ESPN 100 guard Jalen Warley committed to Florida State on Sunday, giving the Seminoles their fourth top-50 possibility in the 2021 class.
Warley picked Florida State over a variety of schools, but it ultimately came down to Virginia, Michigan and the Seminoles in the final weeks.
” I felt like I had a truly good relationship with the coaching personnel,” Warley informed ESPN. “It was the very best fit for my play design.”
A 6-foot-4 combo guard from Westtown School in Pennsylvania, Warley is ranked No. 36 in the ESPN 100 and is the No. 10 shooting guard in the class. Warley had a breakout junior season, rising up the rankings and making a number of noteworthy scholarship offers last spring.
Warley is the fifth dedication for coach Leonard Hamilton in the 2021 class, joining top-50 prospects Bryce McGowens (No. 33), Matt Cleveland (No. 35) and John Butler (No. 48). All four are ranked in the leading 10 at their particular positions. Florida State also has a commitment from 7-foot-3 center Naheem McLeod, a junior college prospect who had signed with the Seminoles in the 2019 class but went the junior college path coming out of high school.
There is a strong case to be made that Florida State has the leading recruiting class in 2021 today. Baylor and Ohio State are the just other schools with more than one top-50 possibility committed at this point in the cycle, and the Bears and Buckeyes have two each to Florida States 4.
” I seem like me, paired together with all the talent on the roster, I think I can bring a championship game to Florida State,” Warley stated. “I believe its really interesting and something thats very unique.”
Florida State will have four senior citizens on next seasons roster, while inbound freshman Scottie Barnes is a most likely one-and-done prospect. While there is no one of Barnes quality in the existing recruiting class, its likely the deepest group Hamilton has actually landed in a number of years. The Seminoles had the No. 20 recruiting class in 2020 and the No. 15 class in 2019.
Warley is the 5th commitment for coach Leonard Hamilton in the 2021 class, signing up with top-50 potential customers Bryce McGowens (No. 33), Matt Cleveland (No. 35) and John Butler (No. 48). Florida State likewise has a commitment from 7-foot-3 center Naheem McLeod, a junior college possibility who had signed with the Seminoles in the 2019 class but went the junior college path coming out of high school.
The Seminoles had the No. 20 recruiting class in 2020 and the No. 15 class in 2019.
