FSU football: Top 10 bold predictions for 2021 season

By Kelvin Hunt | Sep 1, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, FL - JUNE 13: A general view of the Unconquered Statue before a unity walk on June 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State players and members of the football coaching staff led fans and supporters on a unity walk from the Doak Campbell Stadium on the Florida State University campus to the state capitol building in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Protests erupted across the nation after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25th. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

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Brendan Gant will lead the team in tackles

This honor went to Amari Gainer last year even though he wasn’t on the field all the time because the coaching staff couldn’t find the perfect position for him.

Gainer is now at inside linebacker, closer to the line of scrimmage, which is something he’s still trying to get used to.

I suspect he’ll be up there among the team leaders in tackles, but I’m going to go out on a limb here with Brendan Gant.

Gant lists as the starter at the BUCK position, which is a player in the secondary that has responsibilities in the passing and run game.

This position is the same one Hamsah Nasirildeen played so well during his time at FSU. Nasirildeen also led the team in tackles in 2018 and 2019 before missing most of 2020 with an injury. Gant is solid and has a nose for the ball while looking to lay the WOOD to opposing ball carriers.

I suspect teams will look to exploit the FSU linebackers again in the passing game, which puts Gant in the midst to make a lot of plays.

Gant was fourth on the team with 32 tackles in 2020 while appearing in all nine games. Maybe he’ll take that next step in 2021?

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