Earlier this year, the chances of pulling Omaha (Neb.) Millard South four-star tight end Chase Loftin out of his home state looked slim. Nebraska was considered the program to beat for the coveted blue-chipper.
With a decision likely around the corner, that’s no longer the case. Florida State has made a serious move for the top-300 recruit and is now trending heavily for his commitment in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM).
Six picks have been logged in favor of the Seminoles in the last 24 hours. On3 VP of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong was the first to do so on Friday night, pegging Mike Norvell’s program as the new frontrunner for the top TE.
“After talking to a couple sources with knowledge of the recruitment I’ve logged an On3 RPM in favor of the Seminoles for the 6-foot-5, 215-pound Loftin,” Wiltfong wrote.
Loftin didn’t make his first trip to Tallahassee until April, when he logged an impressive spring visit that left him wanting to return. He did just that earlier this month as he took an official visit to FSU on June 7. Norvell, TEs coach Chris Thomsen and the rest of the staff have made Loftin feel like a top priority.