Pro Football Focus rolled out its annual Top 50 college football players list, and Florida State wide receiver Duce Robinson was nowhere to be found.
That omission stands out even more when you look at the company he’s being compared against. PFF included five receivers in the group: Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith at No.
1, Miami’s Malachi Toney at No. 5, Rutgers’ KJ Duff at No.
27, Texas A&M’s Mario Craver at No. 35 and Texas Longhorns receiver Cam Coleman at No. 40.
Robinson’s 2025 production stacks up with, and in some cases outpaces, several of those names. He finished with 1,081 receiving yards, which ranked third in the ACC.
His 19.30 yards per catch was second in the conference and better than Toney’s 11.11. Robinson also averaged 90 receiving yards per game, tops in the ACC and ahead of Toney’s 75.7.
On the national stage, Robinson landed in the top 10 in both yards per catch and receiving yards per game, ahead of Coleman, Toney and Craver. Smith, Toney and Craver all reached the College Football Playoff in 2025, while Toney was part of the Hurricanes team that finished as the national runner-up.
Duff caught 60 passes for 1,084 yards and seven touchdowns. Craver finished with 59 receptions for 917 yards and four scores. Coleman, an Auburn transfer, had 56 catches for 708 yards and five touchdowns.
Robinson’s season has also earned him recognition elsewhere. Phil Steele named him a preseason All-American and an All-ACC performer, and Steele placed him No. 9 on his list of the Top 75 draft-eligible receivers. That group also includes Smith, Craver and Coleman.
Florida State will need Robinson to be a centerpiece of its offense in what shapes up as a pivotal year for the program. The Seminoles have won just seven games over the past two seasons, including three in the ACC.
A lot of that will hinge on transfer quarterback Ashton Daniels. He’ll have to get comfortable with the playbook and the calls in big moments, while also cutting down on mistakes and turnovers after throwing 22 interceptions in four seasons.
If Daniels and Robinson click quickly, Florida State could have one of the country’s most dangerous quarterback-receiver combinations in 2026.
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