Special teams were the focus for Florida State football during Wednesday morning's fall practice.

With kickoff against Georiga Tech in Dublin, Ireland now just 10 days away, the Seminoles are looking to fine-tune the details across the board ahead of the season opener.

FSU head coach Mike Norvell has expressed the importance of special teams during his tenure and special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach John Papuchis said that's what builds a good foundation for a team.

"Having the head coach investment in special teams is probably the most critical part in establishing the culture of special teams," Papuchis said. "He puts a major priority on how we are going to fundamentally be from a special teams standpoint, but how we are going to execute. That trickles down through the staff and the players."

While there was a heavy focus on special teams, there was still some good action from quarterbacks DJ Uiagalelei and Brock Glenn in team activities, as well as another good day from Marvin Jones Jr.

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Papuchis likes what he sees from kick, punt returners

With kickoff just over a week away, Papuchis said he's starting to feel comfortable with the players he has fielding kicks and punts.

He singled out running back Jaylin Lucas and wide receivers Malik Benson, Deuce Spann and Lawayne McCoy as the players who have most impressed him so far at the return position.

"That group has been pretty good and they all have had some different moments where they really flashed," Papuchis said. "We have a talented group of skill players that if we needed to we could call on some depth there at that spot. I feel good with where we are at."

Lucas and Benson frequently get good reps in the punt and kick return drills, with the player's speed and agility major assets to the special teams.

Solid, light day of work for DJ Uiagalelei and Brock Glenn

While the Seminoles weren't in full pads and the focus wasn't on the offense, Uiagalelei was able to take his moments well during Wednesday's practice.

In team activities, Uiagalelei had some of his better throws of camp, with a deep shot to Ja'Khi Douglas his best of the day. He was patient in the pocket while scanning the defense before dropping the ball into Douglas's hands in between two defenders.

He was quick and sharp in his release when working on passing drills, and completed some nice passes in live action and drills with reciveers.

There is a visible comfort on the field out of Uiagalelei as he continues to develop the offense into what fits his skill set.

Brock Glenn had one of his most consistent days, moving through drills with relative ease and firey zip on his passes.

During team activities, Glenn was reading the field well and looked to be making reads and decisions quicker than he did at the start of camp. He was able to avoid pressure for the most part and found some good downfield passes during the team activities.

Marvin Jones Jr. showcased athleticism, explosiveness

While the pads were off and the aggression wasn't as high as a full padded practice, Jones Jr. was able to show his versatility with some nice reps in pass coverage and creating pressure on the offense.

He covered running back Lawrance Toafili on a route out of the backfield, never really losing stride while tracking the crafty Toafili. In drills, Jones Jr. worked through his reps with confident efficiency, running and moving smoothly.

During team activities, Jones Jr was consistently putting pressure on the quarterbacks, forcing Uiagalelei to run and throw the ball away on one play. His quick step out of his stance has given some trouble to the offensive linemen trying to block him.

Paring well with edge Patrick Payton, Jones Jr. has quickly become one of the standout performers from fall camp.

Freshman Amaree Williams, Kam Davis consistently make plays

During fall camp the freshman class has been turning heads with some impressive playmaking. Be it defensive back Cai Bates and his strong work in coverage, or Micahi Danzy and his elite speed, there has been plenty to like from the freshman, with tight end Amaree Williams and runningback Kam Davis two players consistently coming up with nice plays.

Williams has quickly adapted and learned the tight end role, showing a lot of improvement from the first week of fall camp in his blocking and play recognition. He's been able to handle the physicality of the college game extremely well and on Wednesday he came up with another nice set of plays.

His best moment came during the team activities when he slipped away from coverage and adjusted well to a quickly thrown ball by Luke Kromenhoek. Williams jumped in the air to secure teh football and gave a toe-tap that would have made the catch legal on an NFL Sunday to end the rep. It was another impressive display of athleticism from the freshman.

Davis has quickly emerged as a dynamic member of the running back room, flashing his speed and his physicality nearly every day. He caught a nice quick pass from Glenn in team activities, slicing through the defense after the catch for a nice gain.

Davis is becoming a regular contributor and seems comfortable with more and more reps being thrown at him.

FSU football 2024 schedule

• Aug. 24 vs. Georgia Tech *Dublin, Ireland at noon., ESPN

• Sept. 2 vs. Boston College at 7:30 p.m., ESPN

• Sept. 14 vs. Memphis

• Sept. 21 vs. California

• Sept. 28 at SMU

• Oct. 5 vs. Clemson

• Oct. 18 at Duke

• Oct. 26 at (U) Miami

• Nov. 2 vs. North Carolina

• Nov. 9 at Notre Dame

• Nov. 23 vs. Charleston Southern

• Nov. 30: Florida

• Dec. 7:ACC Championship

Liam Rooney covers preps sports for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@gannett.com or on Twitter @__liamrooney

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