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Florida State Football: No. 1 CB Akeem Dent commits to Seminoles

By Matthew Bartlett

Florida State players hoist helmets December 3 at the 2005 ACC Football Championship Game in Jacksonville. Florida State upset Virginia Tech to win an invitation to the BCC Orange Bowl game. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
Florida State players hoist helmets December 3 at the 2005 ACC Football Championship Game in Jacksonville. Florida State upset Virginia Tech to win an invitation to the BCC Orange Bowl game. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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Florida State football added another elite talent on Friday with the commitment of Akeem Dent, No. 1 cornerback in the class of 2019.

Well, it turns out Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher might be right after all. On Friday the Seminoles received the commitment of premier playmaker Akeem Dent, the No. 1 cornerback in the class of 2019. One of the premier players of the 2019 recruiting class has chosen the “premier conference” in college football.

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It wasn’t exactly a stretch for the native of West Palm Beach, Florida to stay in state and play for the Seminoles. He turned down offers from just about every major program in the south that you could think of. That includes SEC heavyweights Alabama, Auburn, LSU and Florida and ACC powers such as Clemson and Miami.

Dent is the No. 2 rated player in the state of Florida. He’s hands down the best player that the Seminoles have in the fold for 2019 so far. It’s still so early in the recruiting cycle that national rankings don’t mean to much, but it’s worth noting that 247 Sports currently has FSU ranked No. 4 in the nation.

He joins a class filled with defensive talent including four star defensive end Mike Morris, ranked No. 181 nationally. As of yet the only offensive commitment the Noles have is 4-star Wanya Morris, an offensive tackle out of Georgia.

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It’s just one guy. And one guy can’t topple the balance of power by himself. But with the scandals currently rocking Ole Miss combined with the downturn of several blue blood marquee programs, one can’t help but ask the question. Today it’s Dent, who will it be tomorrow?

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