1-7 Florida State loses commitment from 4-star WR
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Personnel WriterOct 27, 2024, 06:30 PM ETClose
- Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Four-star pass receiver C.J.
Wiley decommitted from Florida State on Sunday afternoon, marking the most recent blow to the Seminoles’2025 class amidst the program’s 1-7 start this fall.Wiley, No. 187 in the 2025 ESPN 300, is the 5th ESPN 300 prospect to pull his promise from Florida State given that the start of the routine season. His exit comes less than 24 hr after the Seminoles ‘devastating 2024 campaign continued in Week 9 with a 36-14 loss to Miami on Saturday that saw Florida State tally simply 248 backyards of total offense.Wiley is ESPN’s 23rd-ranked wide receiver in 2025 and was the No. 3 possibility in the Seminoles’incoming class prior to his
decommitment. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound pass catcher marked a major addition for Florida State when Wiley committed to the program over LSU and Georgia on Jan. 24 after taking 68 passes for 1,473 yards and 14 goals in his junior season last fall. Yet Wiley’s commitment eventually lasted all of 4 months, and he now reopens his recruitment as one of the nation’s top uncommitted pass receivers bit more than a month out from the start of the early finalizing duration on Dec. 4. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Wiley’s decommitment continues the string of high-profile departures from Florida State’s 2025 class this fall. The exodus started in September when four-star protectors Javion Hilson(No. 76 in ESPN 300
))and Myron Charles(No. 178)pulled their pledges. The early weeks of October saw four-star pass catchers Malik Clark (No. 176 in ESPN 300)and Daylan McCutcheon(No. 145 )leave the Seminoles ‘2025 class, and with Wiley’s decommitment Florida State has now lost promises from three of ESPN’s top 25 pass receiver potential customers in the present cycle in the period of just 26 days.Charles and McCutcheon flipped instantly to Texas following their respective decommitments. Clark is now the second-ranked member of South Carolina’s 2025 class.Florida State’s incoming class dropped to No. 37 in ESPN’s most current team rankings for the 2025 cycle previously this week. Approximately 6 weeks from the start of the early finalizing period, the Seminoles now hold just five dedications from ESPN 300 prospects, headlined by luxury offensive tackle Solomon Thomas(No. 13 in the ESPN 300). Florida State gets in Week 10 sitting 1-6 in ACC play and hosts North Carolina on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.