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FSU BEGINS NEW ERA UNDER HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART

» Willie Taggart was named the 10th full-time head coach in Florida State history, and only the third different full-time head coach since 1976, on Dec. 5, 2017, ushering in an era of Lethal Simplicity on offense and a defense made up of Bad Asses and War Daddies

» Florida State's coaching staff boasts experience from every Power 5 conference. Willie Taggart, Alonzo Hampton, David Kelly, Telly Lockette, Donte' Pimpleton and Raymond Woodie have coached in the Pac-12. Harlon Barnett, Walt Bell, Greg Frey and Mark Snyder have coached in the Big Ten. Barnett, Kelly and Snyder have coached in the SEC. Bell, Kelly and Odell Haggins have coached in the ACC, and Bell and Kelly have coached in the Big 12

» Despite an average age of only 45.9 years old at the start of spring practice, Florida State's 11 full-time coaches enter the 2018 season with 224 years of combined coaching experience

» According to SportsSource analytics, Willie Taggart has the 2nd-highest percentage of big-play runs among FBS head coaches since 2015. He has had 263 rushing plays, 14.67 percent of rushes called, gain at least 12 yards. He also ranks 5th with 8.5 percent of his plays earning at least 20 yards and 6th with 2.5 percent of his plays gaining at least 40 yards. Coach Taggart's overall big play percentage of 16.08 ranks 7th

» Since the start of the 2015 season, Coach Taggart's record is 25-12 (.676) and his offense is averaging 37.84 points per game, the 5th-highest scoring average among FBS head coaches in that timespan

» The Florida State football team made its 36th straight bowl appearance, the longest streak in college football history, and secured the program’s 41st consecutive winning season in 2017

» Florida State's bowl streak dates back to the 1982 Gator Bowl. Nebraska had an NCAA-record 35-year bowl streak from 1969-2003. The next longest active bowl streak in the country is Virginia Tech’s 25 straight

» The Seminoles' current streak of 41 consecutive winning seasons is second in FBS history, trailing only a stretch of 42 straight winning seasons compiled by Notre Dame from 1889-1932

» FSU earned a 38-22 victory at Florida last season, which was a program-record fifth straight in the series and extended the school-record winning streak in Gainesville to four

» The Seminoles won five of their last six games of 2017, including each of their final four. In their season-ending four-game winning streak, the Seminoles outscored their opponents 199-51, including a 77-6 win vs. Delaware State that tied Oregon’s output against Southern Utah for the most points scored in a game by an FBS team in 2017

» FSU’s 199 points scored in its last four games of 2017 marked the highest-scoring four-game stretch for the program since 2013 when the Seminoles scored 221 total points vs. Syracuse, vs. Idaho, at Florida and vs. Duke in the ACC Championship Game

» Florida State enters 2018 with the 6th-longest active winning streak in the country, and the Seminoles scored at least 38 points in each of their four victories to end the season. That stretch marked the first time since 2013 FSU scored at least 38 points in four straight games

» The Seminoles' 2017 season opener vs. No. 1 Alabama had 12.335 million viewers, the most-watched non-conference regular season game of the year across any network and the highest-rated game all year on ABC

President .....................................................................John ThrasherLocation .................................................................. Tallahassee, Fla.Enrollment ................................................................................ 41,867Founded ........................................................................................1851Symbol ............................................................................... SeminolesColors .......................................................................Garnet and GoldAll-Time Record ................................................................. 551-250-17Seasons ............................................................................................ 72Bowl Appearances ..........................................................................47Consecutive Bowl Appearances ........................... 36 (1982-Pres.)Consecutive Winning Seasons ...............................41 (1977-Pres.)Stadium .......Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium Stadium Capacity ....................................................................79,560Surface ......................................................................... Natural GrassAthletics Director ..........................................................Stan WilcoxHead Coach ................................................................. Willie TaggartRecord at FSU ........................................................ 0-0 (1st season)Overall Record .................................................. 46-50 (9th season)Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................54/35Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................... 11/11

2018 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Series History (Streak)Sept. 3 VIRGINIA TECH* (8 p.m.) FSU leads 23-12-1 (W1)Sept. 8 SAMFORD FSU leads 2-0 (W2)Sept. 15 at Syracuse* FSU leads 10-1 (W10)Sept. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS FSU leads 1-0 (W1)Sept. 29 at Louisville* FSU leads 14-4 (L2)Oct. 6 at Miami* UM leads 32-30 (L1)Oct. 20 WAKE FOREST* FSU leads 29-6-1 (W6)Oct. 27 CLEMSON* FSU leads 20-11 (L3)Nov. 3 at North Carolina State* FSU leads 26-12 (L1)Nov. 10 at Notre Dame FSU leads 6-2 (W3)Nov. 17 BOSTON COLLEGE* FSU leads 11-5 (L1)Nov. 24 FLORIDA UF leads 34-26-2 (W5)

*ACC Game; HOME GAME

2018 QUICK FACTS

Offense ..................................... 2Defense/Special Teams..........3Head Coach Willie Taggart ....4Assistant Coaches .................. 7Support Staff .........................25Numerical Roster ..................26Alphabetical Roster.............. 27

Offense Bios ..........................28Special Teams Bios .............. 30Defense Bios ..........................31Early Enrollee Bios ................33Signee Bios ............................342017 Statistics ......................352017 Game Recaps ................45

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GAME NOTES: OFFENSERETURNING STAT LEADERS

(from 2017 season)FSU RETURNS OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION » Florida State returns 97.5 percent of its passing yards from 2017, as well as 95.8 percent of its

total offense yards, 93.8 percent of its rushing yards, 66.3 percent of its scoring, 62.4 percent of its receptions and 57.5 percent of its receiving yards. The Seminoles also return the individual leader in each stat category

QUARTERBACKS » Florida State is the only Power 5 team to have two quarterbacks with at least 10 starts for their

current school as Deondre Francois has 14 starts and James Blackman has 12. Over the last two seasons, the duo has combined for 5,790 passing yards and 40 touchdowns on 427-of-730 passing

