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2024 Florida State football position previews: Defensive end

The 2024 Florida State football season is rapidly approaching. To help pass the time before FSU’s opener vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland, we’re taking a position-by-position look at this year’s Seminoles’ squad. Next up, defensive end.

The Seminoles ended the 2023 season with a gaping hole at defensive end. Opposite of their returning stud Patrick Payton, Florida State saw All-American Jared Verse’s name called in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Due to poor high school recruiting, the Seminoles were forced to turn to the transfer portal, once again, to fill the need.