FAMU football offseason: Transfer portal, key returners bolstering the trenches

Football games are won at the line of scrimmage.

And Florida A&M wants to ensure it’s on the right side of that statement more often than not during the 2025 football season.

So, the Rattlers are beefing up their trench mob.

After weeks of not having an offensive line commit from the NCAA Transfer Portal, FAMU finally landed one, with former Rutgers Scarlet Knight Mozell Williams announcing his decision to join the Rattlers on Jan. 11.

Williams, a rising junior from Gainesville, comes to the Rattlers standing at 6-foot-6 and weighing 307 pounds. He didn’t see any action for the Scarlet Knights in his two seasons.

Following Williams’ commitment was fellow offensive lineman Gozy Okeke, who will join FAMU out of Iowa Central Community College. The Tampa native also formerly played for Division II powerhouse West Florida in 2022 and 2023.

Okeke is 6-foot-4 and 293 pounds.

Florida A&M Rattlers offensive lineman Ashton Grable (71) pregame of playing the South Florida Bulls at Raymond James Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023

Williams and Okeke join FAMU’s offensive line that’s headlined by All-Southwestern Athletic Conference First Teamers Charles Davis and Ashton Grable. This past season, Grable was also an NCAA All-HBCU selection.

But that’s not all.

FAMU head football James Colzie III said he also wants to recruit defensive linemen to the Rattlers.

The Rattlers have two commitments from the Power 4 football ranks: DJ Jones from Virginia and Xavier Perkins from Florida State. Other FAMU defensive line newcomers are Alijah Alexander from Stetson and Sammy Mitchell IV from Western High School in Davie.

Florida A&M defensive lineman James Gardner, Jr. (94) defends against Alabama State Hornets running back Daquan Kincey (3) during their game on the ASU campus in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday October 5, 2024.

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Author : Tallahassee Democrat

Publish date : 2025-01-13 18:30:00

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