FSU returns Kyle Morlock (SR), Brian Courtney (JR), Jackson West (JR), Jerrale Powers (RFR) this season. They added Landen Thomas who is a true freshman. Morlock had 19 catches for 255 yards and no touchdowns in 2023. Courtney has one catch over the prior two seasons. Jackson West has had not recorded a reception and neither has powers. This group has underwhelmed as a group. This upcoming season is huge for these guys as FSU may have to clear out the room some and add some new pieces. FSU was very active this spring offering tight end prospects. We will now take a look at them.
2025 Offers
Andrew Olesh: Southern Lehigh: (PA) 6'5-215 (2025) He runs well. Looks like a good athlete. You see him also line up at tight end or outside as a receiver. Runs good routes. He gets into and out of his breaks quickly. You watch him and Olesh is a mismatch for the guys he goes against. The biggest question is the competition. He looks like a man amongst boys. The good thing is he dominates and that is what you should be doing.
Brock Schott: Leo HS: (IN) 6'4-215: (Committed to Miami) (2025) on film looks great. I would have to see him in person. You can see his athletic ability on one play. He comes off the edge as a defensive end and jumps up and snatches the ball for an interception and a touchdown. He has great ball skills. He has very good body control. If you based him off film, Schott should be considered for five stars. Forget tight end....He has the potential to be a very good football player no matter where you put him. Committed to Miami but a prospect you keep recruiting.
2026 Offers
Kaiden Protho: Bowdon (GA) 6'6-210 (2026) - I watched footage of this kid at camps and on film and Protho has a chance to be an ELITE player. He has elite traits. His size (6'6) makes him a major mismatch for opposing defenses. He is someone that has the speed and quickness to wreck a defense. The kid can run by defenders and pull away. He honestly could play receiver. He looks like Calvin Johnson. He seems to have pretty good hands. He is a five star athlete.
Ryder Mix-Lone Star (TX) 6'4-210 (2026): Texas produces tight ends and this year will be no different. Mix runs track so that should tell you what type of athlete he is. He seems like a kid that goes to Michigan and ends up a good football player. You will see him adjust to the football. He can catch the ball over either shoulder. There is a play he blocks one defender, comes off that guy and destroys the next one. You want a tight end that can block and that is what Mix can do. He is not the athlete that Protho is right now but maybe the better overall tight end at this point.
JC Anderson: Mt Zion HS (IL) 6'7-230 (2026): BIG style of tight end. Big body prospect. He seems to have a long stride. Once he gets going, Anderson looks really good. He can get behind a secondary. He is fluid for a big man. He can run whip routes and be effective. Has size and uses it. He will high point the football. His team will run behind him. He seems to block pretty well. Big, physical tight end that could have a very good college career.
Camden Jensen: Heritage HS (CO) 6'6-230 (2026): I lived in Colorado at one time. It is tough to really know how good a kid from this state is. The talent level is not very good. Jensen is a big kid. He will get after it on the football field. He has good hands. He comes out of his stance and blows a defender off the ball. He can find the soft spot of the zone and exploit it. His size is going to cause problems for defenders. He may eventually grow into a tackle in college.
Corbyn Fordham: The Bolles School (FL) 6'4-215 (2026): Believe his father played at FSU. He has had some other family member play at Bolles. He will find the open spot in the defense. He gives his quarterback a reliable target to throw to. Not in the top group of tight ends on this list but still very good. He can run the seam of the defense. He displays good hands. He is someone that can block and seal the edge on run plays. He is a solid 3* possibly 4* player.
Caleb Tafua: Lakewood HS (CA) 6'4-215 (2026): You are seeing FSU spend some time in California. Fafua is a big kid. He is listed at 215 pounds. He looks more like a 230 pound prospect. I have seen many of these types of players at Stanford. He is a good player. Not as high on his film as Protho and Mix. Those two are better athletes. He is a player we expect to have a very good career in college.
