Florida State Seminoles football, after suffering through a 2-10 season, saw plenty of hits to its recruiting class as multiple commitments flipped to other programs.
While the damage wasn’t fully made up (including a dagger of a flip in five-star offensive lineman Solomon Thomas to LSU), the Seminoles managed to flip four blue-chips on Wednesday — blue-chip wide receiver Jayvan Boggs (from UCF), four-star running back Ousmane Kromah (from Georgia) and four-star defensive back Shamar Arnoux (from Auburn) and former UF commit Tae’shaun Gelsey, who committed following the official announcement of the first crop of signees.
The Seminoles also managed to hold off efforts to flip its other blue-chip commits, amongst them defensive tackle Kevin Wynn. Florida State added 18 total plays on Wednesday — 11 four-star recruits, five three-star recruits and two JUCO transfers.
“I wanted the playmakers. I wanted guys that there’s not as many projections in this year’s class,” head coach Mike Norvell said during a press conference Wednesday evening. “These are guys that I think are very well established in what they’ve done. They are guys that I do think will come in and have opportunities to grow and develop throughout their journey, but these are guys that I think are definitely a special group of proven playmakers.
“Definitely excited about what they’ll be able to do early in their careers, whether it’s a junior college player, whether it’s a freshman that’s coming in. I think these guys are definitely an exciting group to be able to watch with great size, great ability, and I think they’ll be dynamic players within our program.”
Four-star cornerback rated No. 383 nationally and No. 37 cornerback on 247Sports Composite…ranked No. 112 overall in Class of 2025 and as nation’s No. 12 cornerback by Rivals…has led Carrollton to 13-0 record and spot in Georgia’s 6A state semifinals December 6…Trojans are No. 5 in national high school rankings…earned first-team All-Region accolades as senior…helped Milton High School win Georgia 7A state title his junior year…also ran track during prep career…chose Florida State over Auburn, Tennessee and Southern Cal, among others.
Jayvan Boggs | WR | 6-1 | 200 | Cocoa, Fla. | Cocoa High School
Four-star wide receiver out of Cocoa High School in Cocoa…rated No. 221 nationally and No. 27 wide receiver in Class of 2025 on 247Sports Composite…ranked No. 69 overall nationally, No. 12 wide receiver in America and No. 16 prospect from Florida by Rivals…No. 275 on ESPN300…has made 76 receptions for 1,642 yards and 17 touchdowns in senior year, leading Tigers to 2A state semifinals on December 6…named 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football after catching 93 passes for 1,493 yards and 24 touchdowns as Cocoa won second consecutive state championship with perfect 15-0 record…earned 41 receptions for 722 yards and six touchdowns on state champion team during sophomore season…chose Florida State over UCF, Ohio State and Florida, among others.
Tyeland Coleman | DL | 6-4 | 285 | Terry, Miss. | Terry High School/Northwest Mississippi Community College
Ranked No. 9 nationally in 247Sports JuCo rankings…played two seasons with Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, Mississippi…during sophomore season in 2024, notched 30 tackles, including 3.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks, with one pass breakup and three quarterback hurries…had eight tackles in nine games, with 1.0 tackle for loss as freshman…two-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at NMCC…played high school at Terry High School in Terry, Mississippi…had 56 tackles with 14.0 tackles for loss in senior season…added 5.0 sacks in final year at Terry…captain of Bernard Blackwell All-Star Game…also competed in weightlifting and track and field at Terry…chose Florida State over Mississippi State and Illinois, among others.
Darryll Desir | DL | 6-5 | 240 | Miami, Fla. | Norland High School
Four-star edge rusher out of Norland High School in Miami…ranked No. 584 nationally, No. 44 edge rusher and No. 75 player in Florida per 247Sports Composite…ranked No. 34 edge rusher and No. 40 player in Florida per ESPN…in senior season, set career highs with 72 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks…Norland reached regional final round of 2024 FHSAA 4A state playoffs…helped lead Norland to 14-1 record and 2023 FHSAA 2M state championship game with 48 tackles, including 16.0 for loss, 7.0 sacks and one forced fumble…in 2022, took snaps inside and outside on defensive line and ended with 29 tackles, 9.0 for loss, 7.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…twin brother Mandrell also signed with Florida State as part of #Tribe25…pair committed to FSU in November over offers from UCF, Kentucky and Colorado, among others.