» Blackman started the last 12 games of the 2017 season and was the first FSU true freshman to start at quarterback since Chip Ferguson in 1985

» Blackman recorded the most passing yards (2,230) and TD passes (19) by an FSU true freshman in program history in 2017. He recorded 10 of his touchdown passes during Florida State's season-ending, four-game winning streak

» Blackman saved his best performance of the season for the bowl game, finishing with 233 passing yards and a career-high four touchdown passes, breaking the record for most passing touchdowns in the Independence Bowl's 42-game history, and was named the game's Offensive MVP

» Francois was named the 2016 ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year after passing for 3,350 yards and 20 touchdowns. His passing yards are the 5th-highest single-season total in program history

» Francois was 19-of-33 for 210 yards and one touchdown before suffering a season-ending injury in the 2017 season opener vs. No. 1 Alabama

» Redshirt freshman Bailey Hockman, who passed for 2,604 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior in high school, will join Blackman and Francois in a battle for the starting position

RUNNING BACKS » Florida State returns one of the nation's most dynamic rushing duos as rising sophomore Cam

Akers and rising senior Jacques Patrick combined for 1,772 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2017 » Akers broke Dalvin Cook's Florida State freshman rushing record and posted the 9th-highest

single-season rushing total in school history with 1,024 yards in 2017, eclipsing Cook's 1,008 yards from 2014. Akers' four 100-yard rushing games ranked 2nd all-time among FSU freshmen

» Patrick was the Seminoles' leading rusher in three games in 2017. He scored six of his seven rushing touchdowns over the final five games of the season after missing two games due to injury

» Patrick enters 2018 tied for 18th on FSU's career rushing touchdown list with 16 and his 1,412 career rushing yards leaves him just 194 shy of cracking FSU’s all-time top 20

WIDE RECEIVERS » Florida State's wide receivers group features a combination of proven production and playmaking potential entering the spring » Nyqwan Murray leads the receivers into 2018 after his junior season produced a team-high 604 receiving yards on 40 receptions, which tied for

the team lead, and four touchdowns. He showed his explosive ability during a five-game stretch beginning at Duke and concluding at No. 4 Clemson during which he averaged 82.2 yards per game on 3.8 receptions per game. He had at least three catches and 60 yards in each game of that stretch

» Rising juniors George Campbell and Keith Gavin and rising sophomore D.J. Matthews return to the wideout group with experience after combining for 39 receptions for 472 yards in 2017. Matthews also averaged 11.1 yards per punt return as a true freshman

TIGHT ENDS » FSU's tight ends room looks different heading into 2018 as rising junior Naseir Upshur, rising sophomore Tre' McKitty and rising redshirt freshman

Alex Marshall are joined by converted fullbacks Gabe Nabers and Johnathan Vickers » In 2017, Vickers caught four passes for 50 yards, McKitty made one 23-yard reception and Nabers hauled in a two-yard touchdown catch

OFFENSIVE LINE » Florida State started the same offensive line unit - Josh Ball (LT), Derrick Kelly II (LG), Alec Eberle (C), Cole Minshew (RG) and Rick Leonard (RT) – for

the final nine games of the season. Of that group, only Leonard (graduation) does not return in 2018 » Eberle is the most experienced offensive linemen returning. The 2017 team captain has started 32 consecutive games for the Seminoles » Florida State has six offensive lineman on the roster with starting experience. Along with the unit that ended the season, redshirt sophomore

Landon Dickerson, who missed the last nine games of 2017 due to injury, has started 11 games in his career and redshirt senior Corey Martinez has three career starts

RUSHING YARDS CAM AKERS - 1,024^ ^ - FSU Freshman Record

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS CAM AKERS & JACQUES PATRICK - 7

PASSING YARDSJAMES BLACKMAN - 2,230

PASSING TOUCHDOWNSJAMES BLACKMAN - 19

RECEPTIONSNYQWAN MURRAY - 40

RECEIVING YARDSNYQWAN MURRAY - 604

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSNYQWAN MURRAY - 4

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS CAM AKERS - 1,140

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDSJAMES BLACKMAN - 2,198

POINTS SCOREDRICKY AGUAYO - 96

KICKOFF RETURNSKEITH GAVIN - 25.4

PUNT RETURNSD.J. MATTHEWS - 11.1


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GAME NOTES: DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMSRETURNING STAT LEADERS

(from 2017 season)NEW-LOOK DEFENSE FOR 2018 » After sending six defensive players to the NFL Combine, Florida State will replace at least seven

starters from the 2017 season but has productive defenders returning. The Seminoles return athletes responsible for 44.1 percent of their tackles from last season, as well as 45.7 percent of their tackles for loss, 50 percent of their sacks, 66.7 percent of their interceptions, 45.3 percent of their pass breakups, 50 percent of their quarterback hurries, 75 percent of their forced fumbles and 50 percent of their fumble recoveries

DEFENSIVE LINE » Florida State's defensive line has more depth than any other position on the field as the Seminoles

return nine contributors from 2017 who combined to make 157 tackles, including 33.5 for loss with 12.5 sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, eight pass breakups, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks

» Rising junior Brian Burns returns after leading the team in tackles for loss, forced fumbles and blocked kicks in 2017. He also is FSU's returning leader in tackles, sacks and fumble recoveries

» Last season at No. 4 Clemson, Burns became the first player in program history to force two fumbles and recover one fumble in the same game

» Joshua Kaindoh saw action in all 13 games of his true freshman season and led Florida State with six quarterback hurries. He also forced a fumble from Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson that the Seminoles recovered and returned for a touchdown

» Rising senior Demarcus Christmas was a destructive presence in the middle of the defensive line, tying for the lead among defensive linemen with four pass breakups and blocking a field goal that was returned for a touchdown against Delaware State

» Marvin Wilson saw action in 12 games as a true freshman and ended the season by recording a tackle in each of the last four games, all FSU victories

» Rising seniors Walvenski Aime and Fredrick Jones each made 18 tackles with 2.0 for loss in 2017

LINEBACKERS » The Seminoles are replacing starters at each linebacker position in 2018 » Dontavious Jackson's 17 tackles, including 1.0 sack, last season leads the returning linebackers.

