NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Dean DeNobile GR | 6'1"/198 | 223/347 (64%), 2528 Yds, 19 TD / 7 INT | 30 Car, -1 Yds, (0 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | B | F | 786 (31.5%) | LAF ('26) | ||
| #12 Ashton Daniels GR | 6'2"/219 | 68/119 (57%), 797 Yds, 3 TD / 2 INT | 63 Car, 280 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 2 TD, 1 FUM | B- | B+ | #144 | 264 (10.5%) | AUB ('26) | |
| #9 Kevin Sperry SO | 6'1"/212 | 12/17 (71%), 194 Yds, 2 TD / 0 INT | 7 Car, 27 Yds, (3.9 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | C | #225 | 42 (2%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #12 Michael Grant JR | 6'3"/217 | 1/1 (100%), 14 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 1 Car, -9 Yds, (-9 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | F | 17 (1%) | NA | |||
| #00 Jaden O'Neal FR | 6'3"/215 | 4* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Quintrevion Wisner SR | 6'0"/194 | 131 Car, 597 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 22 Rec, 146 Yds, (6.6 YPR), 1 TD | A | C+ | #216 | 412 (19.5%) | TEX ('26) | |
| #23 Gemari Sands JR | 6'0"/195 | 105 Car, 465 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 40 Rec, 217 Yds, (5.4 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | A | #226 | 397 (18.75%) | FAU ('26) | |
| #32 Ousmane Kromah SO | 6'1"/214 | 72 Car, 408 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 9 Rec, 147 Yds, (16.3 YPR), 1 TD | A | A- | #207 | 159 (10%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #28 Samuel Singleton Jr. JR | 5'11"/201 | 51 Car, 360 Yds, (7.1 YPC), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 16 Yds, (16 YPR), 0 TD | A | B | #245 | 88 (5%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #21 Zay Parks SO | 5'11"/196 | 15 Car, 95 Yds, (6.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C+ | 19 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 Amari Thomas FR | 5'10"/187 | 4* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Duce Robinson SR | 6'6"/222 | 56 Rec, 1074 Yds, (19.2 YPR), 6 TD, 2 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A+ | A- | #14 | 705 (76%) | USC ('25) | |
| #19 Micahi Danzy SO | 6'1"/189 | 27 Rec, 571 Yds, (21.1 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 12 Car, 216 Yds, 3 TD | B+ | C+ | #195 | 510 (55%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #15 Jayvan Boggs SO | 6'1"/204 | 9 Rec, 103 Yds, (11.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B+ | #582 | 190 (20%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #82 Teriq Mallory SO | 6'5"/208 | 1 Rec, 14 Yds, (14 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | D+ | 49 (5%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #83 Tae'Shaun Gelsey SO | 6'4"/235 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | 47 (5%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Devin Carter FR | 6'1"/175 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jasen Lopez FR | 5'10"/165 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Efrem White FR | 6'2"/155 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Brandon Bennett FR | 6'0"/170 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Darryon Williams FR | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jonah Winston FR | 5'9"/155 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Desirrio Riles SR | 6'3"/238 | 28 Rec, 362 Yds, (12.9 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | D+ | C | 577 (43.5%) | ECU ('26) | |
| #18 Landen Thomas JR | 6'4"/239 | 3 Rec, 35 Yds, (11.7 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | B | C | D+ | 114 (11%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #89 Greyson Labiad SR | 6'3"/250 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C | B | 41 (4%) | NA | |
| #23 Chase Loftin SO | 6'6"/223 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | B- | 15 (2%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #16 Gavin Markey SO | 6'0"/235 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Xavier Tiller FR | 6'5"/226 | 4* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #00 Corbyn Fordham FR | 6'4"/215 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #65 Xavier Chaplin (T) SR | 6'7"/348 | D+ | C | B- | 823 (39.6%) | AUB ('26) | |
| #54 Chimdia Nwaiwu (T) SR | 6'5"/296 | B+ | C+ | A | 805 (38.7%) | SFA ('26) | |
| #75 Nate Pabst (T) GR | 6'5"/315 | A- | A- | B | 767 (36.9%) | BGSU ('26) | |
| #74 Jonathan Daniels (T) SO | 6'4"/290 | B+ | B+ | B+ | 81 (4%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #65 Andre Otto (G) JR | 6'5"/325 | B | B | A | 79 (4%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #78 Jayden Todd (G) SO | 6'6"/320 | D+ | C- | A- | 47 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #55 Bradyn Joiner (C) JR | 6'2"/310 | B- | B | C+ | 791 (37.8%) | PUR ('26) | |