Kai Wesley: Orem HS (UT) 6'8-210 (2026): Plays basketball and football. At 6'8, you can understand why he plays basketball. Big kid. Not super fluid. He plays both defensive end and tight end. Raw but you can see why FSU likes him. Not in Protho league as a player. Probably a kid who ends up staying out west.
2027 Offers
Mark Bowman: Mater Dei (CA) 6'5-220 (2027) the new trend of tight end can line up wide. You will see him line up line up the slot. He also lines up near a tackle on some plays. He is a very good blocking tight end. He can really help out in the run game. This kid is a complete player. He runs well enough. Bowman is not going to blow by defenders. He has enough speed and quickness to get open. There are some better athletes but this kid is going to be a very good player at the next level. He should end up ranked a solid 4 star prospect.
May get offered
Dwayne Wimbley: Westminster Academy: (FL) 6'6-210 (2025): Former basketball prospect that decided to give football a try. He is new to the game of football. He plays receiver but we project him more as a tight end in college. He has really improved and if FSU wants a second tight end in this year’s class Wimbley maybe an option. He goes up and gets the football. He can high point the ball. He will get bye defenders. He runs solid routes. He is someone that is just coming into his own. Big fan of Wimbley.
Offered in Jan /Earlier
Hollis Davidson: McIntosh: (GA) 6'5-238 (UV: November 11th-2023, Jan 19th (24), April (24), Official Visit (June 21) - Three un-official visits and will take an official visit in June. I say follow the visits and Davidson has spent plenty of time in Tallahassee. Was committed to Auburn but has since backed off that pledge. Really like this kid’s film. He has a great first step off the ball. Runs like a receiver but has tight end speed. He runs his routes very well. You will see him come off the ball and get into his routes quickly. He is a complete player. He is one of the top tight ends in the country.
Chase Loftin: Millard South: (NE) 6'6-215: (2025): Loftin will line up all over the field. He lines up in the backfield, slot, out wide. He really looks like a man amongst boys in Omaha. He just seems to toy with defenders. Competition is not great but he dominates. You want to see guys with his physical attributes really dominate the competition. He makes some crazy catches. He has good hands. He blocks well enough right now. Would have to see him in person to really evaluate him.
2025 Offers
Andrew Olesh: Southern Lehigh: (PA) 6'5-215 (2025) He runs well. Looks like a good athlete. You see him also line up at tight end or outside as a receiver. Runs good routes. He gets into and out of his breaks quickly. You watch him and Olesh is a mismatch for the guys he goes against. The biggest question is the competition. He looks like a man amongst boys. The good thing is he dominates and that is what you should be doing.
Brock Schott: Leo HS: (IN) 6'4-215: (Committed to Miami) (2025) on film looks great. I would have to see him in person. You can see his athletic ability on one play. He comes off the edge as a defensive end and jumps up and snatches the ball for an interception and a touchdown. He has great ball skills. He has very good body control. If you based him off film, Schott should be considered for five stars. Forget tight end....He has the potential to be a very good football player no matter where you put him. Committed to Miami but a prospect you keep recruiting.
2026 Offers
Kaiden Protho: Bowdon (GA) 6'6-210 (2026) - I watched footage of this kid at camps and on film and Protho has a chance to be an ELITE player. He has elite traits. His size (6'6) makes him a major mismatch for opposing defenses. He is someone that has the speed and quickness to wreck a defense. The kid can run by defenders and pull away. He honestly could play receiver. He looks like Calvin Johnson. He seems to have pretty good hands. He is a five star athlete.
Ryder Mix-Lone Star (TX) 6'4-210 (2026): Texas produces tight ends and this year will be no different. Mix runs track so that should tell you what type of athlete he is. He seems like a kid that goes to Michigan and ends up a good football player. You will see him adjust to the football. He can catch the ball over either shoulder. There is a play he blocks one defender, comes off that guy and destroys the next one. You want a tight end that can block and that is what Mix can do. He is not the athlete that Protho is right now but maybe the better overall tight end at this point.
