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Class: 2026

Sport: fb

Pos: DL

Ht: 6-4

Wt: 260

Florida State Seminoles

Status: Committed
Commitment Date: 7/02/2025

Cedar Grove

High School: Cedar Grove (Decatur, GA)

NCAA ID:: -

NatlDLGA

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Class Rank

DL Drafted (5yr)

Total Drafted (5yr)

Florida State
Committed
7/02/2025
93.5%
primaryTerrance Knighton
231 mi.
12
2
18
Auburn
Offered
3.3%
primaryVontrell King-Williams
111 mi.
87
2
18
Georgia
Offered
1.4%
primaryTray Scott
57 mi.
2
7
55
Purdue
Offered
1.2%
486 mi.
50
1
13
Texas A&M
Offered
<1%
736 mi.
3
5
18

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Measurements & Testing

Earnest RankinsCedar Grove
Top 300 DL AvgAvg. Last 3 Years
NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

260

275

298

94.4%87.3%

Height

6-4

6-4

6-4

100.1%100.5%

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Auburn	5/16/25	Official
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