Blue-chip 2028 safety sets game visit with Florida State
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Four-star safety Giovanni Tuggle is one of the top overall prospects in the 2028 class, and a player that the Florida State football program holds in very high regard. So does the rest of the country, as the 6-foot, 175-pounder has nearly 30 offers on the table.
As he gets set to embark on his junior year, Tuggle has a locked-in nine-game visits during the season, according to Benjamin Wolk of Dawgs247. He will come to Tallahassee on Oct. 31 for a Halloween showdown when FSU battles the Clemson Tigers.
Tuggle will visit the Texas A&M Aggies when they play the Arizona State Sun Devils in September and the Texas Longhorns in November. The LSU Tigers against the Ole Miss Rebels (Sept. 19), Georgia Bulldogs at the Alabama Crimson Tide (Oct. 10), and Alabama at the Tennessee Volunteers (Oct. 17) are a few other big games he'll be at.
He is the nation's No. 56 recruit and the No. 4 safety per the 247Sports composite rankings. In the state of Georgia, he's listed as the No. 9 prospect.
Florida State first made an offer to Tuggle last August. He's taken two visits to see the Seminoles since then. Back on March 31, Tuggle visited after FSU's Legacy Weekend. On June 14, he returned when he received an invitation to compete at a camp.
Tuggle has been highly productive in his two seasons on the high school level. He registered 39 tackles, six interceptions, two pass breakups, and a blocked field goal as a freshman at Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, Georgia. Tuggle logged 74 tackles, two tackles for loss, four interceptions, five pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery as a sophomore.
Florida State is already in Tuggle's top five schools. Now, they look to create some distance in his recruitment.
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