He is joined by Emmett Rice's 14 tackles and one interception, Adonis Thomas' 12 tackles, Leonard Warner III's five stops and Josh Brown's three tackles

» Florida State signed local linebacker Amari Gainer, the All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year for 2017, who enrolled early and will go through spring practice

DEFENSIVE BACKS » Florida State returns starters Levonta Taylor at cornerback and A.J. Westbrook at safety. Additionally, safety Hamsah Nasirildeen earned two starts

as a true freshman, rising junior Kyle Meyers started twice and rising sophomore Stanford Samuels III started one time in 2017 » Taylor enters his junior season as an established lockdown corner. According to Pro Football Focus, in 2017 Taylor led all Power 5 cornerbacks

with an average of 30.6 snaps in coverage per reception allowed and also ranked first among ACC cornerbacks with a passer rating of 26.1 when targeted in coverage

» Westbrook's 40 tackles and seven pass breakups in 2017 rank first among returning defensive backs » Samuels made an impact in 2017 despite only one start as he tied for the team lead with two interceptions, including one against rival and 13th-

ranked Miami, to go with five pass breakups, one forced fumble, 27 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack as a true freshman » Nasirildeen and Meyers each recorded three pass breakups to go with 29 and 26 tackles, respectively, in 2017

SPECIAL TEAMS » The Seminoles have experience in each area of special teams as FSU returns kicker Ricky Aguayo, punter and kickoff specialist Logan Tyler, punt

returner D.J. Matthews and six athletes who returned at least one kickoff » Aguayo led the ACC and ranked 10th in the country with his .857 field goal percentage and tied for 5th in the ACC with 96 points. He had two streaks

during the 2017 season, making 11 in a row over a four-game stretch and ending the season with seven straight makes after his last miss on Oct. 21 » Aguayo tied the FSU record for PATs made in a game with 11 vs. Delaware State and also holds the single-game record with six field goals from 2016 » Tyler's 43.2 yards-per-punt average in 2017 ranks 9th on the program's single-season list. He averaged 63.8 yards per kickoff, and opponents'

average starting field position after his kickoffs was their own 23-yard line » Matthews piled up the highest single-game punt return yards total in FBS in 2017 with 138 vs. Delaware State, and his 200 return yards were the

most by a Seminole since 2013 » Defensive end Brian Burns, whose two blocks tied for 1st in the ACC and 3rd nationally, led the way as FSU blocked six kicks, tied for 1st in the ACC

and 2nd in the nation, in 2017. The team total was the Seminoles' highest since 2006, and the 2017 season was the first since 2010 Florida State recorded at least one punt block and one field goal block in the same season

TACKLES BRIAN BURNS - 48

TACKLES FOR LOSS BRIAN BURNS - 13.5

SACKSBRIAN BURNS - 4.5

INTERCEPTIONSSTANFORD SAMUELS III & LEVONTA TAYLOR - 2

PASS BREAKUPSA.J. WESTBROOK - 4

QUARTERBACK HURRIESJOSHUA KAINDOH - 6

FORCED FUMBLESBRIAN BURNS - 3

FUMBLE RECOVERIES BRIAN BURNS, DEMARCUS CHRISTMAS & A.J. WESTBROOK - 1

BLOCKED KICKSBRIAN BURNS - 2

PUNT AVERAGELOGAN TYLER - 43.2


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WILLIE TAGGART 1st season at FSU | 9th season as head coach

Florida State hired Florida native Willie Taggart to be its 10th full-time head football coach on Dec. 5, 2017. Taggart is considered one of the best

offensive minds in the country and a relentless recruiter. Taggart returns to the Sunshine State, where he was the head coach at the University of South Florida from 2013-16, after one season as head coach at the University of Oregon. He began his head coaching career at his alma mater, Western Kentucky University, from 2010-12 after serving as an assistant from 1999-2006. Between his tenures at Western Kentucky, he was an assistant at Stanford from 2007-09. Taggart has led remarkable turnarounds at each of his three previous head coaching positions. In the season prior to his hire, the programs Taggart inherited were a combined 7-29, and the best team he took over was a 4-8 Oregon squad. His overall record is 47-50, including a 25-12 mark since the start of the 2015 season. In that same timespan, his offenses are averaging 37.84 points per game, the fifth-highest total among FBS head coaches behind only Mike Gundy, Kliff Kingsbury, Urban Meyer and Jeff Brohm. Taggart jumped out to a hot start at Oregon, leading the Ducks to a 77-21 win in his first game in Eugene. The point total tied for the highest in the NCAA in 2017, was Oregon’s highest since 1916 and included a school-record nine rushing touchdowns. The offensive fireworks continued as Oregon scored 42 first-half points in each of the first three games of the season, marking the first time in school history the program scored at least 42 points in one half in three straight games. The Ducks began the season 5-1 and completed the regular season with another offensive explosion, defeating rival Oregon State 69-10 for the team’s seventh 40-point offensive output of the season. Oregon ranked in the top 30 in the NCAA in 15 different statistical categories, including boasting the 12th-best rushing offense in the country rushing for 251.0 yards per game and the 18th-highest scoring offense averaging 36.0 points per game. On defense, the Ducks ranked 24th in the country in third-down defense allowing a .333 conversion percentage and 27th in fourth-down defense at .417. The defense had one of the best performances of the season against Arizona’s Khalil Tate, who ranked seventh in the NCAA with an average of 128.3 rushing yards per game, holding him to only 32 yards rushing in a 48-28 victory. Taggart returned to his hometown Tampa Bay area prior to the 2013 season to take over a South Florida team that won three games in 2012 and turned the Bulls into one of the most exciting programs in the country by 2016. In his final year at the helm in Tampa, Taggart led South Florida to a 10-2 record and No. 25 ranking in the final regular season poll, the team’s first ranking since 2011 and only the second time in program history the Bulls were ranked at the end of the regular season. His offense averaged 43.6 points per game, ranking seventh

in the country, and was fifth in the nation averaging 291.8 rushing yards per game. The 2016 season also marked the first time since 2010 the Bulls qualified for back-to-back bowl games. With Taggart serving as the primary play caller, his offense broke 33 program records in 2016, including scoring, total touchdowns, total yards, rushing yards, yards per play, yards per rush and points per game. Quarterback Quinton Flowers was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year after becoming the first USF player to post 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in the same season, highlighting a program-record 10 all-conference selections. Taggart helped build the offensive juggernaut with the top-ranked recruiting classes in the AAC in both 2014 and 2015. He also oversaw a vast improvement in the classroom while at USF, which improved its Graduation Success Rate in each of his four seasons and boasted a program-record 38 academic all-conference honorees in 2015.

