FSU football: Top 10 bold predictions for 2022 season

FSU Offense will average 6 ypp or more

I expect the FSU offense to improve in 2022, as they averaged 5.79 ypp last season. That was an uptick over the 5.54 ypp average in 2020 while counting reps with a quarterback playing on one leg for about a quarter of the season.

The offensive line looks to be bigger and stronger, with better coaching in the offensive system. There should be fewer negative plays on average, and the passing plays should be explosive.
Mike Norvell’s offenses have averaged 6.85, 7.12, and 7.35 ypp the last three years at Memphis, and that’s with less talent than what’s on the FSU football roster.

I expect more explosive plays from the wide receivers, and there should be more explosive running plays if the reports coming out of practice are true.

It would not surprise me to see this FSU offense average over 30 points per game in 2022. However, the biggest factor in achieving this goal is limiting the number of negative plays. FSU allowed 10.1 percent of its offensive plays to be tackled for a loss in 2021.

That was a slight improvement but likely would have been much better had Jordan Travis remained healthy all season. I think he plays smarter and has better players around him this year to make this offense look closer to what we saw in Memphis.