Micahi Danzy and Mandrell Desir earn spots on Bruce Feldman’s 2026 Freaks List for Florida State

Florida State landed a double recognition on Bruce Feldman’s annual College Football Freaks List, with Micahi Danzy and Mandrell Desir named among the players featured for 2026. Freaks Lists are built around “unusual” traits scouts and analysts notice, including athletic upside and the kind of game-changing skillsets that can translate quickly from practice to Saturday impact.

For the Seminoles, having two players placed on the same preseason panel is more than a novelty. It indicates that the program’s coaching staff has multiple talents that are catching national attention before the first snap of the year, an especially meaningful marker when fans and evaluators start narrowing their focus to who can move from development to high-leverage production.

Feldman’s Freaks List is widely watched in college football circles because it arrives before the season is underway, shaping early narratives around matchups, team identity, and individual player trajectories. This year’s inclusion of Danzy and Desir positions Florida State as a roster with depth in standout profiles, rather than a situation where only one player is drawing the spotlight.

The two names also reflect the broader preseason scouting focus on high-ceiling athletes. While the Freaks List does not function as a formal depth chart, being selected indicates that analysts believe these players possess traits that can create separation from opponents in space, on the edge of formations, or through sudden changes in speed and leverage. That matters for teams that want to compete consistently, because freaky traits can help cover for schematic gaps during games.

Florida State will still need to convert preseason visibility into on-field execution across a full season. A Freaks List mention is not a guarantee of a breakout, and it does not replace the fundamentals that decide outcomes, including health, consistency, and how well players are deployed by the coaching staff week to week.

What to watch next for Danzy and Desir is how quickly their preseason hype shows up in game situations. If Florida State uses them in ways that maximize their reported strengths and roles, their Feldman selections could become an early indicator of who elevates the Seminoles’ performance as the season progresses and opponents prepare more detailed game plans.