Freshman DL Earnest Rankins brings blue-chip size and SEC-level upside to FSU
Earnest Rankins is a 6-foot-4, 274-pound freshman defensive lineman for Florida State who arrived as a consensus four-star and one of the nation’s more coveted interior defenders, with rankings ranging from No. 125 overall and No. 12 at DL on Rivals to No. 229 overall on 247Sports. He chose FSU over Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State, which says plenty about his ceiling and recruiting profile. The big draw: prototype frame, power, and versatility to play inside with room to grow into a disruptive ACC run-stopper.
