FSU football: Ranking the top defenses Noles will face in 2023
By Kelvin Hunt
![RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 08: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles speaks with Jordan Travis #13 during the first half of their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium on October 8, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 08: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles speaks with Jordan Travis #13 during the first half of their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium on October 8, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/fba93bb3c88637bc423b46cb25c842d36071a5cfdc7b1c68ae52e18717e8ef92.jpg)
Wake Forest
- 28.3 PPG
- 5.65 YPP
- 41.29 percent third down conversion
- 56.86 percent Red Zone TD percentage
- No. 69 FEI
One thing about the FSU football offense last season that bothered me greatly was there performance against a bad Wake Forest defense. A lot of folks want to blame the defense for the loss, but that’s not the case since they held Wake Forest below their seasonal averages. Wake Forest lost a few of their COVID super seniors and lack overall talent in their two-deep, which explains why their defense got worst as the season went on and guys got nicked up and worn down. Will their offense maintain its level of play without Sam Hartman? If not, that likely means more snaps for a defense that allowed 30+ points in five of their last six games.