Florida State currently has the top-rated recruiting class for 2016, based on 247Sports' composite rankings, and is already making headway on being first overall in 2017 with Thursday's commitment from 4-star in-state prospect Vandarius Cowan.
2017 LB/DE Vandarius Cowan from Palm Beach Gardens just said he committed to FSU.
— Brendan Sonnone (@osfsu) June 11, 2015
The 6'5", 220-pound Cowan is ranked 167th overall in the 2017 class and is considered the ninth-best weak-side defensive end, though much of his highlight film shows him playing middle and outside linebacker.
"He has some of the best defensive front-seven range in the 2017 class," Bleacher Report recruiting expert Tyler Donohue said.