Dec 29, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles tight end Markeston Douglas (85) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second half against the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images

FSU Football tight end hits transfer portal again after brief return to Tallahassee

Originally posted on Florida State Seminoles on SI
By Tommy Mire | Last updated Apr 26, 2025 4:58 PM ET

While the 2025 NCAA Transfer Portal's spring window closed on Friday, April 25, that doesn't limit players graduating after spring to entering their names into the portal as grad transfers. Florida State tight end Markeston Douglas has announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal after graduating, spending only the spring in Tallahassee, Florida.

"I will be entering my name in the transfer portal as Grad transfer!" Douglas wrote on social media.

I will be entering my name in the transfer portal as Grad transfer !
— Markeston (@Markest0n) April 26, 2025

This marks the second time Douglas has transferred from the program. The 6'5'', 270-pound Brownsville, Tennessee native transferred to Arizona State after the 2023 ACC Championship season and was a part of the 2024 Big 12 Championship Sun Devil team.

Although appearing in 14 games in 2024, the redshirt senior saw little production as a backup. He caught one pass in his only start against Mississippi State for three yards. In 2023, he appeared in 13 games with one start, tallying 136 yards and two scores for the 'Noles.

"If we're going to lose, let me be a part of that too, because I was here to build it up. I was here from 2020 to 2024—well, 2023—and I feel like a part of that was in our culture," Douglas said to the media during his return introductory press conference earlier this year. "Our culture was not to lose, to be great. We started there, we built it up... I felt like a part of me should be there with them."

While Douglas' departure trims the tight end group, leaving a need for a big body up front in certain packages, the Seminoles have positioned themselves moving forward with a blend of experience from the portal and promising young talent.