Florida State Football Recruiting: Seminoles Make Some Noise

With college football's "Christmas" just a day way, I thought it would be cool to look at the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles 2011 recruiting class.

Second-year head coach Jimbo Fisher did a fine job in his second recruiting tenure, grabbing 25 recruits: one five-star recruit, fifteen four-star recruits, six three-star recruits and two others. Fisher very well could have the deprived Seminoles back to their winning ways.

Here is a list featuring the top 10 FSU recruits of 2011.

Safety: Karlos Williams

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Listed at 6'2" and weighing in at 210 pounds, he has great size to work with and should surely grow even more over the next few years.

Williams is the No. 1 safety and No. 5 overall recruit in the country. He has the ability to crush opposing players like an inside linebacker, but also has the speed to cover the best in coverage.

If safety for whatever reason doesn't work out for Williams, he could easily grow into your prototypical outside linebacker. Williams will be teaming up with his older brother Vince Williams who currently plays linebacker for the Seminoles.

Tight End Nick O'Leary

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The grandson of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus has decided to bring his talents to Seminole country. Much bigger than his famous grandfather, O'Leary has an enormous stature at 6'4" and 230 pounds. He is the No. 2 ranked tight end and 20th overall in the country.

The young fella has plenty of potential coming out of high school. He is known more for his catching ability—522 yards (19.3 average) and six touchdowns in 2008— and needs to work on his blocking. If he can learn to be physical around the line and be utilized as a blocker as well, we could see a family of legends.

Offensive Tackle Bobby Hart

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This kid, or should I say man, is a bear at 6'5" weighing in at 298 pounds. Hart is the No. 4 offensive tackle in the entire country. If he can grow into his body a little more, he will be a grizzly bear for opposing defensive ends.

Athlete Giorgio Newberry

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Newberry is the No. 3 athlete and 27th overall recruit in the country. Listed as an athlete at 6'5" and carrying the weight of a linebacker at 249 pounds, it will interesting to see where he will play. I believe with a guy at that size and athleticism you have three options: inside linebacker, defensive tackle or offensive tackle. If the Seminoles are to put him at either tackle position, I'd like to see him add at least 30 or 40 pounds, while still holding on to his athleticism.

Athlete James Wilder Jr.

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The son of from NFL Pro Bowler James Wilder, Jr. is the fourth overall athlete and 29th overall recruit in the country. He is 6'2" but lacks the body strength for the next level at the moment, weighing only 219 pounds. Wilder will most likely play on the defensive side of the ball as he did throughout his career in high school. If he can add 15 or 20 pounds of muscle, we could be looking at a freak coming off the edge at defensive end or outside linebacker.

Cornerback Nick Waisome

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Waisome is the number two cornerback in the entire country. He was originally committed to Florida but de-committed and signed with FSU back in December of 2010. Waisome has good height at 5'10" and weighs in at a so-so weight of 168 pounds. I'd like to see him pack on maybe 10 or 15 pounds of muscle and he would be able to play any type of coverage, whether it would be press or zone coverage.

Safety Keelin Smith

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Smith has great size for the safety position at 6'3" but could grow into his body more as he weighs only 185 pounds. If he can get stronger the Seminoles could use him in a variety of packages and able to stack him in the box when need-be.

Safety Tyler Hunter

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With the third safety on our list, it looks like Jimbo Fisher wants to protect down-the-field as much as he can. The 10th overall safety in the country has the average height for a safety at 6' and pretty decent build at 197 pounds. If for whatever reason Hunter has trouble adding a few pounds I could see head coach Fisher moving Hunter to free safety, utilizing his ability to cover, making him a ball-hawk for years to come.

Wide Receiver Rashad Greene

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The number twenty receiver in the country, Greene is what I call an in-betweener, he could play the slot but can also help you on the outside. He is listed at 6'. Weighing only 170 pounds, I'm going to just have to guess he can fly down the sideline. With a nice frame at 6', his strides most likely help him on every play—he returned three punts for scores, and caught 31 passes for 510 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2009. His low reception count tells me he might need to work on his route running, but if done could become a versatile threat for FSU.

Offensive Tackle/Tight End Jordan Prestwood

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Prestwood comes in at 6'6" weighing in at 265 pounds. He is ranked the No. 10 overall offensive tackle in the country. The big guy shows versatility as he played tight end in high school. At his size, I picture a human bowling ball running through backers like bowling pins. Surely he most likely will move to tackle, FSU could give him a shot if they don't mind his lack of speed.