Former WVU DL Tomiwa Durojaiye commits to Florida State

Former West Virginia defensive lineman Tomiwa Durojaiye has committed to Florida State, he tells On3.

“Their track record of transfer guys having success and the opportunity to win a national championship. The development from coach Papuchis and coach Haggins. I believe they’ll turn me into a high level NFL player. Coach Norvell and coach Fuller showed genuine interest and believe I can make a big impact for the Noles this season. And lastly coach Storm is one of if not the best S&C in the country. FSU felt like the best school that could help me reach my goals on and off the field.”

The 6’4 277 DL will have 3 years of eligibility remaining.

Tomiwa Durojaiye Recruiting Profile

Durojaiye ranked as the No. 684 player according to the 2022 On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 77 defensive lineman and the No. 3 player in the state of Delaware.

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such asynchronous contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.

He currently does not an On3 NIL Valuation publicly listed. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.