JC Anderson: Mt Zion HS (IL) 6'7-230 (2026): BIG style of tight end. Big body prospect. He seems to have a long stride. Once he gets going, Anderson looks really good. He can get behind a secondary. He is fluid for a big man. He can run whip routes and be effective. Has size and uses it. He will high point the football. His team will run behind him. He seems to block pretty well. Big, physical tight end that could have a very good college career.
Camden Jensen: Heritage HS (CO) 6'6-230 (2026): I lived in Colorado at one time. It is tough to really know how good a kid from this state is. The talent level is not very good. Jensen is a big kid. He will get after it on the football field. He has good hands. He comes out of his stance and blows a defender off the ball. He can find the soft spot of the zone and exploit it. His size is going to cause problems for defenders. He may eventually grow into a tackle in college.
Corbyn Fordham: The Bolles School (FL) 6'4-215 (2026): Believe his father played at FSU. He has had some other family member play at Bolles. He will find the open spot in the defense. He gives his quarterback a reliable target to throw to. Not in the top group of tight ends on this list but still very good. He can run the seam of the defense. He displays good hands. He is someone that can block and seal the edge on run plays. He is a solid 3* possibly 4* player.
Caleb Tafua: Lakewood HS (CA) 6'4-215 (2026): You are seeing FSU spend some time in California. Fafua is a big kid. He is listed at 215 pounds. He looks more like a 230 pound prospect. I have seen many of these types of players at Stanford. He is a good player. Not as high on his film as Protho and Mix. Those two are better athletes. He is a player we expect to have a very good career in college.
Kai Wesley: Orem HS (UT) 6'8-210 (2026): Plays basketball and football. At 6'8, you can understand why he plays basketball. Big kid. Not super fluid. He plays both defensive end and tight end. Raw but you can see why FSU likes him. Not in Protho league as a player. Probably a kid who ends up staying out west.
2027 Offers
Mark Bowman: Mater Dei (CA) 6'5-220 (2027) the new trend of tight end can line up wide. You will see him line up line up the slot. He also lines up near a tackle on some plays. He is a very good blocking tight end. He can really help out in the run game. This kid is a complete player. He runs well enough. Bowman is not going to blow by defenders. He has enough speed and quickness to get open. There are some better athletes but this kid is going to be a very good player at the next level. He should end up ranked a solid 4 star prospect.
May get offered
Dwayne Wimbley: Westminster Academy: (FL) 6'6-210 (2025): Former basketball prospect that decided to give football a try. He is new to the game of football. He plays receiver but we project him more as a tight end in college. He has really improved and if FSU wants a second tight end in this year’s class Wimbley maybe an option. He goes up and gets the football. He can high point the ball. He will get bye defenders. He runs solid routes. He is someone that is just coming into his own. Big fan of Wimbley.
Offered in Jan /Earlier
Hollis Davidson: McIntosh: (GA) 6'5-238 (UV: November 11th-2023, Jan 19th (24), April (24), Official Visit (June 21) - Three un-official visits and will take an official visit in June. I say follow the visits and Davidson has spent plenty of time in Tallahassee. Was committed to Auburn but has since backed off that pledge. Really like this kid’s film. He has a great first step off the ball. Runs like a receiver but has tight end speed. He runs his routes very well. You will see him come off the ball and get into his routes quickly. He is a complete player. He is one of the top tight ends in the country.
Chase Loftin: Millard South: (NE) 6'6-215: (2025): Loftin will line up all over the field. He lines up in the backfield, slot, out wide. He really looks like a man amongst boys in Omaha. He just seems to toy with defenders. Competition is not great but he dominates. You want to see guys with his physical attributes really dominate the competition. He makes some crazy catches. He has good hands. He blocks well enough right now. Would have to see him in person to really evaluate him.
