Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher Football Camp Updates

Jacob McCrary, a top receiver recruit for the class of 2014, committed to the Florida State Seminoles Friday night.

McCrary stands 6’0 and weighs in at 175 pounds. He was visiting Florida State for the Jimbo Fisher Football Camp.

Deandre Johnson, a 2015 quarterback recruit out of Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast High School, committed to the Florida State Seminoles Friday.

Johnson can’t enroll at Florida State for another 36 months, but that hasn’t stopped him from becoming a high-profile player.

Florida State was the lone holdout of the big three in not offering Tampa (Fla.) Hillsborough High School defensive end recruit Jordan Sherit. That changed Thursday evening, as the Seminoles joined the Gators, Hurricanes and a dozen other BCS schools in asking him to play for their school.

Sherit was excited to work out for the coaches at the Jimbo Fisher Camp and show what he can do.

Out of Miami Booker T. Washington, Denver Kirkland is emerging as one of the better offensive line recruits in Florida for the 2013 cycle. The big (6’5, 333 pounds) tackle followed up a strong performance at The Opening with another during Thursday’s portion of the Jimbo Fisher Camp. After, I chatted with Kirkland about his recruitment.

“It’s been great. Really great,” Kirkland said of his experience at the camp. “We come out here, buckle down and everybody is about business. Business of getting better.”

Mackensie Alexander, one of the top cornerbacks in the country, has been a tough recruit to follow. Out of Immokalee, Fla., High School, he rarely does interviews, and when he does, he seems to enjoy playing with reporters and having fun with the recruiting process.

Josh Newberg snapped this photo of Alexander clowning around with Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops:

Mason Cole, a top offensive line recruit, was impressive during the morning session of Thursday’s Jimbo Fisher Football Camp.

Playing with a cast on his wrist, the 2014 Tampa East Lake High School recruit showed quick feet.

SB Nation will catch up with Robinson over the summer to get more on this talented prospect’s choice.

Matthew Thomas, an elite linebacker recruit from Miami Booker T. Washington High School, named Florida State as his leader during the morning session of Thursday’s Jimbo Fisher Football Camp in Tallahassee.

“You can say that, yeah,” Thomas said when asked if Florida State is his new leader.

Jacques Patrick, a national recruit from Orlando Timber Creek High School, has has quite the off-season. The 6’2, 200-pound running back might not remain at that position as he grows, but the fifteen-year old has already shown enough to convince college coaches that he is worth an offer.

Patrick has been on a tour of some of the top colleges recently, and has chronicled his journey via Twitter.

It’s no secret that Florida State is looking to add another running back to its 2013 recruiting class. With the shifty Ryan Green in the fold, the ‘Noles would prefer that the second back be of a bigger variety.

Enter Jamel James. Out of Katy (Texas) Cinco Ranch High School, James is an impressive back. He is a no-nonsense runner at 5’11 and 215 pounds, and his physical style fits well with what schools running a pro-style offense are looking for.

Bud Elliott of SB Nation and Scott Crumbly of Tomahawk Nation will be on hand to report on the happenings of the Jimbo Fisher Football Camp.

The ‘Noles are unlikely to take a QB in the class of 2013, but two top underclassmen will he closely evaluated by Florida State.

The Jimbo Fisher camp featured big names including linebackers Daniel McMillian, Tyrell Lyons, Michael Deeb, Lance Virgile, Keith Kelsey and 2015 surprise Sherrod Pittman.

SB Nation’s free photo gallery features photos of all of the top recruits at the camp.

One of the top performers in the Thursday night session of the Jimbo Fisher Football Camp was Joseph Yearby, a 2014 running back commitment to the ‘Noles from Miami Central High School. Yearby is exceptionally quick and smooth, and a natural at the position. I spoke with Yearby as part of SB Nation’s coverage of the camp.

Yearby was happy with his decision to attend the camp, as he said that “coming out here was a very good thing to do. Getting with coach Eddie Gran, doing the drills, learning, it was a good thing to do. [Coach Gran] shows you things that you didn’t learn before. I learn a lot from him.”

There were many impressive prospects at the Jimbo Fisher Football Camp. But one of the most impressive recruits in attendance, Christian Morgan, didn’t work out. The talented Plano (TX) Prestonwood Christian School tight end immediately stood out physically. He was on an official visit to Florida State for the weekend, and FSU’s coaches made sure to show him a lot of attention. Morgan holds offers from Arkansas, Baylor, both Arizona schools, Cal, Miami, Missouri, Florida State, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt and Washington. He is rated three or four stars, depending on service.

