Florida State University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Joe Lang
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Naples, Fla.
- Weight:
- 217
- High School:
- Community School
- Other College:
- Holy Cross
2021:
Appeared in 11 games and recorded four tackles, including 0.5 for loss…FSU Special Teams Newcomer of the Year…Seminole Scholar…contributed on every special teams cover unit…made 0.5 tackle for loss vs. UMass…had one solo stop vs. Syracuse…also made one tackle vs. Louisville and at Clemson…missed season finale at Florida due to injury.
BEFORE FSU:
Transfer from Holy Cross…appeared in 28 games with 27 starts and recorded 101 tackles, including 3.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery…helped Crusaders win back-to-back Patriot League championships…played in all four games of spring 2021 season, ranking second on team with 29 tackles, including career-high 13 in FCS Playoff vs. No. 1 South Dakota State, and made one pass breakup…recorded 72 tackles, including 3.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery while starting all 12 games during junior season…had season-high 12 tackles at Syracuse…started all 11 games in 2018 and registered 77 tackles, 3.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles…made collegiate debut as true freshman with two tackles and one forced fumble vs. Colgate…was three-time team captain at Community School, registering 289 tackles in his three years and breaking school record for career tackles, rushing yards and touchdowns…named second-team all-state his senior year and was first-team all-area three times.
