Florida State football has the 13th-best recruiting class in the 2026 cycle, according to 247Sports Composite rankings. The Seminoles' fan base wants to get to the coveted top ten ranking before it concludes, which would be the first time during the Mike Norvell era.
The landscape of college football has drastically changed, where the coaching staff cannot just worry about high school recruiting anymore. The transfer portal is also a major factor in how teams construct their roster.
Florida State fans saw what happened in 2024 when there was an over-reliance on the transfer portal, and those contributors didn't pan out.