Texas turns WR in newest hit to FSU’s 2025 class
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2024, 07:46 PM ETClose
- Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He signed up with ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Four-star wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon, ESPN’s No. 134 prospect in the 2025 cycle, flipped his commitment from Florida State to Texas on Thursday night, marking the fourth ESPN 300 departure from the Seminoles’2025 class given that the start of the routine season.McCutcheon, a 5-foot-11 pass catcher from Allen, Texas, had been devoted to Florida State since
July 13. Prior to Thursday, he was the second-ranked member of Mike Norvell’s 2025 recruiting class, routing just five-star in-state offensive deal with Solomon Thomas.Editor’s Picks 2 Related With McCutcheon’s pledge, the Longhorns now hold commitments from 13 ESPN 300 prospects, including three of
ESPN’s top-15 large
receivers
in the present cycle.McCutcheon’s flip represents the most recent blow to Florida State’s 2025 recruiting efforts in the middle of the program’s 1-5 start to the 2024 season.
The Seminoles lost pledges from four-star defenders Javion Hilson(No. 71 in the ESPN 300)and Myron Charles (No. 166) last month, and Florida State opened October with another exit when four-star pass catcher Malik Clark pulled his commitment from the program. Clark later devoted to South Carolina.McCutcheon follows Charles as the 2nd previous Florida State promise to flip to Texas considering that the start of the regular season. Florida State is now down to six ESPN 300 pledges in a class that sat at No. 29 in ESPN’s latest team rankings for the cycle prior to McCutcheon’s flip.McCutcheon, a rapid wide receiver out of Lovejoy High School, captured 92 passes for 1,430 lawns and 20 touchdowns in his junior season last fall. He now signs up with four-star pass receivers Jaime Ffrench( No. 17 in the ESPN 300)
and Kaliq Lockett(No 23 )as the latest addition to one of the greatest wide receiver classes in 2025. Texas presently sits 6th in ESPN’s 2025 team recruiting rankings.