FSU Football: Position Spotlight | Your Ultimate 2023 Offensive Line Roster Breakdown, Analysis, and More! *Updated*
We take a deep dive into the largest FSU position group that likes to carry around twenty players. We break-down and preview returning players, scholarship numbers and targets.
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Returning Players
Robert Scott | Starting LT | RS Sophomore
Maurice Smith | Starting C | RS Sophomore
Darius Washington | 6th Man | RS Sophomore
Julian Armella | T | Freshman
Bryson Estes | G | Freshman
Jaylen Early | T | Freshman
Qae’shon Sapp | Freshman
Kanaya Charlton | RS Sophomore
Thomas Schrader | RS Sophomore
Zane Herring | RS Sophomore
Daughtry Richardson | Freshman
Bless Harris | RS Junior
David Stickle | RS Sophomore*
Ben Ostaszewski | RS Sophomore*
Lanard Tony | Freshman*
Colin King | Freshman*
* Walk-on
Age Outs
Dillan Gibbons | G | Starter | All - ACC
D’Mitri Emmanuel | G | Starter | All - ACC
Kayden Lyles | C | DNP
Jazston Turnetine | T | Started Games
Portal Exits
Rod Orr - Unfortunately the former blue-chip recruit never panned out for ‘Noles and we wish him well.
Lloyd Willis - Willis was always a project at Tackle with the frame to become a player. Hopefully he lands somewhere for maximum rep’s.
☆ The Noles currently sit at twenty-one offensive lineman and seventeen on scholarship. The scholarship and roster numbers will become more clear the closer we get to January 18th. With only 12 scholarship lineman returning from the 2022 squad as it stands I dont see much more than maybe one more portal entry.
Incoming Transfers
Jeremiah Byers | #1 OT | UTEP 🛫
Cssey Roddick | G| 2000+ P5 snaps Corado 🛫🚨🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚨 FSU gone and Colorado back to pinned on all his socials with no official word he was a red flag from the moment Deion took the job…… back on December 5th
Keiondre Jones Jr. | IOL | Three Uear Starter at Auburn 🛫
Alex Atkins landed three of the top offensive line transfers in the nation back to back to back. I had to a WWF 90’s promo reel for you guys!
Transfer Targets
John Campbell Jr. | LT | Starter | Miami(of FL) 🛫 Although Johns’s 2022 season was inconsistent it is in my estimation a side effect of a massive transition. I have no doubt he would be a giant piece for Alex Atkins OL rotation at the coveted Tackle spot.
Several High level OL have hit the portal this last week including All SEC guard Ethan White from UF. Renegade Report will bring any new information as soon as it’s available.
Incoming High School Recruits
Lucas Simmons | OT | 6’8” 300 lbs
Andre Otto* | OT | 6’ 5” 290
* Ever since the early signing day announcement passed Otto has ditched Chris and gone with Andre! Welcome to the ‘Noles Andre!
I dont have a lead on any unsigned HS or JUCOs but we will have a brand new 2023 high-school and portal target board by the New Year!
Projected Two Deep☆
Bless Harris / Jaylen Early
Jeremiah Byers / Lucas Simmons
Keiondre Jones/ Maurice Smith
Bryson Estes / Darius Washington
Robert Scott / Julian Armella
* Darius could back up all five spots and will likely battle it out for a starting role. Im projecting one of the second or third year players to jump into a breakout role.
☆ Casey Roddick removed from projected two deep as his commitment is now in question
There is a line-up where Roddick is the center with Maurice backing him up. One where Maurice wins the starting center spot again and on and on lol. This is an extremely way too early idea of a two deep for spring camp.
Just imagine a world where a Robert Scott Jr. coming into Florida State could sit and develop for one, two, even three years, instead of being thrown to the wolves upon reaching campus. That’s where the ‘Noles are finally at and if 6’ 8” Lucas Simmons see’s the field his true freshman year it’s because we have an absolute beast on our hands.
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Andre and Lucas will have Robert Scott Jr., Jeremiah Byers, Jaylen Early, Bless Harris, Julian Armella and possibly even John Campbell Jr. to beat out for repititions. If you go look up two deep at offensive tackle back around 2018-2020 it’s hard to believe how far the ‘Noles have come.
From this unit, as you’ve no doubt gathered reading through this lengthy article, we can expect several more roster changes between now and the completion of the annual Tour of Duty.
Regardless of how the rest of this early signing period, or the spring period for that matter, goes Florida State and Coach Atkins will have their most talented and deep offensive line since 2015.
