FSU football: 3 huge ways 2024 NFL Draft positively impacts Nole program
By Kelvin Hunt
Transfer Portal Recruiting
Whether the high school recruiting sites want to admit it or not, transfer portal recruiting is just as important, if not more important. The transfer portal is one of the reasons Mike Norvell turned FSU football into a powerhouse again. Also, transfer portal recruiting IS recruiting, despite what some people say. Nine of the 10 players drafted were in the transfer portal, and only Jordan Travis transferred to FSU before Mike Norvell arrived in December 2019. None of them were on NFL Draft radars when they transferred to FSU, aside from maybe Fiske, and he was a fringe guy.
FSU was already the leader in transfer portal recruiting, and seeing so many guys prosper in the NFL Draft after coming to FSU only boosts their stock. The Noles already did major damage in the winter transfer portal period, obtaining former blue-chip players like Marvin Jones Jr., Earl Little Jr., Jalen Brown, and others. All of these guys getting drafted is more ammunition for the coaching staff to point to when guys show interest in the Noles after entering the portal.