FSU Scholarship Count Update: Three More Declare

Three more Florida State players have recently declared early for the NFL Draft, including one that was very unexpected.

Over the weekend, wide receiver Auden Tate and cornerback Tarvarus McFadden each declared with neither coming as a huge surprise. The shocker came Monday night when redshirt sophomore defensive end Jalen Wilkerson made the same move.

The only remaining player who appears to be mulling the decision of whether or not to go pro is junior running back Jacques Patrick. He’ll have until next Monday to make that decision.

When factoring in current commitments, the Seminoles currently have 79 scholarships accounted for, which we list below. The “Conceivable Departures” category is reserved for players contemplating the NFL Draft or currently facing disciplinary action.

There will likely be other attrition before the start of 2018. Some may not that Malique Jackson was a senior last season, but he did not appear in a game, making him “Eligible to Return”:

Quarterbacks (4)

Eligible to Return: James Blackman, J.J. Consentino, Deondre Francois, Bailey Hockman
Commitments: None
Conceivable Departures: None

Running Backs (8)

Eligible to Return: Cam Akers, Khalan Laborn, Gabe Nabers, Jacques Patrick, Amir Rasul, Deonte Sheffield, Johnathan Vickers, Zaquandre White
Commitments: None
Conceivable Departures: Patrick

Wide Receivers (8)

Eligible to Return: George Campbell, Keith Gavin, D.J. Matthews, Nyqwan Murray, Da’Vante Phillips, Malique Jackson, Tamorrion Terry
Commitments: D’Marcus Adams (unsigned)
Conceivable Departures: Phillips

Tight Ends (3)

Eligible to Return: Alexander Marshall, Tre’ McKitty, Naseir Upshur
Commitments: None
Conceivable Departures: None

Offensive Line (16)

Eligible to Return: Mike Arnold, Josh Ball, Abdul Bello, Andrew Boselli, Landon Dickerson, Alec Eberle, Ethan Frith, Baveon Johnson, Derrick Kelly, Corey Martinez, Cole Minshew, David Robbins, Brady Scott, Jauan Williams
Commitments: Christian Armstrong, Christian Meadows (unsigned)
Conceivable Departures: None

Defensive Line (16)

Eligible to Return: Wally Aime, Brian Burns, Demarcus Christmas, Cory Durden, Fred Jones, Joshua Kaindoh, Tre Lawson, Ja’len Parks, Janarius Robinson, Darvin Taylor, Adam Torres, Arthur Williams, Marvin Wilson, Cedric Wood
Commitments: Robert Cooper, Chaz Neal (unsigned)
Conceivable Departures: None

Linebackers (8)

Eligible to Return: DeCalon Brooks, Josh Brown, Dontavious Jackson, Delvin Purifoy, Emmett Rice, Adonis Thomas, Leonard Warner
Commitments: Amari Gainer
Conceivable Departures: None

Defensive Backs (13)

Eligible to Return: Carlos Becker, Calvin Brewton, Cyrus Fagan, Kyle Meyers, Hamsah Nasirildeen, Stanford Samuels III, Levonta Taylor, A.J. Westbrook, Ontaria Wilson
Commitments: Isaiah Bolden, Anthony Lytton, Asante Samuel, Jr., Jaiden Woodbey
Conceivable Departures: None

Specialists (3)

Eligible to Return: Ricky Aguayo, Grant Glennon, Logan Tyler
Commitments: None
Conceivable Departures: None

Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson