Florida State roster news: UNC receiver Gavin Blackwell transfers to FSU

The Florida State Seminoles have a need for more experience in the wide receiver room and they believe they got it today, with North Carolina’s Gavin Blackwell opting to transfer to Florida State.

Blackwell is a 6’0”, 185 pound receiver originally from Indian Trail, NC. He spent his first four years in Chapel Hill, playing in 28 total games. Johnson was limited with injuries in 2024 and accumulated 31 receptions for 448 yards and one touchdown over three seasons (excluding his redshirt year).

He showed improvement last year and finished the 2024 season with a 60.9 PFF grade with limited snaps. He had a grade of 52.0 in 2023 and 57.6 in 2022. For reference, FSU’s other two transfer wideouts, Duce Robinson and Squirrel White, finished with 2024 PFF grades of 74.0 and 62.2, respectively.

Blackwell is clearly being brought in for depth purposes and will need to improve his run blocking and consistency if he wants to impact the wide receiver rotation in a positive way. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

From Blackwell’s UNC bio:

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