Mike Norvell On FSU's Addition Of Deamontae Diggs: 'Plays With A Relentless Spirit All Over The Field'

The Seminoles have officially announced the addition of former Coastal Carolina DL Deamontae Diggs.

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Transfer defensive lineman Deamontae Diggs signed with Florida State, head coach Mike Norvell announced Friday.

"I'm extremely excited about the addition of Deamontae to the Nole Family,” Norvell said. “He is a long athlete who has developed into a versatile defensive lineman with a great ability to get to the quarterback. Deamontae plays with a relentless spirit all over the field, and I believe his best days are ahead of him."

Deamontae Diggs | DL | 6-5 | 260 | McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport Area High School/Coastal Carolina/Youngstown State

Appeared in 37 games with seven starts over past three seasons with Coastal Carolina and Youngstown State…started seven games and played in all 13 contests for Coastal in 2024…had 34 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and two pass deflections as Chanticleers reached Myrtle Beach Bowl…recorded career-high seven tackles at Marshall…registered career-best 2.0 sacks in win at Georgia State…spent 2020-23 seasons at Youngstown State, playing in 24 games for Penguins…notched 16 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, three passes defended and one forced fumble…two-time All-Big East Conference selection at McKeesport Area High School...helped Tigers reach WPIAL Class 5A semifinal senior year...also played basketball and led team in scoring his junior season.

READ MORE: Florida State Lands Productive Coastal Carolina Pass-Rusher Deamontae Diggs

Florida State’s full 2025 signing class is below:

FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL 2025 SIGNING CLASS

Name                                                  Pos.      Ht.         Wt.          Hometown    High School/Previous Schools
Shamar Arnoux                              DB         6-2         175          Fort Lauderdale, Fla.    Carrollton HS (Ga.)

Jayvan Boggs                                   WR        6-1         200          Cocoa, Fla.                               Cocoa HS

Thomas Castellanos                   QB         5-11      196          Waycross, Ga.                   Ware County HS/Boston College/UCF

Tyeland Coleman                          DL          6-4         285          Terry, Miss.            Terry HS/Northwest Mississippi CC

Darryll Desir                                    DL          6-5         240          Miami, Fla.                             Norland HS

Mandrell Desir                                DL          6-4         240          Miami, Fla.                             Norland HS

Deamontae Diggs                         DL          6-5         260          McKeesport, Pa.      McKeesport Area HS/Coastal Carolina/Youngstown State

Markeston Douglas                     TE           6-5         275          Brownsville, Tenn.                   Haywood HS/Arizona State/FSU

Tae’Shaun Gelsey                         WR        6-4         215          Jacksonville, Fla.              Riverside HS

Gunnar Hansen                             OL          6-5         330          Boca Raton, Fla.                  St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Vanderbilt

LaJesse Harrold                             DL          6-5         215          Tampa, Fla.                             Gaither HS

Ousmane Kromah                        RB          6-1         215          Leesburg, Ga.                Lee County HS

Caleb LaVallee                               LB          6-1         225          Smyrna, Ga.                             Whitefield Academy/North Carolina

Tylon Lee                                           DL          6-4         245          Pace, Fla.                                      Pace HS

Chase Loftin                                    TE           6-6         215          Omaha, Neb.             Millard South HS

Teriq Mallory                                    WR        6-5         190          New Haven, Conn.                  Cheshire Academy

Deante McCray                              DL          6-4         283          Jacksonville, Fla.               Sandalwood HS/Western Kentucky

Adrian Medley                                OL          6-5         305          Pensacola, Fla.    Pensacola HS/UCF

Mario Nash Jr.                                 OL          6-4         280          De Kalb, Miss.      Kemper County HS

Luke Petitbon                                  OL          6-2         295          Annapolis, Md.         Gonzaga College HS/Wake Forest

Micah Pettus                                   OL          6-7         350          Harvest, Ala.               James Clemens HS/Ole Miss

Randy Pittman Jr.                          TE           6-2         225          Panama City, Fla.      Mosley HS/UCF

Sean Poret                                        OL          6-5         270          Atlanta, Ga.                      Riverwood HS

Ethan Pritchard                              LB          6-2         205          Sanford, Fla.                      Seminole HS

Max Redmon                                   DB         6-1         185          West Palm Beach, Fla.           Cardinal Newman HS

Brunno Reus                                   P/K         6-0         190          Sarasota, Fla.                          Venice HS

Duce Robinson                              WR        6-6         220          Phoenix, Ariz. Pinnacle HS/Southern California

Jordan Scott                                     WR        6-7         215          Lynchburg, Va.   Appomattox County HS/Southwest Mississippi CC

Kevin Sperry                                     QB         6-1         200          Denton, Texas                           Guyer HS

Zae Thomas Jr.                               DB         6-2         190          Fort Lauderdale, Fla.            American Heritage

Stefon Thompson                         LB          6-1         240          Long Island, N.Y.                             Vance HS/Nebraska/Syracuse

James Williams                             DL          6-6         250          Kansas City, Mo.           Park Hill South HS/Nebraska/Iowa Central CC

Kevin Wynn                                      DL          6-2         320          Greensboro, Ga.  Greene County HS

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