It’s been a tough first half of the season for the Florida State Seminoles football team. On top of the 1-5 start to the season, injuries have plagued multiple positions along the FSU roster. Today, one of the thinnest position groups on the team took a major hit when it was announced that linebacker DJ Lundy would miss the remainder of the season with an injury.
Mike Norvell announces that LB DJ Lundy will be out for the rest of the season due to injury. He says he is grateful for how much he has given to the program, and Lundy is still around the team coaching up the other LBs.
— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) October 9, 2024
Florida State will continue to look to new faces in the linebacker room including Blake Nichelson, Omar Graham, Justin Cryer, and Cam Riley. Lundy was responsible for 14 solo tackles through five games this season.
2023:
Appeared in 13 games with four starts…recorded 54 tackles, including 6.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks, one interception, four pass breakups and two quarterback hurries…also scored one-yard rushing touchdown…honorable mention All-ACC…recorded four tackles, 0.5 for loss, one interception and one-yard rushing touchdown in 31-29 win at Boston College…only player nationally in 2023 and first ACC player since 2006 with interception and offensive touchdown in same game…first FSU player with interception an offensive touchdown in same game since 1959…named to Paul Hornung Honor Roll for performance at Eagles…made season-high seven tackles, 1.0 for loss, in 27-20 victory vs. Miami…had six tackles and one pass breakup in 41-3 win vs. Syracuse…recorded three tackles, including career-high 1.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, in season-opening 45-24 victory vs. No. 5 LSU…sack was for 13-yard loss on 4th-and-1 from FSU 1-yard line on LSU’s first offensive series…made two tackles in 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss…had four tackles in 31-24 victory at Clemson…recorded five tackles and one pass breakup in 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech…registered two tackles and one quarterback hurry in 38-20 win vs. No. 16 Duke…had five tackles, 0.5 for loss, in 41-16 win at Wake Forest…made five tackles and two pass breakups in 24-7 win at Pitt…recorded three tackles, 0.5 sack, and one quarterback hurry in 58-13 win vs. North Alabama…made six tackles, 1.0 for loss, in 24-15 victory at Florida…had two solo stops, 1.0 for loss, in ACC Championship Game victory vs. No. 14 Louisville.
2022:
Appeared in all 13 games with two starts…recorded 48 tackles, including 5.0 for loss with 1.5 sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble…also rushed three times for two yards and one touchdown plus had one two-yard touchdown reception…sixth player nationally and only one in ACC since 2000 with at least one rushing touchdown, one receiving touchdown and 40 tackles in a season…only player of the six with more than 1.0 sack in season with rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown and at least 40 tackles…made 40 more tackles than next-closest player with rushing and receiving score in 2022…started 49-17 win vs. Louisiana and recorded season-high six tackles, including career-high 1.5 sacks, and one pass breakup…made one tackle and rushed for one-yard touchdown on first collegiate carry that extended FSU’s lead to 24-10 in fourth quarter of 24-23 win vs. LSU…registered five tackles, 1.0 for loss, vs. No. 22 Wake Forest…had five tackles again one week later at No. 14 NC State…made five tackles in 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory vs. Oklahoma…started in 45-3 victory at Miami and finished game with four tackles and two-yard touchdown catch…made two tackles and rushed for one-yard touchdown vs. No. 4 Clemson…touchdown vs. Tigers capped 15-play drive, tied for FSU’s longest scoring drive in 2022…recorded four tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one forced fumble in 35-31 win at Louisville…made four tackles, 1.0 for loss, in season-opening 47-7 win vs. Duquesne…had three tackles in 44-14 win vs. Boston College…recorded three tackles and one pass breakup in 41-16 win vs. Georgia Tech…made three tackles in 38-3 win at Syracuse…registered three tackles, 0.5 for loss, in 45-38 victory vs. Florida.
2021:
Played in all 12 games with 11 starts…recorded 69 tackles, including 5.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one fumble recovery…Seminole Scholar…tackles total ranked fourth on team…made career-high 11 tackles, 0.5 for loss, at Clemson…registered four tackles, 1.0 for loss, in season opener vs. No. 9 Notre Dame…made four tackles vs. Jacksonville State…recorded five tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one quarterback hurry at Wake Forest…made seven tackles in back-to-back weeks vs. Louisville and vs. Syracuse…had three tackles at North Carolina…recorded five tackles, including 1.0 sack, and one fumble recovery vs. UMass…registered seven tackles and one pass breakup vs. North Carolina State…had one solo stop vs. Miami…made six solo tackles, including 1.0 for loss, at Boston College…recorded nine tackles, 0.5 for loss, and one pass breakup in season finale at Florida.
2020:
Played in seven games and recorded 12 tackles, including 0.5 sack…registered season-best five tackles in 56-35 win vs. Duke…made collegiate debut in 41-24 win vs. Jacksonville State and made one solo stop…had one solo tackle at No. 5 Notre Dame…recorded 0.5 sack in 31-28 victory vs. No. 5 North Carolina…made two solo tackles at Louisville…also registered two tackles vs. Pitt….also saw action at North Carolina State.