Like most teams this year, the Florida State Seminoles football team has been active in the transfer portal. The Seminoles had a busy day today in particular, adding two impact players in the trenches. But as we all know, the portal giveth and the portal taketh away. Tonight, it was announced that linebacker Shawn Murphy plans to enter the transfer portal.

Murphy joined Florida State from the transfer portal just last season. He will be the fifth Seminole departing via the portal after transferring into Tallahassee last season. Murphy appeared in four games this season and recorded 13 tackles (six solo).

FSU bio:

Appeared in 18 games over two seasons at Alabama…recorded five tackles and one pass breakup…saw action in 13 games for SEC champion Crimson Tide in 2023 and made two tackles…recorded two solo stops and one pass breakup while redshirting in 2022…made one tackle in collegiate debut vs. ULM…registered one tackle and one pass breakup in Sugar Bowl vs. No. 9 Kansas State…consensus four-star ranked as country’s No. 1 inside linebacker in Class of 2022 and Virginia’s No. 2 prospect by ESPN…No. 37 in ESPN300… ranked No. 2 nationally among inside linebackers, No. 3 among Virginia prospects and No. 49 in America by Rivals…rated as No. 6 linebacker prospect, No. 2 overall prospect in Virginia and No. 72 nationally in 247Sports Composite…2021 Dick Butkus High School Linebacker of the Year…selected to Under-Armour All-America Game and All-American Bowl…recorded 116 tackles, 20.0 for loss with 6.0 sacks, and two interceptions his senior season to lead Unity Reed to second round of Class 6 state playoffs…earned second-team all-state honors as well as Class 6 Region B Defensive Player of the Year while leading team to playoffs in 2019…started as freshman and earned first-team all-district honors with 85 tackles, 29.0 for loss with 5.0 sacks.

Keep up with all the comings and going of the Seminole portal movements in our offseason tracking thread.