Mandrell Desir | DL | 6-4 | 240 | Miami, Fla. | Norland High School
Three-star edge rusher out of Norland High School in Miami…ranked No. 745 nationally, No. 56 edge rusher and No. 98 player in Florida on 247Sports Composite…No. 719 nationally in On3 Industry Rankings…No. 35 edge rusher and No. 93 in Florida according to Rivals…tallied 66 tackles with 17.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks in senior season as Norland reached FHSAA 4A regional finals…ended junior season with 29 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries as Norland went 14-1 and reached FHSAA 2M state championship game…had 53 tackles and 6.0 sacks with one forced fumble as sophomore…twin brother Darryll also signed with Florida State as part of #Tribe25…pair committed to FSU in November over offers from UCF, Kentucky and Colorado, among others.
Tae’shaun Gelsey | WR | 6-4 | 215 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Riverside
Four-star wide receiver from Riverside High School in Jacksonville…rated No. 332 nationally in Class of 2025 and No. 48 prospect in Florida on 247Sports Composite…ranked as No. 184 overall prospect nationally and No. 28 from Florida by On3…caught 61 passes for 875 yards and 14 touchdowns as Riverside reached regional quarterfinals of 2024 4A state playoffs…averaged 17.9 yards per catch in junior season with 48 receptions for 859 yards and nine touchdowns as Generals won nine games and reached second round of 2M state playoffs for second straight season…snagged 32 passes for 503 yards and five touchdowns in 12 games as sophomore…also played basketball at Riverside…chose Florida State over Florida, among others.
Ousmane Kromah | RB | 6-1 | 215 | Leesburg, Ga. | Lee County High School
Consensus four-star running back out of Lee County High School in Leesburg, Georgia…rated No. 92 nationally in On3 Industry Ranking…ranked as No. 99 overall prospect in Class of 2025, No. 11 from Georgia, and nation’s No. 6 running back per Rivals…ranked as No. 4 running back nationally by On3 and 247Sports…No. 139 on ESPN300…Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 selection in 2024…two-time Region 1-6A Player of the Year…ran for 4,577 yards and 55 touchdowns in three seasons at Leesburg…added 19 receiving touchdowns on 80 catches…ran 152 times for 1,290 yards and 15 touchdowns as senior with 693 receiving yards and eight touchdown catches as Lee County is 13-0 and in 5A state semifinals December 6…ran for 1,783 yards on 182 carries with 20 touchdowns during junior year…added 31 catches for 522 yards and nine touchdowns…rushed 181 times for 1,504 yards and 20 touchdowns and caught 18 passes for 193 yards and two more touchdowns his sophomore season…also played on Trojans basketball team, averaging double-double during 2022-23 season…chose Florida State over Georgia, Auburn and Tennessee, among others.
Chase Loftin | TE | 6-6 | 215 | Omaha, Neb. | Millard South High School
Four-star tight end ranked as No. 2 prospect from Nebraska…Florida State’s first signee from Nebraska…rated as Class of 2025’s No. 344 prospect and No. 23 tight end in On3 Industry Ranking… ranked as nation’s No. 12 tight end by ESPN and No. 14 tight end from Rivals…played senior season with Millard South after playing first three years at Elkhorn North…caught 57 passes for 837 yards and 12 touchdowns as Millard South won Class A state championship for first time in 15 years…helped lead Elkhorn North to Class B semifinals for first semifinal appearance in program history with 34 catches for 440 yards and six touchdowns in 2023…also averaged 38.2 yards per punt, made four field goals and connected on 33 PATs as Wolves’ primary kicking specialist…in sophomore season, caught 39 passes for 577 yards and five touchdowns…brother Brayden is sophomore tight end at Kansas State…chose Florida State over offers from Nebraska, Texas A&Mand Missouri, among others.
