'09 FL DB JuJuan Harley (Florida State Verbal)

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Tallahassee (FL) James Rickards High School

Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 190 lbs
Forty: 4.4 secs.
Class: 2009 (High School)

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Harley plays all over the field for Rickards, but projects as a defensive back on the college level. He has the size of a safety with the athleticism of a corner. Harley also runs track (10.6 100m) and plays basketball.

Scout: '09 Top 100
Rivals: '09 Top 100

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Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL.

Lincoln junior defensive back Jawanza Starling already has an FSU offer. So does Godby wide receiver Willie Downs, Madison County running back Chris Thompson, Leon linebacker C.J. Mizell and Rickards defensive back Jajuan Harley.

They all could very well be Seminoles next February.

At least that's what people keep telling them.

"Oh, I get that all the time," Harley said with a laugh. "They say we could be the generation that brings Florida State back."

Harley played sparingly as a junior after breaking his foot in the third game of the season, but he is still considered one of the top 100 players in the nation by Rivals.com.

"I thought it was over when I got hurt," Harley said. "I didn't think I was going to be in the top 100, and my recruiting was going to go down the drain."

Not quite.

Instead he's been offered scholarships by FSU, Clemson, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida International so far. That number will undoubtedly grow in the coming months. As of now, he said he plans to announce his college intentions in September.

Harley is ranked as the No. 32 player in the country.

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Rickards' Jajuan Harley (12) reverses his field on a punt return in the first game of the high school jamboree Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007 at Cox Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. Chiles won 9-7.

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Rickards' Harley picks FSU
Class of 2009 gains star momentum
By Corey Clark
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER

While riding around town Wednesday afternoon, Rickards High star junior JaJuan Harley decided to head over to the Florida State football offices for an impromptu (and unofficial) visit.

It wound up being much more.

"I just wanted to show my face," said Harley, who missed the last seven games of his junior year with a broken foot. "All of the coaches were there. And we just started talking. And I told them, 'I'm going to give you a Valentine's Day gift. I'm going to be a 'Nole.' And everyone just went crazy."

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