After three years in the program, FSU football wide receiver plans to use the transfer portal.
Players can still declare their plans to move on when things reopen in April, even though the NCAA Transfer Portal is closed until the spring. Although the Tallahassee semester has begun, Florida State has already seen some attrition on its roster, and the departures have persisted.
Joshua Burrell, a redshirt junior wide receiver, declared on Thursday night that he intends to use the portal as a graduate transfer. Burrell is expected to graduate from FSU in May, and he will be able to use the final two seasons of his eligibility at his next stop.
Throughout his tenure with the Seminoles, the native of South Carolina was limited by injuries. This past season, he made nine appearances but did not register any stats. Most of his contributions came from special teams. Before having surgery in December of the previous year, Burrell played in nine games.
In the 2021 class, Florida State signed the former three-star prospect. With twenty appearances, he ends his time in garnet and gold. Burrell was a multi-year Seminole Scholar and a regular member of the ACC Honor Roll.
“My family and God deserve my gratitude for their love, support, assistance, and wisdom. It has been a true blessing to spend these three years at Florida State University. My development as a man and an athlete at this university has changed the course of my future. I have gained a great deal of knowledge from my successes, failures, accomplishments, injuries, obstacles, and more. I will never take these experiences for granted, even though they have not always been simple.”
“Thank you, Coach Norvell, for changing my life by having faith in my ability to succeed at FSU. I appreciate you investing in me, Coach Dugs, and being such a great role model. I’m grateful to Coach YAC for welcoming me with open arms when I switched to playing running back. I’m grateful to everyone.
“To my brothers and teammates: I genuinely adore you all. Our newfound fraternity made the choice difficult. Go on climbing and pursuing greatness.”
“I made the decision to enter my name in the transfer porta after much prayer and thought. My intention is to graduate from Florida State in May 2024, after which I will have two more years of graduate transfer eligibility.”
Notwithstanding the losses of Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson, Florida State will have a strong group of wide receivers returning. Redshirt senior Kentron Poitier, senior Ja’Khi Douglas, senior Darion Williamson, senior Deuce Spann, senior Malik Benson, sophomore Vandrevius Jacobs, sophomore Destyn Hill, and redshirt freshman Jalen Brown are a few of the participants in the unit.
In addition to Burrell, the following players joined the Seminoles during the most recent transfer window, which ended on January 4: quarterbacks Tate Rodemaker (Southern Miss), AJ Duffy (San Diego State), Rodney Hill, running back CJ Campbell (FAU), tight end Markeston Douglas (Arizona State), tight end Preston Daniel (Buffalo), offensive lineman Thomas Shrader (Appalachian State), offensive lineman Bless Harris (TCU), offensive lineman Daughtry Richardson (FAU), offensive lineman Qae’shon Sapp (ECU), defensive end Gilber Edmond (South Carolina), defensive lineman Dennis Briggs, defensive tackle Malcolm Ray (Rutgers), defensive tackle Ayobami Tifase (Georgia Tech), linebacker Dylan Brown-Turner (UTEP), and kicker Tyler Keltner (Oklahoma entered the portal.
