FSU football: Noles need to address defensive tackle recruiting

By Kelvin Hunt | Feb 5, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, FL - NOVEMBER 16: Interim head coach Odell Haggins of the Florida State Seminoles celebrates with his team in the end zone after the game against the Alabama State Hornets at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on November 16, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated The Hornets 49 to 12. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

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FSU signed some players that could potentially play defensive tackle. They signed a South Carolina transfer Keir Thomas who has one year of eligibility left.

Blue-chip Shambre Jackson and three-star Joshua Farmer have the potential to play defensive tackle as they continue to physically mature and develop.

So, the coaching staff addressed the position, but it’s more of a band-aid than anything.

Thomas will be gone after next year, and Robert Cooper, Fabien Lovett, and Dennis Briggs Jr. could declare for the NFL Draft IF they had monster years in 2021.

Now, I don’t expect to lose ALL of those players, but it’s still possible and would put the coaching staff in a bind because the position has been neglected the past few recruiting cycles.

When was the last time the FSU defensive line was a strength of the team? It’s been a while, so they will have to address this position in the 2022 recruiting cycle.

It’s OK to use the transfer portal, but you can’t keep putting band-aids on a wound that needs stitches to stop the bleeding.

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