FSU Football | WR Kentron Poitier on DJ Uiagalelei, Speed in the Receiver Room

uh 12 practic ago I say we were just out here getting our feet wet getting back to the movement that we used to wasn't too much of a turnaround you feel me we just needed just ujoy the game what December so come right back so I feel and up to now I feel like I'm in a good position just keep on grinding Johnny gone Keon gone did did you feel like an opportunity to present itself this year that might not been around near prior um not really it just I for every opportunity like yeah I take advantage I'll take advantage of it so I you feel me any opportunity I present itself like yeah there's a bigger opportunity I should have I should you feel me be more productive be this that towards offense but it's still a day a day byday step I inan process taking think that the time how how frustrating was last year you you might have been the best receiver all spring last spring I'm talking about and then with the injury you had to deal with you didn't get a real chance to get your feet under you and get get a lot of play in time how frustrating was that uh and then was the guy we saw against Georgia more of the guy we would have seen all season if he' have been help um yeah the injury it set back a little bit but me I'm not I'm not a selfish person so it just next person up in line be rooting from them from the St until I get back so you feel me it was an easy transition Keon coming over D him up this and that you feel me have you feel give him the best Spirit while he out there on the field I'm on the sidelines you feel me but when I did come back that Georgia game yeah I feel like it was a little a little burst uh what I could uh showcase for That season even though I wasn't 100% but do you feel like you carried that over into this this spring a little bit yeah I feel I carried that over a little bit into the spring and just keep on working what you what um 50 50/50 ball um staying staying tight to the line in the quarterback space for the throws and uh speed keep on working I thought last year when you came back from the injury one of the first things that like really stood out was the blocking right away like you were blocking all game with some smaller receivers this year in practice you're gr up against what do you have to learn like differently blocking like you're not blocking a big Johnny Wilson or sorry small receivers Corners sorry um well it's still the same you feel me you want tight hands tight elbows on everything you want to get a holding call but with the smaller receiver you got to really put your pad up lower and with the taller with I mean with the small corner you got put your P level lower in the taller corner and it's like more like your height so you really don't got to bend as much but you still want to get lower than the um Lord than the DB to have you feel me good blocking and with the blocking you can't lose block you may lose something something else but blocking should be the number one thing for women receiver prob like last year's offense kind of built on what you guys have did in 2022 does this offense feel like it's kind of a reset like a new page that you guys training or are you building off you did last uh a little bit of both I want to say we still got some pieces some new pieces you feel me espe with the quarterback with quarterback R we got you feel me got DJ coming in so he trying to get used to the offense and you got Malik on the outside with a couple new freshman the transfer that just came in that could be very good so it just like a little bit of boat you trying to get the younger people eom with what we going through last year and a few years ago let them know are you guys a faster room this year yeah I feel like we're faster room this year young guys rolling young gu rolling jayen Brown I want to say jayen brown rolling cam rolling Jak you know always rolling so yeah what's uh DJ been like for you guys what has he brought to the table uh DJ BR uh what it call it like a quarterback that's want to get the ball to the receiver you feel me stand in the pocket go throw the ball and after every play he going to look at you ask you um what cuz I did better what could you did better trying to get on the same page as a receiver as a QV should is it cool when a guy like Malik Benson shows up and wants to be a leader or he oh no roll roll open roll open for anybody to be a leader you could be person who just came two three days ago if you want to be a leader step up and and make a vocal and let everybody know what's going on how we should practice yeah go ahead step up that you got some that just lead by example who don't say much too much in the room who speak too much but come to pull you um close to close together and talk to you one-onone then rather that everybody know what's going on speaking of one-onone the number one uhhuh it are you faster because of the number or you just been putting the work this yeah I just been putting the work in on right yeah just putting the work in that's all you know it's same old person just a new number you see a difference DJ from practice one to oh yeah yeah what is it um accuracy with the ball and get on the same page as a receiver he know when he know when to place it now have some many practices so it should be an easy transition and satday should be a great what call it for everybody say show everybody