How troublesome is it for a coaching staff – especially the Florida State organization – to restructure their offensive schematics when a prolific playmaker graduates? 

Think about it. 

How does Jimbo Fisher go about replacing someone that made undersized cornerbacks cringe at the very mention of trying to defend a jump-ball? 

How does Bobby Bowden substitute for someone that physically changed the way an opposition planned its secondary?  

How do both of these intuitive men follow up with someone who toed the line of scrimmage at 6-foot-6 and ended his Seminoles career second in school history in touchdown catches and joined the likes of Peter Warrick and E.G. Green as the only players to record a 100-yard game in four consecutive outings? 

The answers can be indeed vastly unlimited – or they can be quite simplistic: go out and sign someone who can be his splitting image. 

And that’s just what the ’Noles accomplished when they signed wideout Rodney Smith, the Miami (FL) Archbishop Carroll mirrored image of the a fore mentioned Greg Carr – one of the most productive and mismatched Seminole receivers to ever suit up in the Garnet and Gold. 

“I feel like I can do everything on the field,” the 6-foot-6 200 lb Smith said. “I can be a big red zone threat. I can take a short pass and take it down the field.” 

Ranked as this year’s 20th best wide receiver by ESPNU Top 150, Smith will vie in a similar fashion that Carr demonstrated through his four years as becoming the ’Noles go-to redzone target possesses great strength and a listed 40-inch vertical leap. 

The dynamic recruit ended his senior season at Archbishop Carroll with 30 catches for 627 yards, complimenting his seven touchdowns.  

The ’Noles out-dueled 20 competing universities that included the likes of Auburn, Tennessee and Rutgers, but for Smith it all came down to playing in that welcomed environment that showed a desire for him to feel needed.  

“I want to have a good relationship with the coaches of whichever school I go to,” Smith then said before signing his national letter of intent with Florida State last July. “You want to be comfortable around the people you’re with and the coaches. I want to go where it feels like a family.” 

Under the auspice of head coach Bobby Bowden, who stands as the only coach to ever lead his team to 15 consecutive New Year's Day bowl games and has mentored 24 consensus All-Americans – including 1993 and 2000 Heisman winners Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke – Smith will look to become No. 25 throughout his duration in Tallahassee.