The NCAA Transfer Portal can create plenty odd situations and we're getting a perfect example at Florida State. Redshirt senior tight end Markeston Douglas signed with the Seminoles as a three-star prospect in 2020.
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's top threats in the tight end room during the 2024 season were a pair of true freshmen; Landen Thomas and Amaree Williams. That wasn't good enough for head coach Mike Norvell and the Seminoles as the program retooled the position group this offseason.
Florida State is in the running for one of the top tight ends in the 2026 class. The Seminoles have been a consistent suitor for four-star athlete Heze Kent since offering him a scholarship over a year ago.