Mike Norvell Comments On FSU Football's Addition Of Fifth Alabama Transfer
Florida State has added linebacker Shawn Murphy to its #Tribe24 signing class, it was announced Friday. Leonard is a native of Manassas, Virginia, and played his first two collegiate seasons at Alabama.
Shawn Murphy | LB | 6-2 | 225 | Manassas, Va. | Unity Reed High School/Alabama
Appeared in 18 games over two seasons at Alabama…recorded five tackles and one pass breakup…saw action in 13 games for SEC champion Crimson Tide in 2023 and made two tackles…recorded two solo stops and one pass breakup while redshirting in 2022…made one tackle in collegiate debut vs. ULM…registered one tackle and one pass breakup in Sugar Bowl vs. No. 9 Kansas State…consensus four-star ranked as country’s No. 1 inside linebacker in Class of 2022 and Virginia’s No. 2 prospect by ESPN…No. 37 in ESPN300… ranked No. 2 nationally among inside linebackers, No. 3 among Virginia prospects and No. 49 in America by Rivals…rated as No. 6 linebacker prospect, No. 2 overall prospect in Virginia and No. 72 nationally in 247Sports Composite…2021 Dick Butkus High School Linebacker of the Year…selected to Under-Armour All-America Game and All-American Bowl…recorded 116 tackles, 20.0 for loss with 6.0 sacks, and two interceptions his senior season to lead Unity Reed to second round of Class 6 state playoffs…earned second-team all-state honors as well as Class 6 Region B Defensive Player of the Year while leading team to playoffs in 2019…started as freshman and earned first-team all-district honors with 85 tackles, 29.0 for loss with 5.0 sacks.
Head Coach Mike Norvell on Shawn Murphy:
“I’m excited about the addition of Shawn to our program and the potential he brings to the Nole Family. He has great size, movements and toughness at the linebacker position. Shawn has all the traits to be a great player and will make a tremendous impact to our team on and off the field.”
FLORIDA STATE 2024 SIGNING CLASS
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School/Previous School
Cai Bates DB 6-2 180 West Orlando, Fla. Edgewater High School
Malik Benson WR 6-1 195 Lansing, Kan. Lansing High School/Alabama
Davonte Brown DB 6-2 185 Plantation, Fla. American Heritage High School/Miami
Jalen Brown WR 6-1 180 Miami, Fla. Gulliver Prep/LSU
Jonathan Daniels OL 6-4 280 Pensacola, Fla. Pine Forest High School
Micahi Danzy RB 6-1 180 Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State University School
Kam Davis RB 5-10 220 Albany, Ga. Dougherty High School
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 6-4 280 Philadelphia, Pa. Middleton HS (Del.)/West Virginia
TJ Ferguson II OL 6-4 320 Fort Valley, Ga. Peach County High School/Alabama
Jamorie Flagg DL 6-3 300 Miami, Fla. Booker T. Washington High School
Camdon Frier WR 6-0 185 Lake City, Fla. Columbia High School
BJ Gibson WR 6-0 190 Rochelle, Ga. Wilcox County High School
Timir Hickman-Collins LB 6-0 220 Fort Mill, S.C. Indian Land High School
DD Holmes DL 6-6 250 Washington, D.C. Gonzaga High School
Jamari Howard DB 6-2 185 Miami, Fla. Norland High School
Tye Hylton OL 6-5 280 Oviedo, Fla. Oviedo High School
Manasse Itete OL 6-5 290 Modesto, Calif. Central Catholic High School
Marvin Jones Jr. DL 6-5 250 Sunrise, Fla. American Heritage High School/Georgia
Grady Kelly DL 6-2 285 Navarre, Fla. Navarre High School/Colorado State
Ricky Knight III DB 6-0 175 West Palm Beach, Fla. Cardinal Newman High School
Luke Kromenhoek QB 6-4 205 Savannah, Ga. Benedictine Military School
Richie Leonard IV OL 6-2 320 Cocoa, Fla. Cocoa High School/Florida
Charles Lester III DB 6-1 185 Venice, Fla. Venice High School
Earl Little Jr. DB 6-1 190 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. American Heritage HS/Alabama
Sione Lolohea DL 6-3 270 Houma Tukulalo Vava’u, Tonga
Aquinas High School (Calif.)/Oregon State
Jaylin Lucas RB 5-9 175 Houma, La. Edna Karr High School/Indiana
Lawayne McCoy WR 6-1 180 Miami, Fla. Miami Central High School
Elijah Moore WR 6-4 200 Olney, Md. Good Counsel High School
Shawn Murphy LB 6-2 225 Manassas, Va. Unity Reed High School/Alabama
Jayden Parrish LB 6-1 215 Delray Beach, Fla. Atlantic High School
Landen Thomas TE 6-4 245 Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County High School
Jayden Todd OL 6-6 350 Dublin, Ga. West Laurens High School
DJ Uiagalelei QB 6-4 245 Inland Empire, Calif. St. John Bosco HS/Oregon State
Jake Weinberg K 5-10 170 Delray Beach, Fla. American Heritage High School
D’Nas White DL 6-4 335 Concord, N.C. Jay M Robinson High School
Roydell Williams RB 5-10 215 Hueytown, Ala. Hueytown High School/Alabama
*Press release courtesy of Florida State Athletics
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