| #55 Paul Bowling (C) SO | 6'4"/315 | B | B+ | B- | 752 (36%) | TROY ('26) | |
| #52 Chavez Thompson (C) SO | 6'1"/303 | B | B | A- | 68 (4%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Steven Pickard (IOL) FR | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Luke Francis (IOL) FR | 6'5"/335 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Michael Ionata (IOL) FR | 6'6"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Jakobe Green (IOL) FR | 6'3"/335 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #54 Chastan Brown (OL) SO | 6'8"/265 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #77 Bryson Estes (OL) GR | 6'3"/282 | 3* HS ('21) | |||||
| #75 Sean Poret (OL) SO | 6'5"/285 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Steven Moore (OL) FR | 6'5"/320 | 3* HS ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #90 Darryll Desir (DE) SO | 6'5"/261 | 23 Tac, 8 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B+ | B- | 300 (72%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #8 Deante McCray (DE) SR | 6'4"/274 | 25 Tac, 8 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | C | 297 (71%) | WKU ('25) | |
| #15 Rylan Kennedy (DE) JR | 6'3"/239 | 14 Tac, 8 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | A- | 176 (37.8%) | TA&M ('26) | |
| #00 Cam Brooks (DE) FR | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #5 Daniel Lyons (DT) SR | 6'4"/292 | 26 Tac, 11 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C | B- | 425 (50%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #88 Jordan Sanders (DT) SR | 6'4"/285 | 14 Tac, 7 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | A- | 365 (38.7%) | TXST ('26) | |
| #93 Mandrell Desir (DT) SO | 6'4"/265 | 30 Tac, 13 Solo, 8 TFL, 7 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | A- | C- | 339 (40%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #55 Kevin Wynn (DT) SO | 6'2"/343 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | 40 (5%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #96 Tylon Lee (DT) SO | 6'4"/277 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B- | 20 (2%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Earnest Rankins (DL) FR | 6'4"/265 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Franklin Whitley (DL) FR | 6'6"/265 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Wihtlley Cadeau (DL) FR | 6'5"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Judah Daniels (DL) FR | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Blake Nichelson SR | 6'3"/229 | 43 Tac, 24 Solo, 7 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C | C- | 420 (73%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #41 AJ Cottrill SR | 6'0"/228 | 15 Tac, 4 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A | B | 98 (17%) | NA | |
| #53 Brandon Torres JR | 6'1"/221 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #35 Chris Jones JR | 6'0"/230 | 132 Tac, 49 Solo, 10 TFL, 4 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | USM ('26) | |||||
| #00 Izayia Williams FR | 6'2"/215 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #35 Ethan Pritchard SO | 6'2"/219 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Karon Maycock FR | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Chris Thomas FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Daylen Green FR | 6'1"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Noah LaVallee FR | 6'2"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #29 Caleb LaVallee JR | 6'1"/228 | UNC ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Nehemiah Chandler (CB) SO | 6'2"/185 | 31 Tac, 22 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 13 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | D | D | A | 608 (45.75%) | USA ('26) | |
| #11 Ja'Bril Rawls (CB) JR | 6'1"/185 | 40 Tac, 22 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | A- | 374 (37%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #21 Karson Hobbs (CB) JR | 6'1"/188 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | F | 108 (8.25%) | ND ('26) | |
