FSU football: 5 reasons FSU will easily have a top 25 offense in 2024

DJU at Oregon State

The most important position in the offense will played by Oregon State transfer via Clemson, DJ Uiagalelei. The latter isn't held in high regard by Bud Elliott, and that's fair based on the sample size available. However, you must look past surface stats like completion percentage(people love pointing out Uiagalelei's inaccuracies). As I've pointed out Oregon State's three top wide receivers were 5'8", 5'8", and 5'11" last year. The Beavers were top 20 in yards per pass attempt at 8.4, which means they stretched the field vertically. If you're going vertical with receivers that short naturally, that will affect the completion percentage.

However, despite those shortcomings, Oregon State ranked No. 11 in FEI advanced metrics, which accounts for garbage time and is opponent-adjusted. Uiagalelei went to Oregon State, learned the offense in less than a year, and helped improve the Beavers from No. 39 in 2022 to No. 11 in 2023. For the crowd who want to place Clemson's offensive woes on Uiagalelei, look at how Clemson looked on offense in 2023 after he left(No. 63) compared to No. 51 in 2022. The Clemson issues on offense were more about Clemson's coaching staff(and why they made changes after 2022) than Uiagalelei.