Florida State Receiver Duce Robinson Named Preseason All-ACC

In the recent chaos of the last two seasons that engulfed the Florida State football program, one constant of excellence has remained: 6-foot-6 receiver Duce Robinson. On Wednesday, the Seminoles opened fall camp, and Robinson was named to the 2026 preseason All-ACC team. He also received 12 first-place votes for ACC Preseason Player of the Year.

Last season, Robinson used his height advantage to battle for receptions at the catch point, coming down with 18 contested catches. That is the most of any returning receiver in the ACC this season. 

As a 1,000-yard receiver last season, Robinson earned first team All-ACC honors and is one of the best receivers in college football going into this season. If you need a possession receiver to extend drives and score points, look no further than the “Duce.” Robinson was money in the bank on the field, as he averaged 19.30 yards per reception.

Robinson turned in five games of 100 yards or more receiving last season, including a season-high five catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns in a 74-point win over East Texas A&M. Also, Robinson averaged 20 yards or more per catch in five games last season. 

Over a three-game stretch against Wake Forest, Clemson and Virginia Tech, Robinson hauled in 20 passes for 406 yards and two touchdowns.

This season, Robinson will catch passes from his third QB1 starter in as many years. Robinson will get a chance to build more chemistry with new starter Ashton Daniels. This relationship is crucial to the Seminoles' success on the gridiron this season. 

Robinson, along with fellow receivers Micahi Danzy, Jayvan Boggs and Devin Carter, are the perimeter weapons personified for Florida State who will be at Daniels’s disposal. Coach Mike Norvell will call the plays on offense this season, following the sudden retirement of Gus Malzahn at the conclusion of last season.

Whatever plays are called, whether diagrammed on an iPad, a whiteboard, or using twigs and bottle caps in the dirt, Robinson needs to be an integral part of that scheme. 

Robinson could have left for the NFL after last season, but he chose to return to Tallahassee to take care of unfinished business. Three years removed from an undefeated season and being left out of the College Football Playoff, Robinson is looking to help turn the program around and transform the Seminoles into winners. 

When the Seminoles run out of the tunnel at Doak Campbell Stadium on August 29 to battle New Mexico State, Robinson will lead the charge that a grateful Seminole nation hopes will be the beginning of something special on the gridiron this season.