FSU football coaches maximize development with prep and transfer portal players
By Kelvin Hunt
Prep Players
Kalen DeLoach-DeLoach was a four-star recruit out of high school had seven tackles as a sophomore in the nine game COVID season of 2020. That was Mike Norvell's first year, and the staff didn't have a spring, summer, or fall to implement much because of the pandemic. However, the subsequent years:
2021
- Tackles-69
- Tackles for a loss-6.5
- Sacks-1
2022
- Tackles-65
- Tackles for a loss-7.5
- Sacks-3
2023 (First Team All-ACC)
- Tackles-68
- Tackles for a loss-10.5
- Sacks-7
Shyheim Brown-Brown was a three-star recruit out of high school, who redshirted as a freshman in 2021, appearing in three games. However, saw a significant increase in snaps as a redshirt freshman in 2022 before becoming a starter in 2023.
2021
- Tackles-3
- Tackles for a loss-
- Sacks-
- Passes Defended-
2022
- Tackles-36
- Tackles for a loss-2.5
- Sacks-1.5
- Passes Defended-2
2023 (Third Team All-ACC)
- Tackles-53
- Tackles for a loss-2
- Sacks-2
- Passes Defended-4
- INTs-1
Joshua Farmer-Farmer was a three-star recruit out of high school, who redshirted as a freshman in 2021, appearing in four games. However, he played in all 13 games in 2022 and all 13 regular-season games in 2023.
2021
- Tackles-1
- Tackles for a loss-
- Sacks-
2022
- Tackles-15
- Tackles for a loss-6
- Sacks-2
- QB hurries-1
2023 (Second Team All-ACC)
- Tackles-32
- Tackles for a loss-7
- Sacks-5
- QB Hurries-2
That's three high school guys from all three levels of the defense who have been developed by the coaching staff. I could name a ton more like: Renardo Green, AZ Thomas, DJ Lundy, Malcolm Ray, Akeem Dent, Patrick Payton,