Breaking: Transfer OL emerges as a top target for the Seminoles
Furman transfer offensive lineman Pearson Toomey recaps his visit to Florida State.
As Florida State looks to add quality pieces to an offensive line unit that is veteran-laden yet struggled at times in 2023, Furman offensive line transfer Pearson Toomey has emerged as a top target for the Seminoles. Toomey spent Wednesday and Thursday in Tallahassee, checking out the Seminoles and considering them as a spot for his final year of eligibility. He is a fifth-year offensive lineman and a Jacksonville (Fla.) Beach native. He shared details on the visit including thoughts on offensive line coach Alex Atkins and head coach Mike Norvell, his upcoming visit plans, and when he will decide in the interview below:
After entering the NCAA Transfer Portal in December, Toomey swiftly picked up scholarship offers from South Carolina, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Pitt, USF, and many others.
On Thursday, he made it sound like his top four consists of Florida State, South Carolina, Duke, and NC State.
Toomey was a three-year starter at Furman, receiving All-Southern Conference 1st Team honors in 2022 and 2023. He had a 77.7 PFF Grade in 2023, with a strong performance against South Carolina — a program that also expects him on campus for a visit during this window.
Toomey is listed at 6-foot-3, 295 pounds. He played left tackle at Furman but projects as a guard at the P4 level.
OU lands Florida State transfer kicker Tyler Keltner
On Thursday, graduate kicker Tyler Keltner announced he is committing to the Sooners out of the transfer portal. Keltner played three years as the starter for East Tennessee State and one year as the backup at Florida State. Keltner appeared in one game for Florida State in 2023, where he made an extra point.
The Sooners special teams’ room just got a little more experienced.
On Thursday, graduate kicker Tyler Keltner announced he is committing to the Sooners out of the transfer portal. Keltner played three years as the starter for East Tennessee State and one year as the backup at Florida State. Keltner appeared in one game for Florida State in 2023, where he made an extra point.
However, while at ETSU, he was a two-time All-Southern Conference kicker and was 56-for-74 on field goal attempts and 131-of-131 on PATs for 299 points scored during his three years at ETSU. He holds the ETSU career program records for field goals and PATs made and ranks second at ETSU in career points. His career-long field goal of 54 yards is an ETSU program record.
He was named second-team All-Southern Conference by Phil Steele his junior season, where he was 17-of-23 on field goal attempts and 38-of-38 on PATs. He tied the single-game program record with four field goals at Mercer and broke ETSU’s single-season records for points by a kicker with 105 and 51 made PATs in 2021.
In his first year at ETSU, Keltner was 14-of-18; his second year, he was 7-of-10; his third year, he was 18-of-23, and in his fourth year, he was 17-of-23.
The Sooners’ special teams unit is on track to be even better in OU’s inaugural season in the SEC. Along with Keltner, the Sooners are bringing in some top talent in the 2024 class. Firstly it’s kicker Liam Evans out of Moore High School in Oklahoma. After an outstanding performance at Kohl’s kicking, Evans has been ranked as the seventh-best kicker in the nation and he enrolled early to OU, to get started in January.
The Sooners are also bringing in Moore High School long snapper Seth Freeman, who’s ranked No. 1 in the nation for his skill set. The talented long snapper is also the cousin of Gavin Freeman, who’s the punt returner for the Sooners.
The Sooners’ transfer list now includes Michigan State OL Spencer Brown, San Diego State CB Dezjhon Malone, Purdue WR Deion Burks, UT Martin RB Sam Franklin, SE Louisiana TE Bauer Sharp, North Texas OL Febechi Nwaiwu, Utah CB Jocelyn Malaska and Florida State K Tyler Keltner.
