Overview
- Holly announced his verbal pledge to Florida State during an official visit to Tallahassee on Sunday after a dinner that concluded the trip.
- He picked the Seminoles over finalists Auburn and Virginia Tech after receiving roughly 40 scholarship offers from Power Five programs.
- Recruiting services list Holly as a three-star edge roughly in the No. 610 range and credit his junior-year production while noting he will likely need time in the weight room before contributing.
- Holly is the 10th commitment in FSU’s 2027 class and the latest of several recent pickups from Georgia that have given the Seminoles recruiting momentum even as the class has seen multiple decommitments.
- Edge coach Nick Williams and head coach Mike Norvell led the pitch and Holly cited the staff’s relationships, the team culture, education and the chance to play early as decisive factors that could bolster FSU’s front‑seven depth.