Florida State's 2015 football recruiting class

EARLY ENROLLEES

Name Ht Wt Pos Hometown (HS/Previous School)

Calvin Brewton 6-0 175 DB Miami, Fla. (Miami Central)
George Campbell 6-3 183 WR Clearwater, Fla. (East Lake)
Ethan Frith 6-7 336 OL Summit, Miss. (North Pike)
Derwin James 6-2 205 DB Haines City, Fla. (Haines City)
De’Andre Johnson 6-2 186 QB Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast)
Jacques Patrick 6-1 230 RB Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek)
Da’Vante Phillips 6-1 206 WR Miami, Fla. (Miami Central)
Josh Sweat 6-5 240 DE Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith)

SIGNEES

Name Ht Wt Pos Hometown (HS/Previous School)

Abdul Bello 6-6 300 OL Uyo, Nigeria (Montverde [Fla.] Academy)
Deondre Francois 6-2 191 QB Orlando, Fla. (IMG Academy [Bradenton, Fla.])
Sh’Mar Kilby-Lane 6-2 220 LB Hallandale Beach, Fla. (Hallandale)
Marcus Lewis 6-2 194 DB Washington D.C. (Gonzaga College H.S.)
Tarvarus McFadden 6-3 200 DB Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage)
Cole Minshew 6-6 320 OL Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee County)
Nyqwan Murray 5-11 164 WR Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge)
Lorenzo Phillips 6-3 230 LB Patterson, La. (East Mississippi C.C.)
David Robbins 6-5 305 OL Glenelg, Md. (Glenelg)
Auden Tate 6-5 205 WR Tampa, Fla. (Wharton)
Darvin Taylor 6-3 305 DT Chester, Va. (Thomas Dale)
A.J. Westbrook 6-0 180 DB Daytona Beach, Fla. (Mainland)

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EARLY ENROLLEES BIOS

Calvin Brewton DB, 6-0, 175 Miami, Fla./Miami Central

Enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…consensus four-star recruit and one of the nation’s top defensive back recruits…rated the country’s 14th-best safety and the No. 187 overall player in the nation by Scout…ranked the nation’s No. 26 safety and No. 49 player in Florida by Rivals…rated the No. 29 safety and the 71st-best prospect in Florida by ESPN…played for Team Black in the U.S. Army All-American Game on Jan. 3…first Miami Central player to earn a U.S. Army All-American Game invitation...invited to “The Opening,” an all-star prospect camp held on Nike’s campus last summer…lockdown defensive back who had 15 tackles and an interception as a senior at Miami Central, leading the Rockets to a 14-1 record and their third consecutive 6A state championship…honorable mention All-State Class 6A honoree…picked FSU over offers from Notre Dame, Clemson and Georgia among others.

George Campbell WR, 6-3, 183 Clearwater, Fla./East Lake

The five-star recruit and the seventh-best player in the nation according to ESPN is enrolled at Florida State for the spring semester and is expected to participate in spring practice…rated a five-star recruit and the No. 5 wide receiver and No. 26 player in the nation from Rivals…ranked the No. 6 wide receiver and the No. 34 overall prospect in the nation by Scout…Ranked the No. 1 “athlete” in the country and the third-best prospect in Florida by ESPN…starred for Team Highlight in the Under Armour All-American Game on Jan. 2, totaling two receptions for 68 yards, including a 60-yard catch, to help his squad to a 46-6 victory…finished with 62 receptions for 880 yards and 12 touchdown receptions and led East Lake to the state playoffs as a senior…scored 18 touchdowns overall in 2014, adding three punt return scores, two kick return touchdowns and a rushing score…named to the 2014 American Family Insurance All-USA Football Second Team and the All-Florida Football First Team…2014 Florida All-State Class 7A First Team selection…selected Florida State over offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia and Alabama among others.

