Florida State football has added two more players to its growing list of injuries this spring season.
On Thursday, FSU head coach Mike Norvell announced that sophomore wide receiver Destin Hill and redshirt sophomore tight end Gerard Powers will miss the remainder of the spring season due to injury.
“Obviously we will continue to evaluate the situation and the extent of the injury as we head into the fall,” Norvell said. “We will provide updates on these two personnel on a personnel basis for the remainder of this spring.”
The wide receiver room and tight end room suffered significant losses in the offseason, and injuries to two players in both rooms could be dire.
Hill played in 10 games last season, started two, and had six receptions for 87 yards. With Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson gone, Hill is one of the players expected to play a bigger role this season.
Powers appeared in one game last season in his collegiate debut against Southern Miss. He did not record any statistics.
The tight end room suffered many losses in the offseason, with Jaheim Bell declaring for the NFL Draft and Markston Douglas and Preston Daniel transferring. Kyle Morlock is expected to take one of those starting spots at tight end, but is expected to take the other.
Hill and Powers are two of five players announced as injured for the spring season.
On March 26, Norvell announced that redshirt junior defensive tackle Joshua Farmer, redshirt senior offensive tackle Robert Scott and freshman defensive back Jamari Howard would be out due to injury.
Farmer and Scott are expected to return in time for summer practice, but Norvell said Howard will be sidelined for the beginning of the fall season.
Observations from FSU Football's 6th Spring Practice
- Brock Glenn got off to an early 11-on-11 start, but was held back by the defensive line.
- Brock Glenn was forced to go on for a second try.
- Patrick Payton “fired” Brock Glenn on his third try. Even if it was out of his pocket, Glenn didn't have a telephone receiver.
- DJ Uiagalelei's handoff is covered up.
- Samuel Singleton Jr. gets some leeway with a handoff, but is easily taken down.
- DJ Uiagalelei attempted a pass to Hykeem Williams, but it was blown away. Williams dropped his pass after the whistle.
- Luke Kromenhook throws a high pass to Lewayne McCoy. He tried his hand at it, but he was too high to control it.
- Luke Kromenhook makes a quick flip to Cam Davis and gets to about the 10-yard line.
- Justin Cryer smashed a pass from DJ Uiagalelei for an 11-on-11 starting pick inside the 30-yard line.
- Luke Kromenhoek found LaWayne McCoy on the edge of the end zone for a touchdown.
- Greedy Vance started the 1-on-1 with an easy PBU on a deuce span off a Brock Glenn pass.
- Jabrill Rawls was glue-like to Malik Benson. Brock Glenn didn't get the pass off.
- DJ Uiagalelei finds Ja'khi Douglas completing in front of Shyheim Brown.
- Conrad Hussey locks down Nick Lovas-Bass and keeps Luke Kromenhook.
- Luke Kromenhoek finds Vandrevious Jacobs, who comes out ahead of Edwin Joseph for the reception.
- Brock Glenn's long ball goes past Kai Bates and onto Camdon Fryer. Great placement from Glenn and great running from Flyer.
- Jaylen Brown pops out over Harold Stubbs on a long ball from Brock Glenn.
- Greedy Vance breaks up DJ Uiagalelei's pass to Jaqui Douglas.
- Christian White breaks up Luke Kromenhook's pass to LaWayne McCoy.
- Brock Glenn made a great pass to Kentron Poitier under intense pressure from Azareye Thomas.
- Brock Glenn finds a downed Vandrevious Jacobs and makes a pass while Earl Little Jr. takes him down. Nobel calls it done.
- DJ Uiagalelei locates Samuel Singleton Jr., who is under intense pressure from AJ Cottrill.he will be free for profit
- Luke Kromenhoek finds Jaylin Lucas defeated by Timir Hickman-Collins.
- Brock Glenn finds Kentron Poitier under heavy pressure from Blake Nichelson.
- Earl Little Jr. PBU of Jaylen Brown off a pass from DJ Uiagalelei.
- Donnie Hebert PBU attacks the Nick Lovas base off a Trevor Jackson pass.
- Brock Glenn makes a TD pass to Jaylen Brown in the far corner on a 7-on-7 in the red zone.
- Timir Hickman-Collins PBU receives a pass from Brock Glenn near the goal line.
- Brock Glenn made two great long runs in 11-on-11 play.
Jack Williams covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at jwilliams@tallahassee.com or his X @jackgwilliams.
