{"id":5860,"date":"2025-10-16T01:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T01:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/5860\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T01:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T01:44:13","slug":"micahi-danzy-speed-versatility-leading-to-breakout-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/5860\/","title":{"rendered":"Micahi Danzy: Speed, Versatility Leading to Breakout Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

For wide receiver Micahi Danzy<\/a>, speed has never been the question. It’s what made the redshirt freshman an ACC champion on the track, and it’s helping him make his mark on the football field.
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\nThrough the first half of the season, the Tallahassee native’s mix of explosiveness and growing role on the team has started to click. His 133-yard, two-touchdown performance against Pitt marked a career best, showcasing confidence and strength from start to finish.<\/p>\n

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\nThat power was on display even earlier in the season against No. ?8? Alabama, when he was named ACC Rookie of the Week for his breakout performance. “When I broke that tackle, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m about to score,’ ” Danzy said of his 32-yard touchdown run against the Crimson Tide. “Trusting my speed and using my thighs for power just shows how strong I am in that moment.” He followed that up with a 53-yard touchdown run vs. East Texas A&M, then made program history versus Kent State by becoming the first Seminole ever to record a 60-yard run and reception in the same game.

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\nOriginally committed to Florida State as a running back, Danzy later shifted into a wide receiver, a transition that demanded more than just his trademark quickness. His hard work has paid off and so has his growing comfort level. A year ago, he admits, he didn’t always feel as confident as he does now.

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\n“Last year, I was still a little nervous,” Danzy said. “I remember dropping it once and I’m like I’ve ?got? to catch this. ?This year, my coaches believe in me and that’s just building my teammates and I’s confidence.? When I see the ball in the air, I just go get it.”\u00a0

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\nDanzy’s track success has helped shape his mentality. Last spring, he ran 44.38 in the 400 meters, setting FSU, ACC, and ACC Championship records, and helped FSU’s 4×100 relay take gold at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Championships. Before arriving at Florida State, he was a two-time FHSAA 2A state champion in the 200 and 400 and a silver medalist at the 2023 USATF National Junior Olympics. For him, football and track may be different, but that competitive mindset has always been there.\u00a0

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\n“Track, it’s almost like I expect it. I’m confident I can run that 44,” he said. “With football, you never know what to expect. It’s just crazy, a lot of things running through my mind.”\u00a0

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\nBalancing both sports requires constant communication with his coaches, and Danzy credits pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach Tim Harris Jr.<\/a> for helping him manage that. During his collegiate career, Harris was a standout for Miami’s track and field program and began his coaching career leading Booker T. Washington’s track and field and football teams to state championships.

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\n“He’s been a big help, especially in spring ball,” Danzy said. “Since I ran the 400, it was a lot of communication because the 400 is more endurance than skill. He didn’t want to overrun me because I was still in track season. Him running the 800, he understood where I was coming from.”\u00a0\u00a0

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\nThat guidance, along with his own determination, has helped Danzy find the balance between sports. ?And? even as recognition grows, he stays grounded, focused on what’s next.\u00a0

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\n“I don’t try to listen to the talk. Like they say, I like to smell the perfume but not drink it,” Danzy said. “I’m just trying to get better day by day.\u00a0\u00a0

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\nWith each catch, each sprint, and each race, Micahi Danzy<\/a> continues to prove that speed when matched with strength and discipline can take him just about anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For wide receiver Micahi Danzy, speed has never been the question. It’s what made the redshirt freshman an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-5860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}