Former FSU Football Defensive End Returning To Old Program Out Of Transfer Portal

Originally posted on FanNation NoleGameDay
By Dustin Lewis | Last updated 1/15/24

Florida State has retooled its defensive end room after Jared Verse (NFL) and Gilber Edmond (transfer) moved on from the program following the season. The Seminoles dove into the NCAA Transfer Portal and came out with a trio of additions in Georgia's Marvin Jones Jr., West Virginia's Tomiwe Durojaiye, and Oregon State's Sione Lolohea.

On Monday afternoon, Edmond announced his transfer decision after nearly two weeks in the portal. He'll be spending his final season of eligibility with the program where he began his college career. Edmond is headed back to South Carolina as a graduate transfer.

Edmond appeared in all 14 games at defensive end as a member of the rotation, recording 23 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble in 322 defensive snaps. The Seminoles chose to give Byron Turner Jr. the start opposite of Patrick Payton in the Orange Bowl after Jared Verse sat out of the contest to prepare for the NFL.

The Florida native spent the first three years of his career with the Gamecocks. His most productive campaign came in 2022 when he totaled 39 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and two sacks. He totaled 44 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks at South Carolina (and will now get to add to that total).

Florida State will field a defensive end unit that includes Jones Jr., Durojaiye, Lolohea, redshirt junior Patrick Payton, redshirt junior Byron Turner Jr., redshirt junior Jaden Jones, redshirt freshman Lamont Green Jr., and true freshman DD Holmes.

Outside of Edmond, the Seminoles saw quarterback Tate Rodemaker (Southern Miss), quarterback AJ Duffy (San Diego State), Rodney Hill, running back CJ Campbell (FAU), wide receiver Goldie Lawrence (UCF) tight end Markeston Douglas (Arizona State), tight end Preston Daniel (Buffalo), offensive lineman Thomas Shrader (Appalachian State), offensive lineman Bless Harris (TCU), offensive lineman Daughtry Richardson (FAU), offensive lineman Qae'shon Sapp (ECU), defensive lineman Dennis Briggs, defensive tackle Malcolm Ray (Rutgers), defensive tackle Ayobami Tifase (Georgia Tech), linebacker Dylan Brown-Turner (UTEP), and kicker Tyler Keltner (Oklahoma) enter the portal during the recent transfer window that closed on January 4.