Former Florida State football wide receiver Goldie Lawrence is returning to Tallahassee.
However, the redshirt freshman landed a mile away.
On Friday, Lawrence announced on X/Twitter that he's transferring to play for the Florida A&M Rattlers .
Lawrence has four eligibility years remaining and initially transferred from FSU to UCF in February before re-entering the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Lawrence joining FAMU football adds him to a team defending its Black College National Championship under first-year head coach James Colzie III , also a former FSU football player.
Other former Seminoles on the Rattlers' roster are tight end Koby Gross , offensive linemen Jalen Goss and Christopher Williams , and defensive back Demorie Tate .
According to HERO Sports' Sam Herder , Lawrence is FAMU's 27th transfer from the Football Bowl Subdivision ranks, which is the most amongst Football Championship Subdivision teams this season.
Lawrence was ranked a consensus three-star by recruiting outlets 247Sports, On3, and Rivals.com, starring for Seminole High School in his hometown of Sanford, Florida.
While at Seminole High School, Lawrence complied 93 catches for 1,497 yards and 32 total touchdowns, ultimately landing him a spot to play at FSU.
Lawrence appeared in just one game versus Southern Miss during FSU's Atlantic Coast Conference Championship run in 2023.
Quarterback
Alston Hooker ― North Carolina A&T
Bryson Martin ― Miami
Daniel Richardson ― Florida Atlantic
Running Back
Dorian Collier ― Chadron State
Thaddius Franklin Jr. ― Louisiana-Monroe
Wide Receiver
Marquez Bell ― Old Dominion
Caden Bridgeman — Niceville High School
A'Ceon Cobb ― Florida Atlantic
Brooks Hickman ― Georgia State
Goldie Lawrence ― Florida State/Central Florida
Jalen Rogers ― Tulane
Jaylen Ward ― Middle Tennessee State
Tight End
Wade Bowman ― Lewis and Clark
Karter Johnson ― Pitt
Jayden Evans ― Central Michigan
Offensive Lineman
Ezra Dotson-Oyetade ― Texas Christian
Nathan Gates ― Washington State
Jeremy Fishkin ― Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Florida)
Elijah Philippe ― Troy
Caleb Riley ― Miami Norland
Christian Wingfield ― Austin Peay
Defensive Line
Antonio Camon ― Pittsburgh
Nick Dimitris ― UNLV
Brekien Harold ― Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory (Hollywood, Florida)
Cameron Donald ― Kennesaw State
Clyde Pinder Jr. ― Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Stantavious Smith ― South Florida
Davion Westmoreland ― Kansas
Linebacker
Landon Bolding ― Monarch High School (Coconut Creek, Florida)
Avery Huff ― Florida International
Jayren Fox ― Mississippi Valley State
Latarie Kinsler ― Florida International
Darrick McGhee Jr. — Florida High
Brian Norris Jr. ― South Florida
Jerome Nichols ― Michigan
Justin Squire ― Mandarin High School
Defensive Back
Brandon Calloway ― Purdue
Corey Collier Jr. ― Nebraska
Simion Hines ― Northern Arizona
Bralyn Oliver ― Syracuse
Jameel Sanders ― South Florida
Demorie Tate ― Florida State
Specialists
Andrew Tisher ― Punter ― Stetson
Gunnar Trout ― Kicker/Punter ― Cocoa High School
Gerald Thomas, III covers Florida A&M University Athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at gdthomas@tallahassee.com or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee .
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