Ethan Frith OT, 6-7, 336 Summit, Miss./North Pike

Consensus three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and Scout from the 2014 Class who deferred his enrollment a semester to recover from shoulder surgery…committed early after the Jimbo Fisher Camp in the summer of 2013…ranked the nation’s No. 57 offensive tackle prospect and No. 16 player in Mississippi by 247Sports in the 2014 Class…ranked the No. 48 offensive tackle and No. 22 player in Mississippi by ESPN…No. 88 offensive tackle by Scout…captain at North Pike and led team to the playoffs in 2013…played on South team in Mississippi’s Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic…selected to the Clarion-Ledger All-State Second Team…nabbed Region7-4A All-Region Team honors…ranked No. 15 player in Mississippi in BulldogBlitz.com Preseason Mississippi Top 50 for 2014…chose FSU over Mississippi State and Louisiana-Lafayette.

Derwin James DB, 6-2, 205 Haines City, Fla./Haines City

The consensus top defensive back in the nation and a five-star recruit enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…committed to the Seminoles in 2012…rated the nation’s No. 1 safety by ESPN, Rivals, and Scout…ranked the No. 5 player in the country and Florida’s top safety prospect by Rivals…ranked the sixth-best player in the country by Scout and No. 8 in the ESPN300…starred at safety in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2 where he led Team Highlight to a 46-6 victory…had 94 tackles and four interceptions in eight games for Haines City High School in 2014…added 11 receptions for 181 yards and two scores on offense…captured 2014 American Family Insurance All-USA Football Second Team honors and All-Florida First Team accolades…2014 Florida All-State Class 7A First Team selection…selected Florida State over offers from Auburn, Clemson, Florida and Miami.

De’Andre Johnson QB, 6-2, 186Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast

2014 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football and one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the nation enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…rated a four-star prospect and the nation’s No. 7 dual-threat quarterback by ESPN…captured a four-star rating from Rivals and was rated the nation’s No. 12 quarterback and the 35th-best player in Florida…nabbed a three-star ranking from Scout…passed for 3,710 yards and 47 touchdowns to go along with 398 yards and nine scores on the ground to lead First Coast High School to a 12-1 record and the Class 8A regional finals…earned Class 8A Player of the Year honors in addition to Mr. Football…four-year starter in high school who finished with 11,697 career passing yards, 131 career touchdown passes, 23 career rushing touchdowns, 1,091 career rushing yards and a career record of 46-5…completed 686 of 1,105 pass attempts for a 62 percent completion percentage for his prep career…played in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2 where he led Team Armour with 71 yards of total offense…8A All-State First Team selection in 2013 and 2014…committed to Florida State in 2012 and never wavered despite offers from Auburn, Clemson, Ohio State and Tennessee among others.

Jacques Patrick RB, 6-1, 230 Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek

The five-star recruit and Rivals’ No. 3 running back enrolled at Florida State in January and is expected to participate in spring practice…tabbed a four-star recruit and the nation’s No. 3 running back by ESPN…ranked the 14th-best player in Florida and No. 49 on the ESPN300…earned a four-star rating, the nation’s seventh-best running back distinction and No. 61 overall player by Scout…put up huge numbers during his high school career, totaling 2,576 yards on 276 carries and 32 touchdowns en route to Florida Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a senior at Timber Creek this past fall…totaled 7,922 rushing yards and 103 touchdowns in his prep career…8A All-State First Team selection in 2013 and 2014…2014 American Family Insurance All-USA Football Second Team and All-Florida Football First Team…American Family Insurance Florida Offensive Player of the Year in 2014…played in Under Armour All-American Game on Jan. 2, rushing for 13 yards on four carries…Picked FSU over offers from Ohio State, Texas A&M and Alabama among others.

