Florida State kept working the portal and added another piece up front, landing former Purdue offensive lineman Bradyn Joiner. He arrives with two years of eligibility and gives Mike Norvell a veteran option in the trenches.
Joiner has already logged plenty of meaningful snaps. Between Purdue and Auburn, he has 17 combined starts, and he was named to the Freshman All-SEC team in 2024 while with the Tigers. That kind of experience matters for a Seminoles offense that is trying to protect a pricey new backfield.
Norvell has brought in Auburn transfer quarterback Ashtyn Daniels and All-SEC running back Tre Wisner from Texas, and neither came cheap. Adding Joiner gives Florida State another way to make sure that investment pays off.
Last season at Purdue, Joiner started all 12 games at center as a redshirt sophomore. He allowed just one sack on 475 pass attempts and posted his best run-blocking outing against Ball State, when PFF gave him an 83.2 grade.
Before that, Joiner spent the 2024 season at Auburn, where he played in 10 games and started the final five at left guard. He gave up three sacks on 281 pass attempts and turned in one of his best performances against Texas A&M, earning an 82.5 PFF grade. He did not play during his first season with Auburn in 2023.
A native of Anniston, Alabama, Joiner attended Auburn High School, where he was the No. 1-rated center in the state of Alabama, a two-time All-State player, and part of a 7A state title team as a senior. Rivals listed him as a four-star recruit.
Florida State is coming off a season in which it finished No. 6 nationally in offense at 472 yards per game and No. 22 in scoring offense at 33 points per game, even though the Seminoles won only five games. With a tough ACC schedule ahead, Joiner could either push for a starting job or settle in as key depth on an offensive line that has to hold up.
The Seminoles open training camp on July 30 and begin the season at home against New Mexico State on August 29.
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