FSU has pulled multiple top 25 players over the last 5 years and every player on Virginia's roster was a top 100 recruit except for Salt and Rueter(both were top 150). If you look at Virginia's last 5 recruits Guy top 25 and McDonald's AA,
Diakite was #22 in his class when he moved up a year to enroll early and RS,
Jerome top 40
Huff top 50
Hunter top 75
Numbers by 247 ranking.
So there is still a definite gap in recruiting but ranking isn't everything. Buzz has to find the right guys for his system despite their ranking. Just like Bennett pull a 90 ranking Joe Harris and a 90 ranking Brogdon and turned them into All ACC and All American players