Jammie Robinson on returning entire secondary: It's going to be real dangerous

The Florida State Seminoles’ defense has to be better during the 2022 season if the ‘Noles want to continue making progress under third-year head coach Mike Norvell. Their secondary still showed signs of being highly opportunistic, snatching the fourth most interceptions in the ACC last season. The Seminoles return their entire secondary, including their dynamic playmaker, Jammie Robinson. Speaking at ACC Media Days in Charlotte, North Carolina, the talented defensive back issued a stern warning to Florida State’s opponents this season.

“It’s going to be real dangerous. We’re just going to follow the blueprint that the coaches got for us, and we’re going to execute every play,” Robinson said.

Last season, Robinson posted monster numbers, racking up 84 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four interceptions, and three pass breakups — ranking him among the nation’s elite at his position. Following the season, he earned honorable mention All-American honors from Phil Steele and was also named first team All-ACC.

While the FSU secondary did snatch a lot of interceptions last year, they also surrendered over 233 yards per game through the air, ranking them 74th out of 130 qualifying teams. That’s simply not going to get it done if the Seminoles secondary hopes to be “dangerous” during the 2022 season.

Florida State does return a number of talented members in their secondary, including Akeem Dent, and Omarion Cooper, who picked off two passes last season. Dent showed promise last year, racking up 44 tackles, one interception, and four pass breakups for the Seminoles. Coming out of high school, Dent was touted as the No. 43 overall prospect in America in the 2019 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus Rankings.

There’s no denying the unit will need to be more consistent, especially at the end of games.

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Robinson: SEC is ‘gound and pound’ football

It may not make a difference to a player during a game what conference they’re in or what team is on the other side of the ball. However, Robinson also went on to point out some key differences at ACC Media Days in the style of play between the ACC and the SEC.

“Probably the speed of the game,” Robinson added. “A lot of passing games. That’s the main difference I can see just from the SEC, they’re going to ground and pound and run the ball down your throat. In the ACC, it’s kind of different. They’re going to more spread and more RPO and stuff like that. When I got to the ACC, that’s how I was trying to better my man coverage skills. That’s another thing. The ACC, they’re throwing the ball. I’m just trying to get better at that.”

In two seasons at South Carolina, Robinson posted 93 solo tackles in two seasons with two picks. In his first year as a Seminole in 2021, he had 84 total tackles, 42 solo, four interceptions and two forced fumbles.

Coming out of high school, Robinson signed with the Gamecocks as a four-star prospect. He ranked No. 368 in the nation, according to the On3 Consensus.

Florida State kicks off the 2022 season versus Duquesne before a Sept. 4 primetime game versus LSU in New Orleans. After starting 2021 with four straight losses, the Seminoles have plenty of redemption to capture.

On3’s Nikki Chavanelle also contributed to this article.