
FSU’s Defensive Backfield Transforms Ahead of 2026 Season
Florida State is reshaping its defensive backfield with new coaches, transfers and retained leaders as it aims to improve on last season's inconsistencies.
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Florida State is reshaping its defensive backfield with new coaches, transfers and retained leaders as it aims to improve on last season's inconsistencies.

Florida State will enter the 2026 campaign with a dramatically expanded roster, featuring 63 new players, including 52 freshmen, and a strategy to stay within NCAA scholarship caps through grandfathered provisions.

EA Sports is set to launch College Football 27 in early July, featuring 71 Florida State Seminoles players but leaving 39 out due to an 85‑player roster cap. The omissions include quarterbacks Malachi Marshall and Jaden O'Neal, freshman standout Chuck Kennon, and several other key athletes, shaping early expectations for dynasty mode and prompting talk of future roster expansions.