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Decatur, GACedar Grove
Jersey
#54
Pos
DL
HT / WT
6-4 / 260
Class
FR
Rivals Industry
92.33
NATL
#177
POS
#20
ST
#19
Rivals
94
NATL
#125
POS
#13
ST
#20
ESPN
81
NATL
#222
POS
#15
ST
#26
247
91
NATL
—
POS
#34
ST
#21
The Journey
Class of 2026
Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles
Seminoles
ENROLLED
Cedar Grove Saints
Cedar Grove Saints
2024 – 2025
HIGH SCHOOL
Southwest DeKalb Panthers
Southwest DeKalb Panthers
2024 – 2024
HIGH SCHOOL

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Team Predictions

Industry Consensus · RPM Picks
All TeamsAll Predictions
Team
Prediction
Recruited By
Distance
Class Rank
Draft Pos (5yr)
Draft Total (5yr)
Florida State
Florida State
ENROLLED7/2/2025
93.5%
PTerrance Knighton
231 mi
14
2
18
Auburn
Auburn
OFFERED
3.3%
PVontrell King-Williams
111 mi
42
2
18
Georgia
Georgia
OFFERED
1.4%
PTray Scott
57 mi
5
7
55
Purdue
Purdue
OFFERED
1.2%
—
486 mi
50
1
13
Ohio State
Ohio State
OFFERED
N/A
—
443 mi
3
5
40
Florida State
Florida StateENROLLED
Terrance Knighton
93.5%
Auburn
AuburnOFFERED
Vontrell King-Williams
3.3%
Georgia
GeorgiaOFFERED
Tray Scott
1.4%
Purdue
PurdueOFFERED
—
1.2%
Ohio State
Ohio StateOFFERED
—
N/A

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage
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NCAA Football: Florida State at Florida
Florida State Recruiting: Future stars, what went right, what went wrong, predictions
Marcus Benjamin12/12/25
Jay Timmons at FSU vs Miami (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)
A-Deck: Top recruits could become available to Ohio State with looming coaching changes
Alex Gleitman10/20/25
Earnest Rankins (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)
FSU commit Earnest Rankins loves seeing freshmen playing on D-Line
Matt LaSerre10/8/25

Measurements & Testing

Earnest RankinsCedar Grove
Top 300 DL AvgAvg. Last 3 Years
NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years
Weight
260
276
300
94.2%86.7%
Height
6-4
6-4
6-3
100.0%101.3%
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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage
All News
NCAA Football: Florida State at Florida
Florida State Recruiting: Future stars, what went right, what went wrong, predictions
Marcus Benjamin12/12/25
Jay Timmons at FSU vs Miami (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)
A-Deck: Top recruits could become available to Ohio State with looming coaching changes
Alex Gleitman10/20/25
Earnest Rankins (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)
FSU commit Earnest Rankins loves seeing freshmen playing on D-Line
Matt LaSerre10/8/25

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