2024 athlete Cai Bates, who plays for Edgewater in Orlando, reported a Florida State off on Tuesday. Rated a three-star by the 247Sports Composite rankings, he also holds offers from the Alabama Crimson Tide, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Miami Hurricanes, UCF Knights and South Carolina Gamecocks, amongst others:
Extremely blessed to receive an offer from Florida State University #GoNoles @ChadSimmons_ @Andrew_Ivins @RWrightRivals @psurtain23 @Coach_Norvell @KeiwanRatliff pic.