FSU football: Top 15 most important defensive players for 2024 season
By Kelvin Hunt
No. 6 Fentrell Cypress-CB
Fentrell Cypress is one-half of one of the best cornerback duos in college football. Cypress is a former Second-Team All-ACC player at Virginia who had a solid 2023 season but has made major strides in his second year in the FSU defensive scheme(that's way different than what Virginia ran). FSU had Cypress and Green at cornerback last year, which helped FSU have arguably the best secondary in the ACC. AZ Thomas looks like he could exceed what Renardo Green did last year, which was an outstanding year that saw Green become an NFL second-round draft pick.
Cypress looks like he could exceed what Green did last year right now too. If so, we're talking about two cornerbacks who can erase most receivers on opposing teams, not to mention the pass rush and defensive front will speed things up for opposing quarterbacks. FSU has a ton of young talent, but it's largely unproven, which is why Thomas and Cypress need to stay healthy.