Florida State heads into Saturday night’s matchup with Clemson carrying plenty of urgency, and the Seminoles also arrive with a few notable changes on their updated depth chart.
This will be Florida State’s eighth game of the 2026 season and its first home game in four weeks. The Seminoles need a win to keep building a route toward bowl eligibility, and a loss to Clemson would make a return to the postseason for the first time since 2023 much tougher.
A few hours before kickoff, FSU made adjustments on both sides of the ball.
The biggest offensive shift came in the running back room after Ousmane Kromah’s season-ending injury. Quintrevion Wisner now leads that group, with Amari Thomas and Zay Parks listed behind him.
Up front on defense, Mandrell Desir is now a primary starter at one of the defensive tackle spots. Daniel Lyons and Kevin Wynn are listed as co-starters at the other tackle position.
The secondary also saw movement. With Quindarrius Jones out, Nehemiah Chandler moves into a starting role, while Ricky Knight III is listed as his backup. On the other side, Ja'Bril Rawls remains the starter, and Charles Lester III was moved up behind him.
At safety, true freshman Jordan Crutchfield is a co-backup with Knight III behind Ma'Khi Jones.
There was also a change at punter, where Daniel Hughes is back as the primary starter and Ethan Post is his backup. Post got game action against Louisville a few weeks ago.
The depth chart also lists K.J. Kirkland, Sr.
OR Antonio Cromartie Jr., So. and Ricky Knight III, Jr. OR Jordan Crutchfield, Fr.
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