5-star tight end Isaac Nauta decommits from Florida State

Five-star tight end Isaac Nauta, one of FSU’s prized possessions in its 2016 recruiting class, announced his decommitment from the school on Tuesday.

He confirmed the move in a text message with the Tallahassee Democrat after tweeting this message:

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Nauta's father, Jay, said in a phone interview after the news broke that his son wishes to “see other schools, see other opportunities and build relationships with other coaches.

"And I think he feels he has the ability to do that when he’s not committed.”

Nauta’s decommitment comes two days after taking unofficial visits to TCU, Texas, and LSU in the last week, according to his father. Nauta also visited Georgia and FSU this month.

Nauta — who is from Buford, Ga., but attends IMG Academy in Bradenton — is ranked as the No. 1 tight end in the nation by 247Sports and Rivals. He wishes to take all five official visits before picking a final school and intended to enroll in school in January when he committed to FSU.

“Even though he feels like he committed with a purpose, now he wants to exhaust all of his options,” Jay Nauta said. “I think he feels like he doesn’t need to be committed to anybody to really get a good feel of where he’s at.”

Nauta's decommitment comes the day after FSU landed the No. 1 running back in the state of Florida in Amir Rasul, a four-star prospect from Coral Gables High. FSU's 2016 class is still ranked third in the nation by 247Sports behind Ohio State and LSU.

Nauta’s father said FSU tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Tim Brewster understood where his son stood at this point in his recruitment.

“I think he’s been around the block with this a bunch of times so he’s not new to anything like this,” Jay Nauta said of Brewster. “He and Isaac got a good relationship. He understands where Isaac is coming from.”