FSU just lost five star quarterback Brady Smigiel. Rivals had him rated as the number 13th rated overall prospect, #4 prospect in the state of California and the #3 overall prospect at his position. He would have been the highest rated quarterback FSU landed since Jameis Winston. With the addition of Gus Malzahn to the staff the focus will now turn to a quarterback that may be more of an athlete. So who could FSU take a look at? We will break down the options as the Seminoles need to land a signal caller in the 2026 class.
1) Keisean Henderson (Spring, TX) 6'4-190 - Listed at 6'4. He does not look like he is 6'4 on film. I look at Henderson and think if he could play at FSU so can Smigiel. Like how he can push the ball down the field. Does have a nice arm. Another QB that seems to have all day to throw. Does a good job of leading the receivers up the field. Is accurate with his placement of the ball. May have the strongest arm of all the quarterbacks listed.
2) Dereon Coleman (Orlando, FL) 6'1 170 (Committed to Miami): I would put a full court press on Coleman. In the state finals he had over 100 yards rushing. I bring it up all the time you need at least one ELITE trait. Coleman has ELITE athletic ability. He is a major threat every time the kid runs with the football. He has a very smooth throwing motion. The ball comes out of his hand effortlessly. He did struggle at times in the state title game with being accurate. He also was under tremendous pressure. I feel with the proper coaching the kid can be very good. The one thing that I liked about his play in the state title game is Coleman never seemed to panic. The game never seemed too big for him. Miami has a big time QB coming in the 2025 class Luke Nichol. I think Coleman would have a better shot at starting at FSU.
3) Landon Duckworth (Jackson, AL) 6'3-190 - I can see why Duckworth is on the list of quarterbacks recently offered. He is a big kid. He has a good arm. I would like to see him anticipate his throws a little better. He can beat you with both his legs and arms. He reminds me of Jacoby Brissett coming out of high school. He does a good job of keeping his head up when being pressured. Probably a good fit from an athletic standpoint. He can zip the ball. Like to see him make quicker decisions with the football.
4) Bowe Bentley (Celina, TX) 6'3 205 - When it comes to Texas quarterbacks they really are not easy to evaluate. Every single quarterback I watch in the state of Texas looks like they are playing on a Canadian football field. The fields look super wide and every receiver is wide open and the quarterbacks have all day to throw. Physically he reminds me of Christian Ponder. He runs just like Christian. He has a good arm but it is not elite. I would like to see what he looks like without a clean pocket.
1) Keisean Henderson (Spring, TX) 6'4-190 - Listed at 6'4. He does not look like he is 6'4 on film. I look at Henderson and think if he could play at FSU so can Smigiel. Like how he can push the ball down the field. Does have a nice arm. Another QB that seems to have all day to throw. Does a good job of leading the receivers up the field. Is accurate with his placement of the ball. May have the strongest arm of all the quarterbacks listed.
2) Dereon Coleman (Orlando, FL) 6'1 170 (Committed to Miami): I would put a full court press on Coleman. In the state finals he had over 100 yards rushing. I bring it up all the time you need at least one ELITE trait. Coleman has ELITE athletic ability. He is a major threat every time the kid runs with the football. He has a very smooth throwing motion. The ball comes out of his hand effortlessly. He did struggle at times in the state title game with being accurate. He also was under tremendous pressure. I feel with the proper coaching the kid can be very good. The one thing that I liked about his play in the state title game is Coleman never seemed to panic. The game never seemed too big for him. Miami has a big time QB coming in the 2025 class Luke Nichol. I think Coleman would have a better shot at starting at FSU.
3) Landon Duckworth (Jackson, AL) 6'3-190 - I can see why Duckworth is on the list of quarterbacks recently offered. He is a big kid. He has a good arm. I would like to see him anticipate his throws a little better. He can beat you with both his legs and arms. He reminds me of Jacoby Brissett coming out of high school. He does a good job of keeping his head up when being pressured. Probably a good fit from an athletic standpoint. He can zip the ball. Like to see him make quicker decisions with the football.
4) Bowe Bentley (Celina, TX) 6'3 205 - When it comes to Texas quarterbacks they really are not easy to evaluate. Every single quarterback I watch in the state of Texas looks like they are playing on a Canadian football field. The fields look super wide and every receiver is wide open and the quarterbacks have all day to throw. Physically he reminds me of Christian Ponder. He runs just like Christian. He has a good arm but it is not elite. I would like to see what he looks like without a clean pocket.
