FSU football lands transfer portal edge Rylan Kennedy from Texas A&M
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Florida State football has landed a commitment from Texas A&M 3-star transfer edge Rylan Kennedy.
Kennedy visited the Seminoles program on Sunday, Jan. 4, and he gave credit to FSU’s new edge coach, Nick Williams, for getting him on campus and helping him land in Tallahassee.
Williams spent time coaching at Texas A&M, but he never recruited Kennedy while in College Station. Kennedy said he knew former players who Williams coached, and after his conversations with him and the rest of the FSU coaching staff, he felt like the Seminoles were a good fit.
“He just needs a true edge rusher and someone that wants to win and have that dog mindset,” Kennedy said following his visit. “I feel like I have that mindset to win and be that man.”
He will have two years of eligibility left, and the redshirt sophomore posted 40 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and four pass breakups during his three years as an Aggie. He finished last season with 14 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks.
He’s versatile and can line up across the defensive line, a trait that defensive coordinator Tony White looks for in his pass rushers. Kennedy said he feels like he can fit the role that White wants from the edge position.
“I’m really versatile, like I can play really any position… I feel like his defense can move me around, not just having one spot, you know, I can be somewhere else, I can be in the other areas,” Kennedy said. “Some mind games to other people… they had me in a versatile role and play style.”
FSU football transfer portal commitments
- Rylan Kennedy, DL, Texas A&M – 3 star – committed Jan. 6
- Desirrio Riles, TE, ECU – 3 star – committed Jan. 6
- Nate Pabts, OL, – 3 star – committed Jan. 6
- Bradyn Joiner, center, – currently unranked – committed Jan. 6
- Ashton Daniels, quarterback – 3 star – committed Jan. 6
- Caleb Bowers, long snapper – 3 star – committed Jan. 5
- Tre Wisner, RB, Texas – 4 star- committed Jan. 5
- Nehemiah Chandler, DB, South Alabama – 3 star- committed Jan. 3
Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@gannett.com or on Twitter @__liamrooney.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State football lands transfer commitment from Rylan Kennedy
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