His first head coaching job was one of the most difficult reclamation projects in the country, taking over his alma mater that had lost 20 games in a row. He quickly led Western Kentucky to its first two winning seasons since transitioning from FCS to FBS and in 2012 saw the program reach its first bowl game. The Hilltoppers had a 12-2 stretch from Oct. 2011 through Oct. 2012 with their only two losses coming to No.1-ranked LSU and top-ranked Alabama. Taggart again made a splash in recruiting as he signed the top class in the Sun Belt in 2010 and 2011. Prior to being named head coach at WKU, Taggart was the running backs coach at Stanford, where he helped tutor 2009 Doak Walker Award winner, Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year and consensus first-team All-American Toby Gerhart. That year, Gerhart’s average of 144.7 rushing yards per game helped the Cardinal rank second in the Pac-10 and 11th in the nation with 224.3 yards per game on the ground and break the school’s single-season rushing record that had stood for 60 years with 2,481 total yards. The team also led the Pac-10 in total offense with an average of 441.4 yards per game. Taggart’s time as an assistant at Western Kentucky started in 1999 as wide receivers coach before shifting to coach quarterbacks in 2000, a position group he continued to coach for the rest of his time at WKU. He added co-offensive

head coach

Willie Taggart Head Coaching History2018 Florida State 0-02017 Oregon 7-52016 South Florida 10-22015 South Florida 8-52014 South Florida 4-82013 South Florida 2-102012 Western Kentucky 7-52011 Western Kentucky 7-52010 Western Kentucky 2-10Total 47-50


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coordinator duties for the 2001 and 2002 seasons and served as assistant head coach for his final four years. Taggart helped direct an offense that set school records with 432 points, 5,749 yards of total offense and 263 first downs on the way to the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA national championship. That season, the Hilltoppers ranked second in the nation in pass efficiency and sixth in rushing yards per game. The offense saved its best performances for the playoffs, where it averaged 38.8 points per game in the four postseason wins. Under Taggart’s guidance from 2003-06, quarterback Justin Haddix set school records with 8,890 yards of total offense, a 57.1 completion percentage, 50 touchdowns and a 137.28 pass efficiency rating. Haddix also ranked second in program history with 541 completions and 7,929 passing yards. Taggart transitioned to coaching after authoring a playing career that ranks among the best in school history. He was the program’s starting quarterback all four years and broke 11 school records, highlighted by his 47 rushing touchdowns, and left school holding the NCAA Division I record for rushing yards by a quarterback. He also ranked second in program history with 286 points, a 127.71 pass efficiency rating and 3,997 rushing yards and tied for third with 17 100-yard rushing games and for fourth with 30 touchdown passes.

Taggart was recruited to Western Kentucky following a prep career at Bradenton’s Manatee High School. There, he was a first-team all-state and all-conference selection as a senior after directing the Hurricanes to the 5A state championship game. He earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Western Kentucky in 1998. Taggart and his wife, Taneshia, have two sons, Willie Jr. and Jackson, and one daughter, Morgan.

Willie Taggart Coaching History2018 Florida State Head Coach2017 Oregon Head Coach2013-16 South Florida Head Coach2010-12 Western Kentucky Head Coach2007-09 Stanford Running Backs Coach2003-06 Western Kentucky Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks Coach2001-02 Western Kentucky co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach2000 Western Kentucky Quarterbacks Coach1999 Western Kentucky Wide Receivers Coach


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WILLIE TAGGART: BY THE NUMBERSIn eight years as a head coach, Willie Taggart has

WILLIE TAGGART: WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

27.9 Points Per Game

193.7 Rushing Yards Per Game

8 1,000-Yard Rushers

7 1,600-Yard Passers

188.9 Passing Yards Per Game 26 40-Point Games

“I’m elated about the hiring of Coach Taggart and the future of FSU. I promise to return and fully support this regime that I truly believe in.”-Deion Sanders

“Willie Taggart has so much energy. He’s maybe the best recruiter I’ve ever been around because he cared and connected. He has this smile that you still see today that lights up a room. He has a very creative play-calling mind. I cannot imagine that he’s not going to have so much success and be so good for the state of Florida and Florida State University.”-Jack Harbaugh

“He has so much energy. He always comes with energy, and it rubs off on everybody. He sets such a great example that way. He has a great technical mind for the game of football and is very detailed. He is a tremendous motivator of co-workers and players and a true gentleman. He always treats everybody with such great respect.”-Jim Harbaugh

“Willie Taggart is a man of integrity, a man of faith and a great husband and father first and foremost. Willie, Taneshia, Willie Jr., Jackson and Morgan are family to us. We love the Taggarts. Willie is a great leader, a great football coach and a proven recruiter. He is a creative and fundamentally sound football coach, who leads by example. Willie is all about making a difference in young men’s lives. He knows how to treat people and that’s a big part of what makes him who he is and why he is so successful.”-John Harbaugh

“I am really excited to see Coach Taggart continue the great tradition at FSU. He will be a great role model for our players and institution. Congrats on becoming the head coach at FSU! We are excited that you are excited about being a part of the rich tradition at FSU and that you want to leave a legacy of excellence.”-Charlie Ward


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HARLON BARNETT 1st season at FSU | 16th season as college coach

Harlon Barnett was hired by Florida State as the program’s defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in January of 2018.

