Florida State rising senior safety Hamsah Nasirildeen remains at FSU, as part of the team and is not planning to enter the NFL Draft, per an FSU spokesperson.

Nasirildeen suffered an unspecified injury against Florida, which prevented him from playing in the Sun Bowl.

Prior to the injury, he had appeared in 12 games with 10 starts during the 2019 season. He led FSU with 101 tackles, including 61 solo tackles during the season. He also had 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, a quarterback hurry, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, three pass breakups and two interceptions. He also had an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown.

The Concord, N.C. native has appeared in a total of 37 games with 17 starts in his college career. As a sophomore in 2018, when he played in 12 games with five starts, he led the team with 91 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, an interception, two pass breakups and a quarterback hurry. During his freshman season in 2017 he appeared in all 13 games with two starts. He had 29 tackles and two pass breakups.

His return continues a trend of recent good news for the Seminoles, especially on the defensive side of the ball. FSU is expected to return nearly all of their defensive starters from this past season with the exception of linebacker Dontavious Jackson and safety Levonta Taylor, who exhausted their eligibility, as well as cornerback Stanford Samuels, who turned pro early.