Da’Vante Phillips WR, 6-1, 206Miami, Fla./Miami Central

Enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…consensus four-star recruit…rated as the No. 6 wide receiver and No. 11 athlete from the state of Florida by ESPN and ranked as the nation’s 44th-best overall player in the ESPN300…rated as the No. 10 wide receiver and No. 89 player in the country, as well as the No. 19 player from the state of Florida by Rivals…rated as the No. 25 WR and No. 189 player in the nation by Scout…had 872 yards receiving and eight TDs as a junior in 2013…caught 48 passes for 748 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior…recorded 148 receptions for 2,406 yards and 29 receiving touchdowns in his high school career...had three catches for 47 yards in the 6A state championship game as the Rockets won their third consecutive state title…led Miami Central to a 37-27 win over Bothell (Washington) in the Burger King State Champions Bowl Series at Florida Atlantic University on Dec. 27 by totaling 11 catches for 120 yards and two second-half touchdowns…invited to "The Opening", an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike Campus…played in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2 and had three catches for 32 yards and a touchdown for Team Highlight…selected Florida State over offers from Florida, Miami, Clemson and Alabama.

Josh Sweat DE, 6-5, 240Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith

The consensus five-star defensive end, ranked No. 1 in the nation at his position by Scout, enrolled at Florida State in January…tabbed the country’s fifth-best overall player by Scout, No. 11 by ESPN and No. 34 by Rivals…unanimous No. 1 prospect in Virginia…rated the second-best defensive end in the nation by Rivals and No. 3 by ESPN…only played in two games a senior before a season-ending injury…had 94 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and 22 sacks as a junior at Oscar Smith in 2013…was named to the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2, but did not play…has reportedly run the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds…picked Florida State over Virginia Tech, Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State.

SIGNEES BIOS – WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4

Abdul Bello, OL, 6-6, 300, Uyo, Nigeria/Montverde Academy

Former boxer who emigrated from Uyo, Nigeria in order to play big-time college football and developed into one of the nation’s most sought-after offensive line recruits…consensus four-star prospect who is ranked the nation’s fourth-best offensive tackle recruit by ESPN and Scout…rated the 15th-best player in Florida and the No. 55 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN…rated the No. 58 overall player in the country by Scout…tabbed the nation’s No. 29 tackle prospect by Rivals…competed in the Under Armour All-American Game, helping lead Team Highlight to a victory…considered a raw prospect with the size and athleticism to develop into a star offensive tackle…was discovered at a beginner’s football camp in Nigeria in June 2013 by former Maryland linebacker Ricardo Dickerson and moved to Montverde Academy for his junior year of high school…played just six games as a junior in 2013 – his first year ever playing football, but quickly started receiving scholarship offers…ranked No. 4 in Central Florida Super60 before the 2014 season…captured 2014 Class 3A All-State First Team honors as a senior…learned about football from watching movies, such as Remember the Titans…picked FSU in July 2014 over several offers, including Florida and Alabama.

Deondre Francois, QB, 6-2, 191, Orlando, Fla./IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

The nation’s No. 1 dual threat quarterback according to Rivals, he committed to Florida State in July…consensus four-star prospect who stood out as the best quarterback in the Under Armour All-American Game in January, completing 4-of-4 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown while leading Team Highlight to victory…connected with fellow Seminole signee George Campbell on a 60-yard catch in addition to a 34-yard touchdown pass in the UA Game…rated Florida’s No. 14 player and the nation’s 39th-best prospect by Rivals…ranked the No. 3 dual-threat QB in that nation by ESPN, the 10th-best player in Florida and the 42nd-best overall prospect in the nation…ranked the 10th-best quarterback by Scout…led IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., to a 9-1 record as a senior in 2014 after starring at Olympia High School in Orlando the previous two seasons…passed for 1,488 yards and 18 touchdowns and did not have a turnover after the season-opener…also did not lose a game after the season-opener…added 263 yards and two scores on the ground…coached by former FSU legend and 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke at IMG…captured All-Area honorable mention honors from the Bradenton Herald…passed for 3,162 yards and 28 touchdowns while completing 54 percent of his passes over two seasons at Olympia (2012-2013)…participated in the Elite 11 Finals, a quarterback camp in Oregon…invited to “The Opening,” an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike campus…picked FSU over Florida and Auburn among several scholarship offers.

