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Junior linebacker Chris Jones might be the Florida State football player who has received the most hype this preseason, with coaches and teammates

Florida State linebackers Chris Jones and Caleb LaVallee. (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)

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'We're trying to head hunt' ... Chris Jones loves physicality of FSU linebackers

Mike Norvell enters a critical Year 7 at Florida State. The head coach is 38-34 overall at Florida State with a 22-26 mark in ACC play and has not

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He was considered one of the very best linebackers in the country when he signed with Florida State out of Tavares High School. And from the sounds

Florida State freshman LB Izayia Williams speaks with the media Wednesday. 

Despite missing spring drills, heralded freshman Izayia Williams looks to crack FSU LB rotation

The 2026 cycle is delivering another crop of ready-made linebackers poised to make an immediate impact at the college level.   Of the top 100 overall

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With one key contributor entering the transfer portal and two others graduating, Florida State will be looking to bolster its linebacker position

Wake Forest Demon Deacons quarterback Robby Ashford (2) runs the ball past Florida State Seminoles linebacker Blake Nichelson (20) during the first quarter at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. (Melina Myers-Imagn Images)

Portal Priorities: FSU must replenish depleted linebacker corps

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Izayia Williams is a hyper-athletic linebacker who reminds us of Ryan Shazier, from a size and athleticism standpoint. 

Elite athlete who plays with hyper-physicality, making him one of the top linebacker prospects in the 2026 cycle. Measured at around 6-foot-1, 210 pounds with plus length before his senior season. One of the better combine athletes in the cycle and ran an 11.05 second mark in the 100 meters as a junior. Carries that athleticism over to the field on Friday nights. A one-time safety who has found a home as a dynamic, versatile lienbacker. A head-hunter who runs sideline-to-sideline, dishing out bone-rattling hits. Diagnoses and plays fast. Equally comfortable playing in a phone booth as he is dropping into space. Very productive as a junior, tallying 125 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, and one interception while scoring 10 touchdowns on offense. Younger for the cycle, turning 17 years old in July before his senior year. Will need to continue adding good weight to his frame. Sustained a knee injury before his senior season. 

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