Fentrell Cypress
Fentrell Cypress
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Bronco Mendenhall, Tony Elliott and Mike Norvell. In 2022 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. The receipt: 6 tackles against Miami — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 120 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Norvell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State | 24 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 40 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia | 39 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | 17 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 120 | 83 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 25 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 14–9
vs California
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dashawn Jones’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Crossley's graduate season at SMU (2024).
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