Sh’Mar Kilby-Lane, LB, 6-2, 220, Hallandale Beach, Fla./Hallandale

Versatile linebacker prospect who collected a four-star ranking from Scout and played in the U.S. Army All-American Game…rated the No. 1 middle linebacker prospect in Florida, the No. 11 prospect nationally at that position and the No. 271 overall player in the country by Scout…ranked the nation’s No. 25 outside linebacker and No. 60 player in Florida by Rivals…listed as the nation’s No. 12 inside linebacker prospect and the No. 74 player in Florida by ESPN…ranked No. 11 on the Miami Herald’s Broward Class of 2015 Top 25 Recruits list…became the first All-American in Hallandale High School history…led Hallandale to a 10-1 record in 2014 by totaling 96 tackles, five forced fumbles and two interceptions…collected 2014 Class 6A All-State Second Team honors and Broward All-County First Team accolades…had 115 tackles, 12 sacks, four interceptions and two forced fumbles as a junior in 2013…captured Class 6A All-State honorable mention honors in 2013…committed to Florida State in June over Ohio State among a host of offers.

Marcus Lewis, DB, 6-2, 194, Washington D.C./Gonzaga

Consensus four-star recruit and rated the second best player in Washington D.C.…rated the No. 5 safety and No. 80 overall player by Rivals...ranked No. 2 in Rivals’ District of Columbia Final Top 15…rated the No. 9 safety nationally and No. 159 overall by ESPN…named a four-star and the top CB in the D.C. area by Scout…big, physical player can play the run as well as the pass and also split time at receiver in high school…has the versatility and athleticism to make plays on special teams as a kick returner…led Gonzaga to first Washington D.C. title game in 50 years and finished with a 10-3 record in his senior season…In the 2014 regular season, made 18 total tackles to go along with an interception and two pass break-ups…also caught a receiving touchdown on offense…led team with 116 kick return yards…invited to Nike’s “The Opening,” a camp for the nation’s top recruits…played safety for Team Highlight in the Under Armour All-American Game…chose Florida State over offers from Kentucky, Miami (Fla.), and Texas, among others.

Tarvarus McFadden, DB, 6-3, 200, Plantation, Fla./American Heritage

Consensus five-star cornerback prospect who committed to FSU in October…possesses the size (6-3, 200), speed and ball skills to be a dominant college cover corner…ranked the nation’s No. 3 defensive back by Rivals, No. 4 by Scout and No. 5 by ESPN…consensus Top 10 prospect in Florida…rated the nation’s No. 13 overall player by Rivals, No. 17 by Scout…ranked No. 47 in the ESPN300….stood out at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl practices according to recruiting experts and had an interception and an 87-yard kick return touchdown in the fourth quarter of the all-star game on Jan. 3…named the Lockheed Martin Air Defender of the Year award winner – presented to the top prep defensive back in the country by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee...led American Heritage to a second consecutive 5A state championship by tallying five interceptions, 41 tackles, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and scoring five total touchdowns four different ways (one pick six, two punt returns, one kickoff, one reception)…captured 5A All-State First Team and American Family Insurance Florida All-State Team honors…named the 2014 All-Broward Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Broward County Team…MaxPreps Medium School All-American… participated at Nike’s “The Opening,” an all-star summer prospect camp, in 2014…picked Florida State over Georgia and LSU.

