Florida State transfer OL TJ Ferguson commits to Syracuse

Florida State transfer offensive lineman TJ Ferguson has committed to Syracuse, his agency announced Wednesday. He played just one season with the Seminoles after transferring in from Alabama last offseason.

Ferguson played in 11 games with seven starts at left guard for the Seminoles this past season. Prior to that, he played in 12 games with one start at Alabama the three years before that.

Ferguson played high school football at Peach County (GA), where he was a four-star prospect and top 100 recruit. He ranked as the No. 64 overall player and No. 3 interior offensive lineman in the 2021 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

This year, Ferguson also ranks as the No. 255 player and No. 27 interior offensive lineman in the transfer portal according to the On3 Industry Ranking. He is the 14th player overall and the fifth offensive lineman that Syracuse has added through the portal.

The Orange have also lost 22 players and rank No. 68 in On3’s Transfer Portal Team Rankings. They are coming off of their first 10-win season since 2018 and looking to build upon that in Year 2 under coach Fran Brown.

The spring transfer portal opened Wednesday, April 16 and closed on Friday, April 25. As of this writing, more than 3,600 FBS scholarship players have entered the transfer portal in the 2024-25.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

FSU senior TE Markeston Douglas won’t enter transfer portal

Florida State senior tight end Markeston Douglas had decided against entering the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to Warchant.com.

This report counters a prior reports from the Tallahassee Democrat, which wrote Douglas “is entering the transfer portal” on Saturday. Noles247 also reported Douglas was re-entering the portal Saturday.

Douglas returned to Tallahassee via the transfer portal during the Winter window after a one-year stint at Arizona State in 2024, where he caught one pass for 3 yards while appearing in all 14 games last season.

The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Douglas made five starts in 30 career games during his previous four-year run in Tallahassee (2020-23), appearing mostly as an extra blocking tight end. His best season came in 2022, when Douglas had 14 receptions for 190 yards and two touchdowns, including a a career-high four receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown in a 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl win over Oklahoma to end that season. Douglas also added 11 receptions for 136 yards and two scores in 2023.

On3’s Alex Byington contributed to this report.