Production
FSU coaches didn't rely solely on past evaluations of guys while they were in high school with these transfer portal additions. While recruiting the guys in high school was helpful, they took guys who had achieved some success.
I think everything starts in the trenches. The offensive linemen they took have played well over 2,000 college snaps. The guys they took on the defensive all have multiple years of experience and production.
Tight end Randy Pittman has two years of consistent production. Duce Robinson has more production than Johnny Wilson from the West Coast. Squirrel White put up major numbers at Tennessee, unlike Malik Benson, coming from Alabama a year ago.
The defensive ends have way more production than Marvin Jones Jr. a year ago. Elijah Herring has had major production at the linebacker position.
The combination of production and fit the schemes with what the coaches want to do should help improve things drastically in 2025.