1/9/2024 football Edit

FSU lands commitment from West Virginia DE transfer Tomiwa Durojaiye

Curt Weiler • TheOsceola

Senior Writer

Florida State has made defensive end a major priority in the transfer portal early this offseason. That effort paid off once again on Tuesday when West Virginia defensive end transfer Tomiwa Durojaiye committed to the Seminoles days after finishing his visit to FSU over the weekend.

Durojaiye just finished his second season in college football at WVU after spending his freshman season at Kentucky as a three-star prospect out of Philadelphia Middletown High.

He chose the Seminoles over heavy interest from Auburn and Miami.

“I’m excited to be adding Tomiwa to the Nole Family. He is a great playmaker who has just scratched the surface of what we believe his potential is," FSU head coach Mike Norvell said in a press release. "He’s going to be a wonderful addition to our defensive front as he combines explosive movements with great size, strength and intelligence. He will be an impact player who will help uphold the standard of our Seminole defense. Tomiwa is a great young man who has a very high ceiling within our program.”

His lone season at WVU was a breakout campaign for the 6-foot-4, 278-pound edge-rusher. After redshirting while appearing in three games in 2022 at UK, Durojaiye had 23 tackles, six tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks this season with the Mountaineers as a redshirt freshman.

While players transferring for a second time before graduating were not eligible this past season, the NCAA sent a memo to member institutions in December that second-time transfers this offseason are going to be ruled eligible at their new schools next season.

Durojaiye will arrive at FSU with three years of eligibility left. He's the Seminoles' second defensive end transfer addition of the offseason along with Georgia defensive end Marvin Jones Jr. This pair will provide a boost of experience FSU is losing with Jared Verse off to the NFL and Gilber Edmond back in the portal after just one season with the program.