Barnett joins the Garnet and Gold following an 11-year run coaching defensive backs at his alma mater, Michigan State. He was promoted to associate head coach while retaining co-defensive coordinator responsibilities in 2017 after serving as assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. During his time in East Lansing, the Spartans were 100-45 with three Big Ten championships and were selected for the College Football Playoff in 2015. At Michigan State, he coached three All-Americans, one Thorpe Award winner, eight different first-team All-Big Ten performers and a total of 27 all-conference recognitions. He also tutored back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year winners after Darqueze Dennard won the award in 2013 and Kurtis Drummond claimed it in 2014. Seven of his defensive backs have been selected in the NFL Draft, including Dennard taken 24th overall in 2014 by the Cincinnati Bengals and Trae Waynes picked 11th overall in 2015 by the Minnesota Vikings to become the highest-drafted Spartan in the modern era of the NFL Draft. In 2017, Barnett directed a unit that led the Big Ten and ranked second in the NCAA in rushing defense, allowing only 95.3 yards per game on the ground. The team also ranked seventh in the NCAA in total defense by holding opponents to 297.6 yards per game, 18th in third-down defense with a conversion percentage of only .328, 19th in the country in scoring defense, allowing an average of 20.0 points per game, and had the nation’s 17th-best passing efficiency defense rating. He was nominated for the Broyles Award, which is given annually to college football’s top assistant coach. Sophomore safety David Dowell earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition, and freshman cornerback Josiah Scott was a third-team all-conference selection, first-team Freshman All-American and a member of the Big Ten’s All-Freshman Team. Under Barnett’s tutelage, Dowell became only the second Spartan sophomore defensive back to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors and first since 1983, and Scott made 12 starts in 2017, the most by a true freshman position player in head coach Mark Dantonio’s 11 seasons at MSU. In his first season coordinating the defense, Michigan State won 12 games and the Big Ten championship on its way to the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl. The Spartans forced 28 turnovers, the ninth-highest total in FBS, while also ranking in the top-25 in rush defense, sacks and scoring defense. Six times that season MSU held its opponent to less than 100 yards rushing. In 2014, he led Drummond and Waynes to All-America honors as Drummond became just the fifth All-American safety from Michigan State.

The Spartans had a historic stretch of defensive dominance from 2011-14 when Michigan State was the only FBS team to rank in the top-10 in total defense each of the four years and became only the second Big Ten team to lead the conference in rushing defense four straight years since the conference started recognizing statistical champions in 1985. The rush defense ranked in the top-two of the NCAA for three of Barnett’s final five seasons, including an NCAA-best 88.5 yards per game in 2014. The 2013 defensive backfield was highly acclaimed as all four starting defensive backs received All-Big Ten honors, including three first-team selections. That year, Dennard won the Thorpe Award as the nation’s best defensive back and became the first cornerback in program history to earn unanimous first-team All-America honors. In 2012, Michigan State ranked third in the nation and first in the Big Ten with a pass efficiency defense rating of 98.8. The Spartans also led the conference with 14 interceptions, ranked second in the Big Ten with 77 passes defended and tied for third with 63 pass breakups. Dennard and Johnny Adams both earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition as the Spartans swept the cornerback spots. In 2010 and 2011 all four of Barnett’s starters were named to the All-Big Ten Team as MSU grabbed 35 interceptions over those two seasons. The 2010 squad helped lead Michigan State to its first conference championship since 1990 by ranking in the top-25 in pass breakups, passes defended and interceptions. In 2011, the Spartans led the Big Ten and tied for 12th in FBS with 18 interceptions while also ranking 11th in pass defense and 18th in pass efficiency defense. In his first season at Michigan State, Barnett’s secondary ranked fourth in the Big Ten in pass defense and collected 12 interceptions, which were the most for the Spartans since 2003. His 2008 defensive backfield, led by first-team All-Big Ten selection and Thorpe Award finalist Otis Wiley, recorded 14 interceptions and broke up 50 passes.

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Barnett moved to East Lansing with Dantonio after spending three seasons on his staff at Cincinnati and coaching four defensive backs to all-conference honors. In his first season, Barnett directed a secondary that ranked first in Conference USA and 26th in FBS by allowing only 194.2 passing yards per game. In 2006, Cincinnati had the Big East’s third-ranked pass efficiency defense with a rating of 109.3 that ranked 23rd in the nation. Barnett began his collegiate career as a graduate assistant on LSU’s coaching staff in 2003, where he reunited with his former position coach at MSU Nick Saban. That year, the Tigers won the BCS National Championship, the program’s first national title since 1958, after defeating Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl to complete a 13-1 season. The Cincinnati native started coaching in his hometown, serving two seasons as secondary coach and three more as defensive coordinator at Princeton High School. Barnett authored an impressive career on the gridiron at Michigan State, compiling 154 tackles, six interceptions and 13 pass breakups. He was a three-year starter for the Spartans and earned first-team All-America honors in 1989 when he helped Michigan State rank No. 1 in the Big Ten in rushing defense and total defense. As a sophomore, he helped the Spartans win the Big Ten title and claim their first Rose Bowl victory in 32 years.

His seven-year NFL career began when he was selected in the fourth round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. After three seasons in Cleveland, Barnett played the next two seasons with the New England Patriots before two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Barnett earned his bachelor’s degree in communication from Michigan State in 1990. He and his wife Tammy have two children, Todd and Tori.

Harlon Barnett Coaching History2018 Florida State Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach2017 Michigan State Associate Head Coach/co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach2015-16 Michigan State Assistant Head Coach/co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach2007-14 Michigan State Defensive Backs Coach2004-06 Cincinnati Secondary Coach2003 LSU Graduate Assistant Coach2000-02 Princeton High School (Ohio) Defensive Coordinator1998-99 Princeton High School (Ohio) Secondary Coach


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WALT BELL 1st season at FSU | 12th season as college coach

Walt Bell was hired as the Seminoles’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in January of 2018.

