Florida State hosts coveted 5-star WR Kaliq Lockett
Sachse (Texas) five-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett is beginning to work through an important stage of his recruitment. The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder is hitting the road for a slew of spring visits — which begins this weekend in Tallahassee.
Lockett is taking an unofficial visit to Florida State, as the Seminoles look to break through as a top contender in his recruitment. He arrived on Saturday and is one of the headlining recruits in town for Mike Norvell and his staff:
“I’m looking forward to getting a feel for the place,” Lockett told Warchant. “This is only my second time being in Florida all my life, so it’s going to be different. More looking forward to spending time with the coaching staff and getting to know everyone.”
The Seminoles have stiff competition for the five-star. He also has spring visits lined up to Penn State (March 14), Ohio State (March 23), Texas (April 6), LSU (April 12) and Texas A&M (April 20). The Longhorns and USC have also already locked in June official visits.
Lockett is the No. 12 overall prospect and No. 2 wideout in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 4 player in Texas.
Florida State Class Breakdown
Only four prospects are committed to Norvell and his staff thus far, but three of the pledges are blue-chip (four and five-star) recruits and all four hail from The Sunshine State.
The quartet of FSU commits are split on offense and defense. The current headliner in the class is Jacksonville Raines four-star interior offensive lineman Solomon Thomas — who ranks No. 21 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking.
“I wanted to make the decision for a good little minute now,” Thomas told Warchant after his December commitment. “I actually wanted to commit the day after they had said that Florida State wasn’t going to go to the playoffs, which I was kind of upset about because I was rooting for them. … It hurt me, so I was like, ‘OK, I’m gonna make it to where they can’t count us out again.”
On the offensive side, Thomas is flanked by Jacksonville Mandarin three-star quarterback Tramell Jones. The 6-foot, 185-pound signal-caller may be just the No. 29 QB in the cycle, but his stock has continued to rise since his pledge to FSU in April 2023.
On defense, Cocoa four-star EDGE Javion Hilson is a former Alabama pledge who joined the fold in Tallahassee in January following the retirement of Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. He is a top-50 overall recruit. Sanford Seminole four-star linebacker Ethan Pritchard is also committed to FSU and is the No. 33 player at his position.