Florida State’s offseason roster changes will include another player from the trenches, with defensive lineman James Williams reportedly set to enter the transfer portal when it opens in January. The news was first reported by On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Williams, who transferred to FSU last offseason from Nebraska, started six games for the Seminoles in 2025 […]
Florida State’s offseason roster changes will include another player from the trenches, with defensive lineman James Williams reportedly set to enter the transfer portal when it opens in January.
The news was first reported by On3’s Hayes Fawcett.
Williams, who transferred to FSU last offseason from Nebraska, started six games for the Seminoles in 2025 while dealing with injury, logging 19 tackles (3 for loss) and 1.5 sacks.
From his FSU bio:
2025 (Redshirt Junior): Played 11 games with six starts…contributed 19 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries…had 0.5 sacks in three of final four games played…Alabama: one tackle and two QB hurries in first career start and Florida State debut…Kent State: season-high four tackles, with 0.5 for loss…Virginia: three tackles…Pitt: one tackle was for three-yard loss…Stanford: one tackle…Wake Forest: two tackles, including 0.5 sacks…Virginia Tech: two tackles…NC State: two tackles with 0.5 sacks…Florida: three tackles and 0.5 sacks in season finale…also played against East Texas A&M and Miami.
BEFORE FSU: Played for Nebraska from 2023-24 after spending one year at Iowa Central Community College…totaled 18 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks over 16 games with Cornhuskers…set career-highs with five tackles and 2.0 sacks vs. Rutgers in 2024…also recorded 2.0 sacks at Purdue…added six-yard sack at Iowa in regular-season finale…played four games and redshirted 2023 season…made five-yard sack in Nebraska debut vs. Northwestern…had 19 tackles, 6.0 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries at Iowa Central…first-team all-state defensive lineman his senior year at Park Hill South…recorded 108 tackles, 35.0 for loss with 18.0 sacks, and was named Suburban Red Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
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