Florida State flips four-star edge Tylon Lee from Ole Miss

Milton (Fla.) Pace On300 edge rusher Tylon Lee tells On3 he has flipped his commitment from Ole Miss to Florida State.

The talented edge rusher announced his plans during a ceremony at his school. He was in Tallahassee over the weekend for an official visit.

“Them having a great coaching staff,” Lee said. “Keeping it real with me. Them building relationships with me throughout my process.”

Lee had been a verbal to Ole Miss since Oct. 27. Prior to that he was with UCF. He’s now excited to call Tallahassee his final decision.

“Being close to home of course.” Lee said. “Them having a great coaching staff. Them being able to develop. I know they put put like me in the league.”

On3 ranks Lee as the nation’s No. 7 edge rusher and No. 71 prospect overall. The On3 Industry slots him No. 29 and No. 251 respectively. It was a tough season for Florida State but Lee says the bounce back is coming soon.

“They didn’t have the season they wanted but I’m looking forward and we’re going to change that,” Lee said. “The record doesn’t define people and the fans they came out and watched them. That’s real love.

Florida State checked every box for Lee in the end.

“The coaches and everything,” he said. “The atmosphere there. Getting coached by coaches that played in the league and have that experience of what Sunday football is like.”

Scouting new Florida State commit Tylon Lee

The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Lee had a huge senior season. He racked up 87 tackles with 40 stops for loss and six sacks. He added 28 more quarterback hurries in 11 games.

On3’s scouting department gives Lee big praise.

“Tylon Lee’s size, play strength and ferocious play style as a big defensive end reminds us of Nic Scourton.”

Scourton has 10 sacks two seasons ago en route to being named the Big Ten defensive player of the year. He had five more this fall after transferring to Texas A&M.

A link to Florida State’s class here. It was a great close for the Seminoles.