Florida State starting safety Akeem Dent to return in 2023

On3 imageby:Ira Schoffel01/04/23

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Florida State is losing one starting safety to the NFL, but the other has plans to return.

Rising senior Akeem Dent, who has started for most of the past two years, is coming back in 2023 and has signed an NIL agreement with The Battle’s End, a collective of Florida State supporters, it was announced Wednesday.

Dent ranked fifth on the team with 53 tackles this past season despite battling through an injury late in the year. His playing time was limited severely in the regular-season finale against Florida and the Cheez-It Bowl against Oklahoma.

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With Jammie Robinson announcing this past weekend that he is declaring for the NFL Draft, Dent will be one of the leaders in the Seminoles’ secondary in 2023.

He joins a long list of veteran Florida State players who have announced their returns in recent weeks, including All-ACC defensive tackle Fabien Lovett. Also returning on defense are linebackers Kalen DeLoach and Tatum Bethune, and cornerbacks Renardo Green and Jarrian Jones.

The Seminoles also have gotten good news about the return of several key players on offense as well, including quarterback Jordan Travis, leading rusher Trey Benson, offensive tackle Robert Scott and others.

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