Florida State, as they’ve done a lot in the last two offseasons, used the transfer portal to make significant roster upgrades. They added 24 players in total, and Southern Miss linebacker Chris Jones was one of their top additions.
During spring practice in April, Jones was somewhat limited, but Seminoles’ head coach Mike Norvell said he did some good things when he was on the field. Once the real games start in September, Jones is expected to be heavily involved in what FSU does at the linebacker spot.
Bill Connelly of ESPN released his preview of the ACC for the 2026 season on Wednesday. Once he hit the portion where he named his 10 favorite transfers within the conference, Jones made the cut
LB Chris Jones, Florida State. The Southern Miss transfer made tackles on 17.5% of his snaps last season — one every 5.7 snaps — and took part in 15 run stops. I don’t know about the pass defense, but I’m betting FSU’s run defense ends up awfully strong with Jones and Blake Nichelson cleaning up messes.
FSU showed improvement defensively under Tony White in his 3-3-5 scheme a season ago. If they’re to continue taking strides, Jones will need to stay healthy and perform at a high level.
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