Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles will likely need to reset their quarterback board. Their top target for the 2027 cycle has been Wonderful Monds IV, a four-star prospect from Vero Beach, Florida, a place the Seminoles had plenty of success recruiting last year.
FSU has been recruiting Monds since June 12, 2024, when they became the first major school to offer him a scholarship. At the time, he was a member of the 2028 cycle, but he has since reclassified. They have hosted him on several visits since then, but it does not appear that it was enough.
They are competing with the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for him, and Brian Dohn of 247Sports believes that Notre Dame has emerged as the school to beat, logging a crystal ball in their favor. Ohio State already has a quarterback committed, but was considering taking Monds as their No. 2 quarterback in the class.
Notre Dame only recently entered the picture for Monds, offering him a scholarship in January. They quickly became a factor and hosted him on his visit this weekend, where they have seemingly made a major move in his recruitment.
Monds is ranked as the No. 259 overall player and No. 19 quarterback in the 247Sports composite. He is also the No. 25 player from Florida.
He was limited to just five games last season, completeting 71.4% of his passes for 691 yards, seven touchdowns, and no interceptions. His stat line as a freshman is much more indicative of what type of player he is, as he completed 67.5% of his passes for 2,234 yards, 23 touchdowns, and five interceptions to go with 502 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground.
If Monds does end up going elsewhere, it is unclear who the Seminoles will target at quarterback. The rest of the top quarterbacks they have hosted this spring have committed to other programs, meaning they will have to try to flip them away or expand the board.
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Reporting by JD McCarthy, FSU Wire / FSU Wire
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