5-Star CB Stanford Samuels Commits to Florida State

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

One of the more highly sought after recruits in the 2017 class was taken off the board on Thursday when five-star cornerback Stanford Samuels committed to Florida State.

Samuels helped Charles Flanagan High School (12-2) to a Florida Class 8A title in 2015 with a 26-7 win over Osceola for the trophy.

Teams from Akron and Auburn to Clemson and LSU took a shot at trying to land Samuels. In all, 41 reported offers have come Samuels’ way. In mid-April, Samuels narrowed his list down to four naming Florida State, Michigan, Georgia, and Alabama as his top schools. There was little surprise that Florida State was Samuels pick, over the past two seasons he has had the Seminoles as his favorite school.

Samuels, who plans to be an early enrollee, posted an announcement statement via Twitter:

Florida State now has 10 verbal commitments to their 2017 class. Samuels is the highest rated player thus far tied to the Seminoles haul.

Florida State Seminoles 2017 Verbal Commitment List (10)

SS Cyrus Fagan, 6-2, 182, Mainland HS, Daytona Beach, FL

SS Daniel Wright, 6-1, 187, St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, FL

CB Stanford Samuels, 6-2, 175, Charles Flanagan HS, Hollywood, FL

LB Bradley Jennings Jr., 6-2, 220, Sandalwood HS, Jacksonville, FL

DT Cory Durden, 6-4, 287, Newberry HS, Newberry, FL

DT Ja’len Parks, 6-3, 279, Newberry HS, Newberry, FL

RB Zaquandre White, 5-11, 203, North Fort Myers HS, North Fort Myers, FL

TE Alexander Marshall, 6-7, 240, Andover HS, Andover, MA

QB Bailey Hockman, 6-2, 192, McEachern HS, Powder Springs, GA

WR D.J. Matthews, 6-1, 175, Trinity Christian HS, Jacksonville, FL

 

Photo credit: scout.com; Stanford Samuels flashes his FSU gloves after a game.