Recently, he narrowed his list to Baylor, Florida State, Arkansas and Ole Miss.

While the Jimbo Fisher Football Camp featured many of the top recruits in Florida and the Southeast, one of the better prospects at the camp didn’t even bring his cleats. Davin Bellamy, a top defensive end recruit out of Atlanta’s Chamblee Carter High School was in town to visit, not to work out.

Three days after returning from Tallahassee, Fla., Bellamy was still glowing about his visit Tuesday. “It was great. Florida State was the best visit I’ve had,” Bellamy said, adding: “They are the front-runners.”

On Friday, a new face emerged in the offensive line group for the Jimbo Fisher Camp. Ryan Hoefeld, a 6’3, 265-pound center prospect, made his way up from New Orleans. He stars for Brother Martin High School. Hoefeld performed well enough to earn an offer after the conclusion of camp.

“It was awesome. I didn’t know much about Florida State, but I loved it,” Hoefeld said. “We watched some movies and I had no idea about how much tradition Florida State has,” he added, speaking of Florida State’s 3D film often shown to prospects.

Freddie Stevenson, a top linebacker recruit, visited the Jimbo Fisher Camp over the weekend. Stevenson plays for Bartow (Fla.) High School. He’s 6’1, 230 pounds with good speed, and can be described as a run-and-hit ‘backer. The various recruiting sites give him three or four stars.

Unfortunately for Stevenson, he was injured last November, breaking his fibula. The January surgery required a plate and pins to be inserted in his leg. The pins are now out, but when doctors remove them, they discovered that the cartilage in his ankle was insufficient. Doctors filled the ankle with gel, and Stevenson now says that he is close to 90 percent. He was officially cleared during the last week of spring football, but didn’t want to risk re-injury while his rehab continued.

Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast High School made a run at the state title in 2011 on the strength of a tremendous defense. The stars of that defense include linebackers Daniel McMillian, a Florida commitment, and Tyrell Lyons, a Florida State commitment. McMillian surprisingly came to the Jimbo Fisher Camp over the weekend, and I had the opportunity to interview the pair together.

“I just came out here to show off my talent and game. It’s the off-season, so come out here and work out,” McMillian said when asked about his surprising decision to attend the camp.

Davin Bellamy, a top defensive line recruit from Georgia, visited Florida State today for a visit at the tail end of the Jimbo Fisher Camp. He came away very impressed.

SB Nation Recruiting will catch up with Bellamy on Monday or Tuesday to get more of his thoughts.

Davin Bellamy didn’t make it to Tallahassee in time for the Jimbo Fisher Camp as originally planned, but the talented Atlanta (Ga.) Chamblee Carter defensive end will be in Tallahassee Saturday to tour the campus and meet with Florida State’s coaches, he tweeted.

Bellamy is a four-star recruit and a promising defensive line prospect at 6’4 and 230 pounds.

I wasn’t able to make mention of this during the chaos of Thursday’s rain-soaked camp, but Miami defensive tackle commitment Keith Bryant did stop by the camp Thursday with his brother, according to Chris Nee of Rivals.com.

Florida linebacker commitment Daniel McMillian, of Jacksonville, Fla., First Coast High School made a surprising visit to the Jimbo Fisher Camp on Thursday. And before the rains came, McMillian showed well in coverage. Check out these exclusive SB Nation clips of McMillian covering some of the top backs and tight ends in the state.

In this clip, McMillian faces off against an unknown running back. The runner doesn’t exactly sell the route all that well, but McMillian does do a nice job to flip his hips, stick his foot in the ground and go.

Jordan Davis, a top recruit from Houston (TX) Clear Lake High School, earned an offer from the Florida State Seminoles. He is 6’4, 250 pounds and with plenty of time left in his recruitment (2015 prospect), might grow into an offensive tackle.

Here is Davis running a pass route against Florida commitment Daniel McMillian.

After Thursday morning’s performance, Florida State offered Michael Deeb at linebacker. Other offers should soon follow for Deeb.

As the Wednesday evening session of the Jimbo Fisher football camp wrapped up, an unfamiliar face was throwing with FSU QB coach Dameyune Craig. Out of Logan (UT) High School, Lucas Falk paid his own way to Tallahassee to prove himself against some of the top athletes in the country. I caught up with the 6’4 215-pound Falk to get the latest with his recruitment.

“It was fun. The nation’s best athletes are down here, and it was cool to work with coach Craig and coach Fisher. Intense. Good stuff,” Falk said of his experience at the camp.