Considered one of the most dynamic young offensive minds in college football, Bell joined the Seminoles after two seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Maryland. He has four years of offensive coordinator experience and has also coached at North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss and Memphis. In 2017, Bell oversaw an offense that started four different quarterbacks due to injuries and was one of two teams in the country to win at least three games with three different starting quarterbacks. Even with so much instability at the quarterback position, the Terrapins only threw eight interceptions and tied a program record for fewest turnovers with 14, a number that ranked 19th in FBS. Maryland opened the season with a 51-41 victory at No. 23 Texas, breaking the school record for points in a game against a ranked opponent. Bell’s offense featured Big Ten Receiver of the Year DJ Moore, who broke the single-season school record with 80 catches, a conference-high average of 6.7 per game, and led the Big Ten with 1,033 receiving yards while becoming the program’s third 1,000-yard receiver. Moore, who declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season, ended his career with a streak of 33 straight games with at least one reception. In 2016, Bell made his mark on Maryland’s offense immediately as the Terrapins scored a program-record 173 points in the first four games of the season. Maryland rushed for 2,594 yards in 2016, ranking fourth in the Big Ten with an average of 199.5 yards per game, while scoring 26 touchdowns on the ground. The rushing yards total marked the program’s seventh 2,500-yard rushing season and first since 2003, while the rushing touchdowns were the most in College Park since 2007. Quarterback Perry Hills led the Big Ten in completion percentage and ranked second in the conference in passing efficiency. Bell joined the Maryland staff after two seasons as offensive coordinator, assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas State. In his 26 games in charge of the offense, the Red Wolves recorded 11 games with more than 500 yards of total offense, 18 400-yard games and 24 300-yard games. The 2015 team ranked 12th in the country with an average of 40.0 points per game and had eight All-Sun Belt selections, including offensive linemen Jemar Clark and Colton Jackson and wide receiver J.D. McKissic on the first team.

In 2014, Arkansas State broke single-season school records with 6,194 yards of total offense, an average of 476.5 yards per game, 1,024 plays, 477 points and 65 touchdowns. The team ranked 18th in the country in scoring offense by averaging 36.7 points per game, 20th in total offense and 25th with an average of 216.4 rushing yards per game. Bell spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at North Carolina. During his time in Chapel Hill, he helped the offense break 35 school records. The 2013 team averaged 432.4 yards of total offense, including 277.4 yards per game through the air. In 2012, North Carolina won the ACC’s Coastal Division crown and ranked 14th in the nation with an average of 485.6 yards of total offense per game. As recruiting coordinator, he helped pull in two classes ranked in the top-five of the ACC.

Tight end Eric Ebron was a standout performer for the Tar Heels under Bell’s guidance, developing into the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. Ebron twice earned All-ACC acclaim and was a first-team All-American in 2013 after he piled up 973 receiving yards, the most by a tight end in ACC history. In 2012, Ebron tripled his output from the previous season and finished with 40 receptions for 625 yards.

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Bell was at Southern Miss in 2010 and 2011, serving as the Golden Eagles’ offensive graduate assistant in 2010 before being promoted to wide receivers coach for the 2011 season. That 2011 team won the Conference USA title and the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, finishing with a school-record 12 wins behind an offense that ranked 14th in the country in scoring and 17th in total offense. In 2010, the offense recorded a then-school-record 5,894 yards and broke the school record with an average of 453.38 yards per game. Prior to his time at Southern Miss, Bell spent the 2009 season as a quality control coach at Oklahoma State. That year, the Cowboys finished 9-4 and played in the Cotton Bowl. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Memphis in 2007 and 2008, helping the Tigers to back-to-back bowl appearances.

Bell, a native of Dickson, Tennessee, was a four-year letterman at Middle Tennessee State. He played wide receiver for the Blue Raiders and also earned two degrees, graduating in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration and in 2006 with a master’s degree in sport management.

Walt Bell Coaching History2018 Florida State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach2016-17 Maryland Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach2014-15 Arkansas State Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach2012-13 North Carolina Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator2011 Southern Miss Wide Receivers Coach2010 Southern Miss Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach2009 Oklahoma State Quality Control Coach2007-08 Memphis Graduate Assistant Coach


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ODELL HAGGINS 25th season at FSU | 25th season as college coach

Odell Haggins enters his 25th season on Florida State’s coaching staff in 2018 after head coach Willie Taggart announced on Dec. 26, 2017, that Haggins

would be FSU’s associate head coach and coach the defensive tackles, a group Haggins has led since 1996. Haggins was named Florida State’s interim head coach on Dec. 1, 2017, and the next day led the Seminoles to a 42-10 victory over ULM that clinched bowl eligibility for the 36th straight year. He finished his time as interim head coach with a 2-0 record after leading FSU to a 42-13 win in the Independence Bowl that clinched a 41st consecutive winning season for the Seminoles. Haggins was promoted to associate head coach in 2014 and has helped FSU post a 235-72-1 (.765) record in his time on staff. Haggins starred on Florida State’s defensive line from 1986-89. He began his career as a tight ends/offensive line coach with the Seminoles in 1994 and took over the interior defensive line duties in 1996, where he has remained a fixture and helped the Seminoles to a pair of national titles in 1999 and 2013. Haggins has repeatedly developed future NFL pros while at Florida State. He has coached 17 defensive linemen that have been selected in the NFL Draft, including first-round selections Brodrick Bunkley in 2006, Travis Johnson in 2005, Corey Simon in 2000 and Andre Wadsworth in 1998. Wadsworth was the No. 3 overall pick and remained the highest-drafted player in FSU history until 2015 when Jameis Winston was selected No. 1 overall. Named one of the six best defensive line coaches in college football by CBS Sports in 2008, Haggins has repeatedly turned out top-flight talent. In addition to the first-round selections, he has coached second-round picks Eddie Goldman and Timmy Jernigan as well as Pro Bowler Darnell Dockett, Larry Smith, Andre Fluellen, Jerry Johnson, Julian Pittman and Letroy Guion. Haggins has established himself as an outstanding recruiter, developer of talent and a role model to his players. He earned ACC Top Recruiter of the Year honors from ESPN in 2012. In 2014, Haggins was named one of the top 25 recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com for the fourth consecutive year. He captured the same top-25 mention from 247Sports in 2016. The 2017 version of FSU’s defensive line was a dominant force in the middle as senior Derrick Nnadi and redshirt junior Demarcus Christmas teamed up to wreak havoc in opponents’ backfields. Nnadi was a third-team All-ACC selection after setting career-high marks with 53 tackles and 10.0 tackles for loss, while Christmas also posted career highs

