FSU football: Transfer class blows other ACC teams away

FSU football coaches have done a masterful job recruiting a blend of high-quality transfer players and quality high school players over the past three years.

It’s a prime reason why FSU has closed the gap with Clemson and been competitive on the field the last two years, with an excellent shot to dethrone the Tigers from atop the ACC in 2023.

Not only that, but the transfer players have allowed the prep players they’ve signed time to acclimate to college and develop enough to where they will look upon as contributors sooner than later.

I know outsiders and rivals hate to recognize or likely don’t keep track of what FSU does on a daily basis, and to hear FSU could dethrone Clemson this year may surprise some folks.

However, there’s a reason why that’s the case. Check it out below:

247Sports lists FSU football with six of the top 10 transfers in the ACC. Fentrell Cypress was an All-ACC player and starter for Virginia last season. Jaheim Bell was a starter for South Carolina last year. Keon Coleman was Michigan State’s best receiver last year.

Braden Fiske was second-team All-MAC and shined against P5 teams Michigan State and Pittsburgh. Jeremiah Byers was First-Team All-Conference USA and a starter for UTEP last season. The crazy part is that’s not all of the transfers.

Gilber Edmond was a starter at defensive end with South Carolina last year. Keiondre Jones was a starter for Auburn at times, and Casey Roddick started over 30 games for Colorado in his career. Lastly, Kyle Morlock came from a DII school but is a freak athlete at 6’7″ and 250 pound tight end.

Almost all these guys will start and provide depth in the trenches and at the skill positions where FSU may have been its weakest last season. To make things even better? Several of these guys have more than one year of eligibility left if they choose to not enter the 2024 NFL Draft.