FSU RB Ousmane Kromah Getting Help From One Specific Veteran

Tallahassee, Fla. — Florida State wrapped its first week of spring camp Friday with a clear priority in the backfield: accelerate the growth of sophomore running back Ousmane Kromah. After arriving last summer as the No. 3 back in the 2024 recruiting class, Kromah posted 407 yards and a touchdown across 12 games and earned an 80.5 PFF rushing grade. Now, with a full offseason schedule for the first time, the 6-foot-1, 225-pounder says the biggest difference-maker has been veteran transfer Quintrevion Wisner.

Wisner, a senior who logged 38 appearances and 21 starts at Texas, joined the Seminoles in January and immediately stepped into a mentorship role. Kromah said the Texan’s experience has already sharpened his own approach to reads and pass-protection checks.

“He’s been helping me,” Kromah told reporters. “I’m still younger, and he’s been in this. He’s helping me see certain things I didn’t see—power-read footwork, linebacker flow, little cues he picked up at other schools. Things I never had the luxury of learning growing up. We walk through it after practice and then apply it the next rep.”

The extra classroom work complements the on-field guidance Kromah is receiving from first-year running backs coach Kam Martin. Because Kromah enrolled in summer 2024, last spring’s installation period was missed; this cycle offers his first chance to refine fundamentals such as outside-zone tracks and pad level.

“Coach Martin gets on me about the smallest things,” Kromah said. “By the time we hit the season, my game should be fluent and efficient.”

Florida State will break for two weeks before returning to the practice fields March 24. With consecutive losing seasons in the rear-view mirror, the Seminoles intend to lean on a retooled rushing attack that features Kromah, Wisner and returning sophomore Sam Singleton Jr. For Kromah, the combination of spring reps and veteran insight has already accelerated his development timeline.

“He’s been through the wars,” Kromah said of Wisner. “If I can add his knowledge to the physical gifts I have, the sky’s the limit.”