4-star QB 6th to decommit from FSU’s 2025 class

Eli Lederman, ESPN Personnel WriterNov 14, 2024, 09:37 AM ET

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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 Florida State quarterback pledge Tramell Jones pulled his commitment from the Seminoles on Thursday early morning, marking the sixth departure from Mike Norvell’s 2025 class in the middle of the program’s 1-9 start this fall.Jones, a 6-foot, 190-pound passer from Jacksonville, Florida, is ESPN’s ninth-ranked dual-threat quarterback possibility in the 2025 cycle. The decommitment by Jones, the longest-tenured member of Florida State’s 2025 class, gets here simply days after Norvell fired three members of his training staff Sunday following the program’s 52-3 defeat at Notre Dame, headlined by the exit of offensive planner and offensive line coach Alex Atkins.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Jones ‘move represents the current blow to a Seminoles class that has actually taken a series of hits this fall as Florida State

has actually followed its 13-1 proving in 2023 with a devastating 2024 campaign. A previous linchpin in the program’s 2025 class, Jones follows ESPN 300 prospects Myron Charles, Javion Hilson, Malik Clark, Daylan McCutcheon and CJ Wiley among the leading recruits who have actually left Norvell’s inbound class given that the Seminoles’Aug. 24 season opener. Jones’exit leaves Florida State with 12 potential customers left devoted in 2025, consisting of five ESPN 300 pledges led by first-class offensive take on Solomon Thomas, ESPN’s No. 13 overall possibility in the 2025 cycle.Florida State sat at No. 37 in ESPN’s class rankings in 2025 before Jones ‘decommitment Thursday, with additional movement expected out of the Seminoles’class in the coming weeks.With his recruitment reopened, Jones stands as one of the top uncommitted quarterbacks in the final weeks of the 2025 cycle. Florida has remained in contact this fall with Jones, a four-year starter at Mandarin High School, and sources within the

Gators’program are optimistic that Florida will ultimately land Jones in the final weeks of the cycle following the school’s choice to keep Billy Napier as head coach beyond 2024. Florida is set to host a series of high-profile recruits when the Gators host LSU at 3:30 ET Saturday afternoon on ABC. Florida State is off in Week 12 before a Nov. 23 see from Charleston Southern.