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American Heritage running back Byron Louis verbally pledges to Florida State football

peter holland jr., tallahassee democrat
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Four-star running back Byron Louis announced on Saturday night that he has verbally committed to Florida State football.

Louis will be the 12th player to commit to FSU in the class of 2025.

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound senior back out of American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida, selected FSU over Georgia, Miami, and Wisconsin.

He is ranked as the top running back on the USA Today Florida Network Top 100 and No. 25 in the state. Louis didn't factor FSU's losing slump when making his decision.

“I mean, three games don’t define them,” Louis told USA Today.

“Same with our three games (losses) don’t define us. At the end of the day, that’s a great program. That history is amazing. Honestly, it’s still a good school. Like I said, three games don’t define them.”

Louis also told USA Today that he looked at the current running backs on FSU's roster. He mentioned that the three seniors, Roydell Williams, Alabama transfer Lawrance Toafili, and Caziah Holmes, are expecting to depart after this season.

It allows the high school senior to seek playing time right away. Adding Louis will provide more depth in a much younger running back room next year.

FSU's true freshman running back, Kam Davis, has seen significant snaps in his first season. Tallahassee native Micahi Danzy moved up in the depth chart after losing Indiana transfer Jaylin Lucas due to a season-ending injury. Redshirt freshman Samuel Singleton Jr. is also in the mix.

According to Louis, Mike Norvell and DB coach Patrick Surtain, a former head coach at American Heritage, stayed on top of the running backs.

If he pledges to FSU, he will join his high school teammate and DB Zae Thomas, who committed to FSU on June 30.

FSU defeated Cal 14-9 on Saturday to improve 1-3.

Latest FSU football commits

Class of 2025

  • 5-star, Solomon Thomas, offensive lineman, Raines (Jacksonville, Florida)

  • 4-star, Malik Clark, wide receiver, Rock Hill (Rock Hill, South Carolina)

  • 4-star, Peyton Joseph, offensive lineman, Houston County (Warner Robins, Georgia)

  • 4-star, Chase Loftin, tight end, Millard North (Omaha, Nebraska)

  • 4-star, Daylan McCutcheon, wide receiver Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas)

  • 4-star, Gregory "Zae" Thomas, defensive back, American Heritage (Plantation, Florida)

  • 4-star, Kevin Wynn, defensive line, Greene County (Greensboro, Georgia)

  • 4-star, CJ Wiley, wide receiver, Milton (Alpharetta, Georgia)

  • 3-star, Tramell Jones, quarterback, Mandarin (Jacksonville, Florida)

  • 3-star, Ethan Pritchard, linebacker, Seminole (Sanford, Florida)

  • 3-star, Max Redmon, safety, Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, Florida)

Class of 2026

  • 4-Star, Izayia Williams, linebacker/safety, Tavares (Leesburg, Florida)

  • 4-star, Brady Smigiel, quarterback, Newbury Park (Newbury Park, California)

  • 4-star Darryon Williams, athlete, Gaither (Tampa, Florida)

  • 4-star, Efrem White, wide receiver, Vero Beach (Vero Beach, Florida)

  • 4-star, Tedarius Hughes, safety, South Dade (Homestead, Florida)

  • 3-star, Darryl Bell III, safety, Barbara Coleman (Hialeah, Florida)

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Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Four-star RB Byron Louis chooses FSU football over Miami, Wisconsin