of 36 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. In 2016, the Seminoles ranked first in the nation in sacks per game and were fifth in the ACC in rushing defense while Nnadi garnered first-team all-conference recognition. Haggins’ defensive line anchored one of the nation’s best defenses in 2015. The Seminoles ranked ninth in the country in scoring defense and allowed only 10 rushing touchdowns, fifth-fewest in the country, while improving from 17 sacks in 2014 to 32 in 2015. Two defensive linemen captured all-conference honors as Nile Lawrence-Stample was a first-team selection and Nnadi was on the third team. In 2014, Goldman captured third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and was a first-team All-ACC selection. The Seminoles advanced to the first-ever College Football Playoff, set an ACC and FSU record with a 29-game winning streak and captured the program’s third straight ACC championship. A staunch interior defense played a prominent role in helping Florida State to its third national championship in the 2013 season. Jernigan enjoyed another fine season as he earned All-America nods from several organizations including the Football Writers Association of America, Associated Press and USA TODAY. The high-powered run-stuffer in the trenches led a defensive front that surrendered just seven rushing touchdowns, the fewest in the nation. Florida State’s defensive tackles paved the way for the nation’s top scoring defense and the third-best total defense. The work of the front four was noticeable on several fronts, including allowing just 124.8 yards per game to opposing rushers. Opponents averaged just 3.3 yards per rush against the stout defensive front of the Seminoles, and FSU continued its strong pass rush, racking up 35 sacks. The 2012 season saw three Seminole defensive tackles earn All-ACC honors with senior Everett Dawkins and sophomore Jernigan capturing second-team recognition

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while senior Anthony McCloud picked up honorable-mention accolades. In part due to suffocating pressure up front, the Seminoles ranked second in the nation in total defense in 2012, yielding just 254.14 yards per contest. FSU allowed opposing running backs just 2.75 yards per carry, which tied for fourth in the country. Jernigan was productive in his first season under Haggins’ tutelage, becoming a Freshman All-American in 2011 with 100 tackles, including 16.5 for loss. FSU’s run defense allowed opposing backs to average just 2.35 yards per carry, which led all 120 FBS programs, and the Seminoles ranked fourth nationally in total defense. Haggins helped produce one of the best defensive lines in the nation in 2010 as the Seminoles ranked third in FBS in quarterback sacks per game and tied with Boise State for first nationally in total sacks with 48. Haggins’ 1999 defensive front included future NFL standouts Corey Simon and Jerry Johnson, who were instrumental in FSU’s 12-0 run to the national championship. The Seminoles boasted the nation’s top-ranked defense in 1998 and the No. 1 rushing defense in 1996 and 1997. The 2008 defense ranked first nationally in tackles for loss.

Haggins has won at every level as a player and a coach. He was on the front end of Florida State’s dynasty years, starring at nose guard for the Seminoles. FSU posted a 39-8-1 record with Haggins on the defensive line, and he was part of four bowl-winning teams. He earned Kodak, Walter Camp and UPI All-America honors as a senior in 1989. A ninth-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, Haggins went on to play for the Buffalo Bills during their 1991 Super Bowl season. Following a three-year NFL career, he returned to Florida State, completed his degree and joined Bobby Bowden’s staff following the Seminoles’ 1993 national championship season. Haggins and his wife, Robin, have one daughter, Amelia Grace.

Odell Haggins Coaching History2014- Florida State Associate Head Coach/Defensive Tackles Coach1996-2013 Florida State Defensive Tackles Coach1994-95 Florida State Tight Ends/Offensive Line Coach


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DAVID KELLY 1st season at FSU | 20th season as college coach

David Kelly is in his first season with the Seminoles in 2018 and returns to the field with more than 30 years of coaching experience.

He was on head coach Willie Taggart’s staffs at Oregon and South Florida, serving as assistant athletic director for football recruiting operations and director of player personnel, respectively. He has coached wide receivers at some of the top programs in the country, including LSU, Stanford and UCF, and coached running backs at Georgia following a successful run as head coach at Dunwoody High School in Georgia. In the previous two seasons, Kelly played a vital role in the recruiting operations at Oregon and South Florida. He is a highly respected coach and recruiter with experience at the high school level, ACC, SEC, Pac-12, Conference USA and, most recently, in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos. He was named one of the top 25 college football recruiters in the nation by ESPN in 2010 and by Rivals in 2009. His most recent collegiate coaching job was at UCF, where he served as the assistant head coach and wide receivers coach from 2007-11 after spending 2006 as the program’s director of high school relations. In 2010, the Knights won 11 games, captured the Conference USA championship and defeated Georgia in the Liberty Bowl for the first bowl win in program history. In his first season as a coach at UCF, he helped the Knights compile a 10-4 record and win the conference championship. Kelly’s group developed depth every season as the offense counted on contributions from multiple wide receivers. In 2007, true freshman Kamar Aiken caught a team-high five

touchdowns and was one of three receivers with at least 20 catches. Aiken made nine touchdown catches in 2009, the most by a UCF receiver since 2005, as part of a 44-catch campaign, and Rocky Ross made 41 receptions. Ross also received Academic All-America honors that season for his work in the classroom. Before going to Orlando, Kelly was the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at Duke for two seasons. In 2002 and 2003 he coached at Stanford as the Cardinal’s offensive coordinator and associate head coach. He was the wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech in 2000 and 2001, where he developed the best wide receiver corps in the ACC to help the Yellow Jackets win 17 games and make two bowl appearances. While he was in Atlanta, he guided Kelly Campbell to first-team All-ACC honors in 2001. Campbell finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in career receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions. His first collegiate wide receivers job came at LSU, where he mentored the Tigers’ receivers from 1996-99. In each of his first two seasons LSU earned a share of the SEC Western Division crown. The team also appeared in the Peach Bowl twice and the Independence Bowl while he was in Baton Rouge. Kelly’s first full-time college coaching opportunity came as Georgia’s running backs coach in 1994 and 1995. There, he coached Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis, Hines Ward and Robert Edwards, among others. Davis was drafted in the 1995 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos and became the organization’s all-time leading rusher. He was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXII and helped the Broncos win back-to-back championships with a victory in Super Bowl XXXIII. Ward had a 14-year NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was named to the Steelers' All-Time Team. He won two Super

