Five-Star recruit, No. 1 offensive lineman schedules official visit to FSU Football

The Seminoles will host the top prospect this summer.

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Florida State hired a trio of coaches from UCF this offseason, including offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn and offensive line coach Herb Hand. The pair are tasked with turning around an offense that ranked near the bottom of the FBS in 2024. Obviously, they'll be judged by their results on the field but the process all begins with adding talent to the unit from the transfer portal and high school ranks.

Malzahn and Hand are bringing over some relationships from their time with the Knights that could be beneficial in Tallahassee. The two are close with five-star offensive lineman Lamar Brown, who visited UCF multiple times while they were with the program. Malzahn even dropped by to meet with Brown at his high school in January.

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Brown is planning to return the favor as he's scheduled an official visit to Florida State from June 6-8.

Miami, Texas, and LSU are also expected to get visits from the five-star recruit.

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His schedule is as follows:

•Miami: May 30-June 1
•Florida State: June 6-8
•Texas A&M: June 13-15
•LSU: June 20-22

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Brown starts at right tackle for University Lab in Baton Rouge but he's expected to move inside at the college level. He was recently named a MaxPreps High School Football Junior All-America second-team selection. Brown earned MaxPreps Sophomore All-America first-team honors and MaxPreps Freshman All-America second-team honors.

The Louisiana native also competes in track and field. He was the state 3A shot put champion as a sophomore and placed fourth at regionals in the discus.

The 6-foot-4, 275-pound offensive lineman is regarded as the No. 8 overall prospect, the No. 1 IOL, and the No. 1 recruit in Louisiana in the 2026 class according to 247Sports.

Florida State holds six verbal commitments in its 2026 class which ranks No. 10 in the country. The Seminoles previously landed three-star offensive tackle Xavier Payne.

Who Is Committed To FSU In The 2026 Class?

Four-Star WR Efrem White

Four-Star WR Darryon Williams

Four-Star DB Darryl Bell III

Four-Star RB Amari Clemons

Three-Star DB Tedarius Hughes

Three-Star OL Xavier Payne

Who Does Florida State Have At Offensive Line For The 2025 Season?

Redshirt Senior Luke Petitbon

Redshirt Senior Gunnar Hansen

Redshirt Senior Micah Pettus

Redshirt Senior Adrian Medley

Redshirt Senior Richie Leonard IV

Redshirt Senior TJ Ferguson

Redshirt Senior Jacob Rizy

Redshirt Junior Jaylen Early

Redshirt Sophomore Lucas Simmons

Redshirt Sophomore Andre' Otto

Redshirt Freshman Tye Hylton

Redshirt Freshman Jon Daniels

Redshirt Freshman Manasse Itete

Redshirt Freshman Jayden Todd

True Freshman Mario Nash Jr.

True Freshman Sean Poret

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