Florida State has had plenty of news regarding roster departures as of late, but Thursday instead saw the Seminoles get confirmation that a major piece is set to return in 2026.
Wide receiver Duce Robinson, who broke out for FSU as a first-team All-ACC selection last season, will forgo entering the NFL Draft early and run it back in Tallahassee for another season.
Robinson, a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, ranked ninth nationally in receiving yards. His five games with at least 120 receiving yards tied for the most among Power Four receivers. He ranked second in the ACC in yards per catch, trailing only teammate Micahi Danzy’s 21.15 average, which ranked fourth nationally, and finished 10th in the country at 19.30 yards per reception. Danzy led the nation in plays of 50-plus yards with six.
Robinson led all ACC players in total votes after pacing the conference with 1,081 receiving yards, the most by a Seminole since 2019.
From his FSU bio:
2025 (Junior): Played 12 games with 11 starts in first season at Florida State…led FSU with 56 catches for 1,081 yards and six touchdowns…the Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist was the ACC’s leading vote-getter for All-ACC teams…ranked ninth nationally after the regular season in receiving yards…five 120-yard receiving games ranked second in country, most among P4 receivers and most at FSU since 2014…three 140-yard games was most at FSU since 2000…averaged 19.30 yards per reception, second in the ACC and trailing only teammate Micahi Danzy…14th 1,000-yard receiving season at FSU and first since 2019…averaged 102.8 receiving yards per ACC game, best in the league and 12 yards better than the next-best receiver…led ACC in regular season with 17 20-yard catches, 12 30-yard receptions and six 40-yard catches…Alabama: began FSU career with two catches for 18 yards…East Texas A&M: five receptions for a career-high 173 yards and two touchdowns…82-yard touchdown was FSU’s longest play of season and longest reception since 2019…added 42-yard TD in first quarter…160 yards in first quarter was most nationally in any quarter in 2025 and most in a quarter at FSU since 1967…did not play second half…173 yards in half was most since 1997 and fourth in program history…second-most receiving yards in game in ACC in 2025…Kent State: one catch for eight yards in 66-10 win…Virginia: career-high nine catches for 147 yards and one touchdown…four-yard touchdown was first career pass from Randy Pittman Jr…Miami: six catches for 87 yards…Pitt: two receptions for 10 yards…Stanford: four grabs for 98 yards, with catches of 20, 37 and 38 yards…Wake Forest: five catches for 148 yards and 11-yard touchdown…65-yard catch against the Demon Deacons…Clemson: tied career high with nine catches for 124 yards…Virginia Tech: six receptions for 134 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown…added first career pass breakup on hail mary before halftime…NC State: four catches for team-high 74 yards and nine-yard touchdown…Florida: three grabs for 60 yards, including 44-yard catch on opening drive.
BEFORE FSU: Played 2023 and 2024 seasons at USC, appearing in 23 games with five starts…all five starts came in 2024…caught 39 passes for 747 yards and seven touchdowns with Trojans…had 23 receptions for 396 yards and five touchdowns in 2024…recorded season-high 90 yards against Nebraska, including season-long 48-yard touchdown catch…also had touchdowns against Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Maryland…added 63 yards in regular-season finale vs. Notre Dame…made season-high four catches at Minnesota and matched that total against Nebraska…caught 16 passes for 351 yards and two touchdowns as true freshman in 2023…registered career-long 71-yard touchdown catch vs. Nevada…added 71 yards on season-high four catches one week later against Stanford…matched season-high receptions total vs. UCLA…caught 44-yard touchdown in Holiday Bowl victory over Louisville…recorded 35-yard interception return on final play of regulation against Penn State in 2024…2022 MaxPreps All-American out of Pinnacle after making 84 catches for 1,614 yards and 14 touchdowns as senior…also played baseball for USC…was ranked as No. 1 prep outfielder in Arizona…f
