BREAKING: Florida State lands one of the top transfers on the market in Fentrell ‘Deuce’ Cypress

2023 is not even a day outdated and Florida State is already having a heck of a New Yr.

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Earlier Sunday, star defensive deal with Fabien Lovett formally made his choice public to return to Tallahassee for one more season. However, that wasn’t the one piece of excellent information on the day.

A few hours later, one of many high gamers within the NCAA Switch Portal, former Virginia cornerback Fentrell Cypress, introduced that he was transferring to Florida State for his last two seasons of collegiate eligibility over LSU, UCLA, and others. Cypress is an elite prospect that the Seminoles centered in on during the last couple of weeks.

The South Carolina native was on Florida State’s campus in the direction of the tip of December for an Official Go to, the one journey of his switch recruitment. Cypress was in a position to meet with the teaching employees in individual and watch the Seminoles break floor on a Soccer Solely Facility, amongst different actions. 

On the time, the present trajectory of this system was one thing that caught his eye.

“It equaled plenty of what I am searching for,” Cypress mentioned beforehand. “Simply the historical past of FSU, the place they are going now, it is simply one thing that pursuits me. Seeing how they have been progressing the final couple of years.”

The Seminoles have an extended historical past of inserting defensive backs within the NFL and that figures to proceed into the 2023 NFL Draft with star security Jammie Robinson shifting on. Cypress thinks that he will be the subsequent man up.

“Florida State will be thought of DBU and that is a giant factor,” Cypress mentioned. “The teaching employees that is right here proper now are nonetheless persevering with that journey and that historical past, educating all people the whole lot that they should know. I might positively see myself constructing on that legacy of DBU.”

The 6-foot, 184-pound cornerback is anticipated to have two seasons of eligibility remaining on the faculty degree. He appeared in 18 video games, with 15 begins, throughout his four-year profession at Virginia. Cypress totaled 57 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 15 move deflections, and an interception with the Cavaliers.

Cypress is the seventh switch to decide to Florida State through the recruiting cycle. The Seminoles have additionally landed former Miami defensive deal with Darrell Jackson, former South Carolina tight finish Jaheim Bell, former Shorter tight finish Kyle Morlock, former Colorado offensive lineman Casey Roddick, former UTEP offensive lineman Jeremiah Byers, former Auburn offensive lineman Keiondre Jones, and former Western Michigan defensive lineman Braden Fiske.

Florida State holds the No. 1 Switch Portal class within the nation in response to 247Sports.

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