Florida State defensive back Edwin Joseph plans to enter Transfer Portal

Florida State Seminoles defensive back Edwin Joseph reportedly plans to enter the Transfer Portal,” On3’s Pete Nakos confirmed. He spent the previous three seasons with the Seminoles.

Edwin Joseph is a native of Hollywood, Florida, where he played at Chaminade-Madonna Prep. He was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2023. Within that recruiting cycle, Joseph was the 345th-ranked player overall and the 11th-ranked athlete.

While in high school, Joseph won back-to-back state championships. In 2022, he was also named a Nat Moore Trophy finalist.

In 2023, Joseph would play in four games, utilizing a redshirt that season. By 2024, he had played in all 12 games for the Florida State defense, and in 2025, he was a consistent starter at the safety position. For his career, he’d finish playing in 28 games for the Seminoles. During that time, he had 51 total tackles, 7.0 tackles for a loss, and 1.5 sacks. He would also snag four interceptions and defend nine passes. The vast majority of that production came during the 2025 season.

Edwin Joseph and Mike Norvell did have a public back-and-forth during the season. That wasn’t the first time those two teams had publicly butted heads.

It’s been a difficult two seasons for Florida State on the whole. After winning the ACC in 2023, the Seminoles have failed to make a bowl game in the two subsequent years. That included bottoming out to 2-10 in 2024 and going just 3-13 in ACC play during that time. Now, it appears as though the Seminoles will undergo some heavy turnover in the Transfer Portal, which Norvell will quickly need to address.

Now, Joseph is going to be looking for an opportunity at a new program. He’ll have two seasons of eligibility remaining once he gets there.

Changes coming to the Transfer Portal

Much has been made about the structure of the Transfer Portal since the addition of the one-time transfer rule. Now, more changes have been made to end the Spring window, leaving just one window in winter. The hope is that this will alleviate the pressures of the December calendar.

The window was moved to January and shortened to just 10 days. This comes after the Division I Football Oversight Committee voted to do so. The NCAA Division I Administration Committee initially only approved the move of the window and later approved the decision to shorten it as well.

The NCAA Transfer Portal will officially open on January 2nd and will stay open through January 16th this year. It will be the only time players can officially enter.