Cole Minshew, OL, 6-6, 320, Pridgen, Ga./Coffee County

Massive offensive line prospect who projects as a collegiate offensive guard…grabbed a four-star ranking from ESPN and three-star ratings from Rivals, and Scout…tabbed the nation’s No. 33 offensive guard prospect and No. 45 player in Georgia by Rivals…rated the nation’s No. 35 guard and No. 43 player in Georgia by ESPN… tabbed the country’s No. 43 offensive guard by Scout…played for the South Team in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic…grabbed All-State First Team honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Associated Press and Georgia Sports Writer’s Association in 2014 in addition to Region 3-AAAAA accolades…led Coffee County High School to a 10-2 record and the second round of the playoffs along with fellow Florida State commit Jalen Wilkerson…paved the way for an offense that averaged over 37 points per game…collected All-Region Second Team honors in 2013…committed to Florida State in February 2014…chose the Seminoles over Georgia and North Carolina among several offers.

Nyqwan Murray, WR, 5-11, 164, Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge

Three-star receiver rated as one of the top 100 players in Florida…rated the country’s 76th-best wide receiver and No. 17 wide receiver in Florida by Scout…ranked the No. 65 wide receiver and No. 77 overall player in Florida by ESPN…listed as the No. 97 overall player in Florida by rivals…tallied 75 receptions for 1,355 yards and 16 TDs as a senior while averaging 18 yards per catch…helped Oak Ridge win its first district title in 37 years by catching 10 passes for 271 yards and two TDs in a win over East River…as a junior in 2013, posted 88 catches for 1,523 yards and 19 touchdowns…ranked the No. 8 player in the Sentinel's 2015 Central Florida Super60 and the No. 49 player in the Sentinel's 2015 Florida Top 100…selected FSU over South Carolina, Duke and UCF among other offers.

Lorenzo Phillips LB, 6-3, 230 Patterson, La./East Miss. CC/Patterson (La.) HS

Four-star linebacker rated as one of the top three junior college linebackers in the country and one of the Top 25 overall junior college players nationally… Helped lead East Mississippi Community College to the NJCAA football national championship and a perfect 12-0 season… ranked fourth among NJCAA defenders and led East Mississippi Community College in 2014 with a team-high 14 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss while ranking fourth on the team in tackles with 46 (35 solo)…also added two fumble recoveries for touchdowns and two forced fumbles for a team that lead the nation in scoring defense by allowing 7.6 points per game…named first team NJCAA All-America and NJCAA All-Region…originally signed with LSU out of Patterson (La.) High School in 2012…while at Patterson, finished with 52 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks as a senior…tallied 73 tackles and 23 tackles for a loss during his junior season…a four-star prospect across the board who helped lead Patterson to an undefeated regular season in 2011 and was a member of the ESPNU 150…ranked the No. 24 linebacker in the country by Scout.com and No. 29 by Rivals.com …ranked fourth in the ESPNU Top Louisiana Recruits…named a Times Picayune Blue-Chip recruit…earned 2010 class 3A All-State first-team defense honors...selected FSU over offers from Ole Miss, Alabama and Georgia among others.

David Robbins OL, 6-4, 315 Glenelg, Md./Glenelg HS

Versatile offensive lineman rated as one of the Top 18 players in Maryland and Top 50 offensive guards nationally…four-star offensive lineman by Scout and PrepStar, earning All-Atlantic Region honors…three-star offensive line by Rivals, ESPN…rated the country’s 37th-best offensive guard by Scout…ranked the No. 18 best player in the state of Maryland by Rivals…rated the No. 39 offensive guard by ESPN and the 13th-best prospect in Maryland by ESPN…earned Big School All-State first team and Baltimore Sun All-Metro first team honors for the second straight season as a senior helping Glenelg to its first state semifinals appearance since 2000 and anchoring an offensive line that featured two 1,000-yard rushers…selected All-Metro first team by the Baltimore Sun as a junior helping lead the way for a Glenelg offense that rushed for nearly 3,000 yards and won its first Howard County championship in a decade…projected to play either guard or center in college…chose FSU over Maryland, Kentucky among other offers.

