Florida State has added another Defensive End to its class, as 6’7 253 lb Chaz Neal out of Armwood High School from Seffner, Florida has committed to FSU. Neal chose FSU over offers from USC, South Carolina, Oregon, USF and Maryland. Neal is ranked 1053rd nationally, 53rd as a DE, and 162nd in the state of Florida via the 247 Composite Rankings and he has only been rated in 3 of the four major recruiting services. Josh Newberg of 247sports was able to catch up with the big athlete following his commitment and get a quote about his decision:
“Coach Lawing told me I am a good player, I get off the ball good, I can bend and he wants me at his school,” Neal told Noles247. “When they told me they were offering me a scholarship as a defensive end, I took it and I committed.”
“I feel good, I feel like this is home. I talked to coach Jimbo, he’s a real cool guy, he’s very inspiring and loves having me committed.”
A very raw football prospect; Neal is all about upside showing the ability be a strong-side defensive end or maybe grow into an offensive tackle one day.
Neal is the 14th commitment of FSU’s 2018 recruiting class which is ranked 10th nationally and has 7 4-star and 7 3-star prospects.