The second stop on Warchant.com's Spring Recruiting Tour is at the home of another state football champion -- the Chaminade Lions in Hollywood, Fla. It's the first leg of our trip through South Florida, and it features a lengthy sit-down with major FSU wide receiver target John Dunmore.
Among other topics, Dunmore discusses when he plans to make his commitment, what he likes about first-year FSU receivers coach David Kelly, why he loved watching Kelvin Benjamin play for the Seminoles, and when he plans to visit Tallahassee and other schools again.
Also in this tour stop, we talk to a Miami DE commit who has interest in the 'Noles, and we also meet an emerging young star who caught David Kelly's eye -- and earned a scholarship offer -- during the assistant coach's recent visit.
Also see the previous stops on our Spring Recruiting Tour:
Stop 1: Madison County -- Checking in on FSU commit Travis Jay, more
Rivals100 WR Dunmore has tight bond with FSU staff
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Rivals100 wide receiver John Dunmore is widely considered one of the best players in the Southeast, and Rivals lists him as the No. 7 receiver in the country.
It's no surprise, then, that the main schools in his recruitment are among the elite powers in college football -- programs Florida State, Florida, Miami, Michigan and Ohio State. And with that being said, the Seminoles are certainly a team on his mind as Dunmore already has made two visits to FSU this spring, and another one is expected this summer.
"I'm very high on FSU," Dunmore told Warchant during a visit on Monday. "It's a much different vibe there with Coach [Willie] Taggart and Coach [David] Kelly. I feel comfortable for sure when I'm there. I would say the thing I like the most with Coach Kelly is he keeps things real, genuine. Not promises, but what FSU is all about. I really like that a lot."
Just last week, as spring practice was getting going, Dunmore said he was pleased to see David Kelly -- FSU's new wide receivers coach -- checking out one of his practices. He said he gave Kelly a call afterward to see what he thought.
"We are pretty close. He was just telling me some things that I can do a little better and also just keeping things real," Dunmore said. "That's why I connect so good with Coach Kelly. We really talk about everything there is. I feel very comfortable with him, and he does a tremendous job at developing receivers. I even studied some of the stuff he did at USF, and that stood out a lot to me."
As a taller receiver who is listed at 6-foot-3, Dunmore said one of the players who really attracted him to Florida State was former Seminole star and first-round NFL Draft pick Kelvin Benjamin.
