Gemari Sands
Florida State Seminoles
76
Solid

Gemari Sands

RESDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Florida Atlantic
2nd String / Backup

Is Gemari Sands starting?

Gemari Sands is listed 2nd string at RES for Florida State Seminoles.

Gemari Sands is listed RES #2 for Florida State at 76 OVR.

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The Story

The Workhorse

A 3-star recruit out of St. Thomas Aquinas, ranked #1,173 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 465 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 18% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,173 NatlTeam Share18%
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jersey
#22
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
208 lbs
Transfer
Florida Atlantic

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
4650

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8583
National Rank
#1173
High School
St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 62th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.81 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 62% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 30% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

The People's Ratings

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76
Solid
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Team Role

Workhorse
465 rush yds · 0 TD · 21% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at RES · Florida State Seminoles

  1. 11681Karson HobbsStarter
  2. 22276Gemari SandsYou
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