The FSU Seminoles are coming off back-to-back losing seasons, something they will need to change in 2026 as Mike Norvell looks to get the program back on track.
One of the players that FSU is expected to lean on next season is wide receiver Duce Robinson, who is back for his senior season in Tallahassee. He spent two seasons with the USC Trojans, but broke out in his first season with the Seminoles, catching 56 passes for 1,081 yards and six touchdowns, making the All-ACC First-Team.
While he could have entered the 2026 NFL Draft, he elected to return for a final season with the Seminoles and has received plenty of preseason recognition. He recently received even more with ESPN’s Eli Lederman and Max Olson ranking him as the No. 8 wide receiver in college football.
He is the second-highest ranked ACC wide receiver, trailing Miami’s Malachi Toney, who ranked No. 2 on the list. One anonymous source believes Robinson is even better than Toney.
“He’s one of those guys where after playing them, I was like, ‘Please, let’s never play this guy ever again,'” an ACC GM whose program played against Robinson last season. “I’d take Duce before [Malachi] Toney.”
He will have a new quarterback this season, with FSU landing Ashton Daniel out of the transfer portal. While Daniels has starting experience with the Auburn Tigers and Stanford Cardinal, he has turnover and accuracy concerns. The good news is that Robinson is one of the best players in the country at winning 50-50 balls, according to ESPN.
A massive downfield target, Robinson knows how to operate in traffic. Nearly half of his 98 targets last fall were contested, and his ACC-best 19 contested catches ranked fifth nationally. Robinson made the most of his high-usage role. Per ESPN Research, his 19.3 yards per reception trailed only Kam Perry of Miami (Ohio) among FBS pass catchers with at least 90 targets and he led the ACC in receiving yards per game (90.3) on the back of five 100-yard performances.
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