5-star DL Armando Blount leaves FSU to focus on Miami football

247 Sports and On3 project five-star defensive lineman Armando Blount to commit to the Miami football program ahead of the national early signing period next week, Wednesday, Dec. 20, through Friday, Dec. 22. Masu. Florida State now has a third player. -In ranked class, Miami is 7th.

Blount’s commitment would move the Miami football program into fourth place in the 2024 class, ahead of Texas, Florida and Florida State. The only classes above Miami are Georgia, Ohio State, and Alabama. Florida State would fall to No. 5 if it loses Blount from the 2024 class.

Blount originally committed to Miami State in September and then to Florida State in October. After reclassifying from the 2025 class, Blount is the No. 23 prospect in the state of Florida, No. 4 DL and No. 5 player in the state of Florida in the 2024 class from Miami Central. This is the second year in a row that Miami has signed an elite DL from Miami Central.

247Sports Recruiting’s Steve Wiltfong, Noles 247’s Zach Brostein, Inside the You’s Gabby Urrutia, and FSU-connected 247Sports National Expert Bud Elliott. recorded the crystal ball of the blunt flip in Miami. The On3 recruiting prediction machine projects Blount to have a 93.5% chance of being hired by Miami.

Blount will join Miami’s DL class, which is already considered the best in 2024. Miami has five-star defensive tackle Justin Scott, four-star edge rushers Marquise Lightfoot, Booker Pickett Jr., Elias Rudolph and four-star DL Altavious Jones committed to 2024. have acquired the right. And three others.

Urrutia newspaper reported that Blount will take an official visit to Miami this weekend, starting Thursday night. Blount was originally scheduled to take an official visit to Florida State this weekend before transferring his OV to Miami. Defensive line coaches Joe Salavea and Jason Taylor are listed as Blount’s primary and secondary recruiters.