Florida State of Recruiting: Visitors to know ahead of FSU-Miami

Rivalry games mean so many things to so many people. Fans obsess over them. Coaches prepare a little harder for them. Emotions from players are stronger. Even in an era of recruiting that is largely driven by money, recruits still pay attention to in-state clashes between traditional powers, and the visitor list for Saturday night in Doak reflects as much.

Mike Norvell and his staff strategically avoided hosting any official visitors for the game, opting to free up more time for an all hands on deck approach to a very deep unofficial visitor list. Official visits are extremely time-consuming for coaches and staffers, and with the Seminoles focusing on numerous flip targets who have already taken official visits over the summer, it just didn’t make sense to wrap up so much time into what would be a handful of non-blue chip prospects taking OVs. Instead, the coaches and staff will make rounds through a ton of talented unofficial visitors that stretch through the class of 2029.

Here are some of the names you should know among 2026 prospects expected to be at the game. As always with unofficial visits, many prospects depend on rides and therefore may not make it in, while others may show up without much warning. These are the guys we’ve been able to confirm- we haven’t heard back from everyone yet, so this list is likely not exhaustive. It also doesn’t include a myriad of lower/unranked prospects or guys that ultimately aren’t going to be pursued by FSU.

2026 FSU commits in attendance

4 star WR Brandon Bennett

3 star WR Jasen Lopez

3 star WR Darryon Williams

4 star TE Xavier Tiller

3 star OL Jakobe Green

3 star OL Mike Ionata

4 star DL Earnest Rankins

3 star DL Tico Crittendon

3 star DL Judah Daniels

4 star LB Izayia Williams

5 star CB Chauncey Kennon

4 star CB Jay Timmons

3 star S Sean Johnson

2026 flip and targeted prospects

4 star RB Amari Thomas (South Carolina commit, former FSU commit)

4 star WR Justin Williams (Florida commit)

3 star WR Jeffar Jean-Noel (Georgia Tech commit)

3 star TE Corbyn Fordham (Ohio State commit)

4 star OL Johnnie Jones (uncommitted)

3 star OL Aaron Thomas (Ohio State commit)

3 star Edge Jarius Rodgers (Syracuse commit)

3 star Edge Kam Wilson (Syracuse commit)

3 star Edge Jaemin Pinckney (USF commit)

4 star DB Lasiah Jackson (Stanford commit)

3 star DB Kaiden Hall (Florida commit)

3 star DB Xavier Lherisse (Oregon commit)

2027 and 2028 FSU commits in attendance

3 star TE Connor Winn (2027)

4 star S Mekhi Williams (2027)

4 star CB Bryce Williams (2027)

3 star S Jemari Foreman (2027)

WR Duke Garrison (2028)

2027 and beyond blue-chip prospects

2027

4 star RB Brayden Tyson

4 star RB Jayden Miles

4 star WR Jamarin Simmons

4 star WR Jaden Upshaw

4 star WR Sean Green

4 star TE Jaxon Dollar

4 star OL Nate Carson

4 star OL Sean Tatum

4 star DL Jaiden Bryant

4 star DL Fred Ards

4 star DL Rashad Streets

4 star DL KJ Green

4 star LB Kaden Henderson

4 star LB Gregory Batson

4 star LB Amarri Irvin

4 star LB Ja’Bios Smith

4-star CB Amare Nugent

4-star CB Xavier Hasan

2028

4 star QB Kaden Craft

4-star WR Brysen Wright

4-star WR Jordan Gorham

4 star OL Major Green

4 star OL George Selvie

4 star DL Asher Ghioto

4-star CB A’mir Sears