TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Jimbo Fisher reclined in a black leather chair with lunch -- a bowl of gumbo -- cooling on the arm rest. The Florida State coach, in a pair of jeans and chestnut-colored western dress boots, could rest easy and exchange seafood small talk with reporters as there was no signing day drama with the Seminoles.

As with every signing day, there was angst in the morning as Fisher awaited official word -- or fax -- from his commitments, but there were no 11th-hour surprises. A program once known for its signing-day surges had no surprises as all 20 commitments faxed their letters of intent by mid-morning. Even the signing-day addition of ESPN 300 safety Marcus Lewis was mostly expected, capping the nation’s No. 2 class at 21 signees.

“It’s like Christmas. You know what you asked Santa and he’s got it in the sleigh,” Fisher said, “but he’s just got to put it under the tree.”

While the Seminoles swung for the fences with five-stars Terry Beckner Jr. and Iman Marshall, Florida State’s signing day wasn't defined by the misses. Florida State has three five-star commitments, another 12 four-stars and 11 ESPN 300 recruits. Fisher and his coaching staff wrapped a bow on one of the country’s best classes before the New Year as only one commitment came after Jan. 1.

Several of Florida State’s top recruits have been enrolled at the school for nearly a month, too. Five-star signees George Campbell, Derwin James and Josh Sweat enrolled in January, as did ESPN 300 recruits Da'Vante Phillips, De'Andre Johnson and Jacques Patrick.

Fisher, and most coaches, typically prefer this kind of signing day.

“It does take away from the drama, getting all of those guys in,” Fisher said, “but I’d much rather have them in here because now they’re in spring ball.”

Sweat was the No. 1 prospect in the ESPN 300 before he suffered a torn ACL during his senior season, which dropped him to No. 11. Fisher believed Sweat would have finished as the top-ranked recruit nationally if not for the injury, which will keep him out of spring practice but not the fall.

“You’re talking about a guy 6-foot-4, 245 pounds and runs a sub-4.5 and verticals 39 inches and can cover you, can play wideout,” Fisher said. “Guys who can affect that quarterback and come off of that edge, standing up or hand in the dirt, it’s so effective. He has that kind of ability.”

Fisher said he was nervous about one or two players not signing with Florida State, and one of them wasFrancois, the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback. There were reports over the last week Francois was decommitting in favor of rival Florida, but the Seminoles received Francois’ letter of intent around 9:45 a.m.

With the departure of Jameis Winston, the Seminoles’ have an open competition at quarterback heading into the 2015 season. While the early favorites to start in the opener are Sean Maguire and JJ Cosentino, Fisher will open up the competition to the freshmen Francois and Johnson.

“De'Andre Johnson is going to be a great player,” Fisher said. “We had to have depth there, we had to have another quality guy and think [Francois is] a big-time player. Because of that, you know those schools are going to constantly pound and go at him. I think he’s going to be a heck of a player.”