| #4 Charles Lester III (CB) SO | 6'1"/193 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C+ | 90 (9%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #16 Quindarrius Jones (CB) SR | 6'2"/192 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | 70 (7%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #26 Ricky Knight III (CB) SO | 6'0"/177 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | D+ | 24 (2%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #18 Jamari Howard (CB) SO | 6'2"/197 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | A+ | 9 (1%) | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #22 Zae Thomas (CB) SO | 6'3"/189 | C | B- | 9 (1%) | 4* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Chauncey Kennon (CB) FR | 6'1"/175 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #20 CJ Richard Jr. (S) SO | 6'1"/190 | 21 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | B- | A | 529 (42%) | ILST ('26) | |
| #26 Ma'Khi Jones (S) SO | 5'10"/190 | 34 Tac, 14 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | C- | 305 (24%) | DUKE ('26) | |
| #24 K.J. Kirkland (S) JR | 6'1"/212 | 31 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | C- | F | 240 (26%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #47 Donny Hiebert (S) SR | 6'2"/200 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B- | 40 (4%) | NA | ||
| #33 A. Cromartie Jr. (S) SO | 6'0"/185 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C+ | 28 (3%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #21 Max Redmon (S) SO | 6'1"/196 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B | 20 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #30 J. Boatwright Jr. (S) SO | 6'1"/198 | B- | B- | 14 (1%) | USC ('25) | ||||
| #00 Darryl Bell (S) FR | 6'0"/192 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jordan Crutchfield (S) FR | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 Gabe Panikowski GR | 5'10"/190 | OKST ('26) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #96 Daniel Hughes JR | 6'5"/235 | 39, 1756 YDS (45 YPP), Long 64 YDS | 12 In 20, 1 TB | B | B- | UNM ('26) | |
| #38 Ethan Post SO | 6'3"/235 | NA | |||||
| #37 Carter Jula SO | 6'1"/205 | UNLV ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 1, Returning Key Contributors: 1, Portal Contributors: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5, Potential Starters via Portal: 3, Returning Key Contributors: 2, Portal Contributors: 2
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 2 (1) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 2 (0) - DE: 2 (0) - LB: 1 (0) -CB: 0 (1) - S: 0 (1)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (1) - HB: 0 (2) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 1 (0) -T: 0 (3) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (2)
DT: 1 (0) - DE: 0 (1) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 1 (0) - S: 1 (1)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 4 | JR: 0 | SO: 3 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 2 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 0 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 2 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (45%), Prod: (89%) Florida State lost their starting QB from last year. Dean DeNobile & Ashton Daniels from the Portal could compete for the job.
RB Exp: (54%), Prod: (80%) QB in '25 was lead rusher, lead RB is also gone
Florida State returns Duce Robinson & Micahi Danzy, their top two WRs from last year.
WR Exp: (81%), Prod: (83%) OL Experience: T: (60%): G: (3%): C: (78%):
Florida State OL: 0 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 2 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 5 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (90%) DT: (68%)
LB Experience: (30%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (56%) S: (51%)
Kicker Experience: (0%), Punter: (76%)
Return Experience - QB 45%, Skill Players 55%, Off Line 47%, Front Seven 63%, Secondary 54% | Offense 50% - Defense 59%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 89%, Rush Yds: 80%, Rec Yds: 83%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 55%, Sacks: 66%, QB Hurries: 55%, TFLs: 74%, Pass Def: 90%, INTs: 52%
Head Coach Mike Norvell returns, OC Tim Harris is a new hire, DC Tony White returns
24 players play significant minutes, 12 on Offense, 12 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 894, #30 in CFB. 0.88 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 40%
Breakdown - Offense: 406.54 (46) Defense: 377.72 (42) ST: 12.64 (4)
92 Total players, 24 from Transfer Portal. 23.1% of roster is from the Portal.
23 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 22.1% of roster is from this years Portal, 49 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 1 elite players, 7 great players, 22 very good players, 45 good players, 7 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 2 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 4984 (32%), JR: 3044 (20%), SR: 5687 (37%), GR: 1834 (12%)
12 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.