Bears won't be receiving an official visit from the elite linebacker during the upcoming season.

Recruiting information courtesy of 247Sports.

Justin Ferguson is a college football writer at Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @JFergusonBR.

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