College football juniors have until Monday, January 16 to declare their intention to participate in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Florida State has already lost star safety Jammy Robinson to the professional ranks and is awaiting a final decision from rising edge rusher Jared Barth.
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Outside of that, the Seminoles have 15 players listed as seniors on their roster who have hit shots in the NFL, moved on to other programs, or finished their college careers.
One player remaining eligible not to appear in Tallahassee next season is redshirt junior tight end Wyatt Lecter. I have a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and am moving out of the program.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Lecter had signed on with Logan Brown Sports to represent the entire pre-draft process. increase.
A large part of Lecter’s contribution comes from a special team over the past two years. He was named Florida State University’s Special Teams Player of the Year alongside linebacker Brendan Gant before the bowl game. If Lecter is into his NFL his level of clubbing, he needs to make a big impact on parts of the game that most players ignore.
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Lecter said in November, “If you look at past players coached by Norvell in Memphis and elsewhere, they’ve played a big role on special teams, he told me.” Look at the players, Washington just beat Philadelphia last night, Washington’s star, Runback, coached him by Coach Norvell, look at Tony Pollard of the Cowboys, Coach Nobel said he was You said you only had one year that was a big hit, all the rest was just special teams and fundamentals.
“I think the reason I take special teams so seriously is because those fundamentals shift to offense,” Lecter continued. “More power, more speed, sometimes dipping and driving. It’s all tied together and I think that makes a big difference.”
A Florida native, he spent five years at the college level in Western Michigan and Florida. He ended up appearing in 35 career games, catching 2 for 13 yards and a touchdown, rushing 4 for 7 yards and a touchdown, and also completed the only pass for 2 yards and a score. did.
Lecter scored snaps on all four of the Seminole’s Special Teams units. He is credited with four tackles and a fumble recovery during the season.
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