Auden Tate, WR, 6-5, 205, Tampa, Fla./Wharton

Tall and athletic four-star wide receiver who committed to Florida State in August…rated the nation’s No. 22 wide receiver, No. 32 prospect in Florida and No. 194 overall player in the country by Rivals…ranked the nation’s No. 44 wide receiver by Scout and No. 77 by ESPN…listed at No. 7 on the Tampa Bay Times Home Team Top 25 Recruits for 2015…missed the majority of his senior season with an injury, but did have 11 catches for 123 yards and snagged a fourth-quarter interception in his third game of the season…totaled 49 receptions for 815 yards and five touchdowns in 2013 en route to Class 8A All-State honorable mention accolades and Tampa Bay Times All-Suncoast honorable mention honors…attended Nike’s “The Opening” prospect camp in Oregon…also an all-county selection in basketball…chose FSU over Michigan and also received offers from Florida, Clemson and Maryland among several others.

Darvin Taylor, DT, 6-3, 305, Chester, Va./Thomas Dale

Consensus four-star defensive tackle rated among the nation’s Top 20 at his position by Rivals, and ESPN…tabbed the nation’s No. 18 defensive tackle, the 11th-best player in Virginia and the No. 216 overall player in the country by Rivals…ranked the No. 18 defensive tackle in the nation by ESPN, No. 8 player in Virginia and the No. 170 overall player in the nation…ranked the No. 23 defensive tackle and No. 256 overall prospect by Scout…tabbed the No. 2 recruit in the area on the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s A-List…rated No. 11 in the Roanoke Times Virginia Top 100 list…led Thomas Dale to a 9-3 record and the playoffs in 2014, while capturing Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Conference 3 First Team honors and All-Metro honorable mention accolades…projects as a versatile defensive line force who can rush the passer and stop the run…reportedly was timed at 4.72 in the 40-yard dash and benched 375 pounds…started the varsity season-opener as a freshman at Thomas Dale…born in Germany while his parents were stationed there in the Army…committed to Florida State in August 2014 over Maryland, N.C. State and Virginia Tech.

A.J. Westbrook, DB, 6-0, 180, Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland

Athletic playmaking safety and ball hawk who was given a four-star rating by Rivals…received three stars from Scout and ESPN…rated the nation’s No. 12 safety, 33rd best player in Florida and No. 200 overall prospect in the country by Rivals…rated the No. 35 safety and No. 79 player in Florida by ESPN…captured a No. 19 ranking in the Orlando Sentinel’s 2015 Central Florida Super60 and the No. 95 spot on the Sentinel’s 2015 Florida Top 100…led his Mainland High School team to back-to-back state semifinals and a 13-1 record in 2014…had 62 tackles and one interception en route to Class 6A All-State Second Team honors and Daytona Beach News Journal All-Area accolades as a senior…intercepted five passes as a junior, returning four for touchdowns…added 84 tackles, three fumble recoveries and 12 pass breakups in 2013…committed to Florida State in May…chose the Seminoles over UCF, Cincinnati and Wisconsin among several offers.

Jalen Wilkerson, TE, 6-4, 230, Douglas, Ga./Coffee County

Big, athletic tight end who has the potential to develop into a red zone weapon after a standout career at Coffee County High School…tabbed a four-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN and received a three-star rating by Scout...tabbed the No. 9 tight end in the country and No. 35 player in Georgia…ranked the nation’s No. 12 tight end and No. 34 player in Georgia by Rivals…named the No. 22 tight end and best tight end in Georgia by Scout…led Coffee County High School to a 10-2 record and to the second round of the playoffs with fellow FSU commit Cole Minshew…captured Region 3-AAAAA First Team honors and was named All-State First Team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Georgia Sports Writer’s Association in 2014…garnered All-State Second Team honors from the Associated Press in 2014...nabbed AP All-State Second Team honors and All-Region First Team accolades in 2013…played in the Elite Junior Classic all-star game for rising Georgia juniors in 2013…also starred at defensive end for the Trojans…committed to Florida State in May…also held offers from Alabama, Auburn and Miami (Fla.).