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Florida State WR Hykeem Williams plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

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Sophomore receiver Hykeem Williams runs through a drill during the first day of Florida State spring practice Tuesday. (Gene Williams/Warchant)

Florida State sophomore wide receiver Hykeem Williams plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after two seasons with the Seminoles, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

Williams was a member of FSU’s vaunted 2023 recruiting class and was ranked as the No. 34 overall prospect and No. 4 WR that cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He saw the field in eight games as a true freshman, catching five passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. 2024 was expected to be his breakout campaign, but the Seminoles’ offense struggled mightily and Williams caught just 16 passes for 187 yards in nine games.

As a high schooler out of Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Stranahan, he chose the in-state Seminoles over Texas A&M, Miami, Georgia and dozens of other offers.

The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder will have two years of eligibility remaining at his next school.

More on the NCAA Transfer Portal

The college football transfer portal is scheduled to be open for 30 days during the 2024-25 academic year. The portal will open at the end of the regular season, the day after the College Football Playoff field and bowl games are announced. According to the NCAA, the portal will open for business Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, and close on Dec. 28.

The spring window in April remains. The portal will only be 10 days, lasting from April 16, 2025, and shutting down on April 25, 2025. The transfer portal will open for 30 days whenever a head coach leaves their program, allowing athletes to leave and decide on their future, according to NCAA guidelines.

With the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the postseason will be longer. Athletes on teams that compete in the College Football Playoff and later bowl game will be allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after the portal closes.

More than 2,800 FBS scholarship players entered their names into the NCAA’s transfer database during the 2023-24 school year. Removing those who withdrew or went pro, the final total sat at 2,707 transfers — meaning that roughly 25% of all FBS scholarship players hit free agency in one year.