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Bowls with the Steelers and was named MVP of Super Bowl XL. Edwards was the 18th overall selection in the 1998 NFL Draft and played six seasons of professional football. Kelly was the head coach at Dunwoody High School in Georgia for 10 seasons and earned a record of 80-36-1. In 1993, he capped his career with a 15-0 record and the Georgia 4A state championship. That year’s team was ranked No. 3 in the final USA Today national poll, and Kelly was named Georgia’s Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Kelly began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Furman after earning four letters. During his playing career, he saw time at wide receiver, running back and cornerback for the Paladins. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Furman in 1979 and completed his master’s degree in education at Furman in 1981. He and his wife, Belinda, have one daughter, Brittany.

David Kelly Coaching History2018 Florida State Wide Receivers Coach2017 Oregon Assistant Athletic Director for Football Recruiting Operations2016 South Florida Director of Player Personnel2012-13 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Coach2007-11 Central Florida Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach2006 Central Florida Director of High School Relations2004-05 Duke Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach2002-03 Stanford Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator2000-01 Georgia Tech Wide Receivers Coach1996-99 LSU Wide Receivers Coach1994-95 Georgia Running Backs Coach1984-93 Dunwoody High School (Ga.) Head Coach1981-83 Dunwoody High School (Ga.) Assistant Coach1979-80 Furman Graduate Assistant Coach


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Alonzo Hampton is in his first season as FSU's special teams coordinator in 2018. Hampton joins Coach Taggart’s staff for the fourth

different time as he was on staff at Oregon, South Florida and Western Kentucky. Hampton also has experience as a successful high school coach in Arkansas and Georgia. Last season, Hampton was a defensive analyst at Oregon after serving two seasons as South Florida’s defensive backs coach and adding special teams duties in 2016. In 2016, Hampton helped lead a defense that forced 26 turnovers, the 18th-highest total in FBS, and returned three for touchdowns to tie for the 19th-highest total in FBS, as the Bulls won a school-record 11 games. While he was at South Florida, he coached cornerback Deatrick Nichols to all-conference honors both seasons and punt returner D’Ernest Johnson to second-team all-conference in 2016 when his output included an 83-yard punt return touchdown that ranks as the second-longest in program history. Nichols, who recorded a team-high four interceptions in both of his seasons under Hampton, finished his career with 11 interceptions to tie for third on the Bulls’ all-time list. In 2015, USF made 17 interceptions, 13 by the defensive backs, to rank 14th in FBS. Prior to his time with Coach Taggart in Tampa, Hampton was the defensive backs coach at Tift County High School in Georgia for two seasons. In 2014, he helped lead the Blue Devils to a 7-4 record and a spot in the Class 6A playoff bracket. He was the defensive backs coach at Western Kentucky for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, helping complete the Hilltoppers’ historic turnaround and earn the program’s first bowl appearance. His defensive backs, led by 2014 NFL Draft pick safety Jonathan Dowling, boasted the nation’s 34th-best pass defense and led Conference USA in pass efficiency defense and total defense in 2012. Prior to his time at Western Kentucky, Hampton spent five seasons at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He was promoted from cornerbacks coach to defensive backs coach and finally to defensive coordinator as he proved his mettle within the program. In 2008, his second season coaching the entire secondary, the Golden Lions ranked eighth in FCS in

pass efficiency defense, 17th in pass defense and 29th in interceptions. UAPB’s 160.9 passing yards allowed per game also ranked first in the SWAC. Hampton began his coaching career in the high school ranks in Arkansas, serving as defensive coordinator at Warren High School from 2000-03 and then head coach at Dumas High School for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. While he was at Warren, where he also was the head track and field coach, the Lumberjacks posted an overall record of 48-12 and won back-to-back state championships. During his time leading the Dumas program, he also served a minority internship with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Hampton was a member of the football and track and field programs at ULM. He was named team captain and selected to the All-Louisiana Defensive Back Team in 1996. Following his collegiate career, he spent time with the Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars as well as the Frankfurt Galaxy. During his time in Frankfurt, he started in the World Bowl in 1998 and 1999 and helped Frankfurt win the title in 1999. Hampton earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from ULM in 1996 and his master’s degree in teaching from the University of Arkansas-Monticello in 2002. He and his wife, Yolanda, have two children, Alonzo Jr., who will be a freshman defensive back at Northwestern in 2018, and Ashton.

ALONZO HAMPTON 1st season at FSU | 11th season as college coachspecial teams coordinator

Alonzo Hampton Coaching History2018 Florida State Special Teams Coordinator2017 Oregon Defensive Analyst2016 South Florida Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach2015 South Florida Defensive Backs Coach2013-14 Tift County High School (Ga.) Defensive Backs Coach2011-12 Western Kentucky Defensive Backs Coach2009-10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach2007-08 Arkansas Pine-Bluff Defensive Backs Coach2006 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Cornerbacks Coach2004-05 Dumas High School (Ark.) Head Coach2000-03 Warren High School (Ark.) Defensive Coordinator


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GREG FREY 1st season at FSU | 23rd season as college coach

Greg Frey, a member of the Seminoles’ 1993 national championship team, returns to Tallahassee with 22 years of collegiate coaching experience

to be Florida State’s run game coordinator and offensive line coach. Frey most recently spent the 2017 season as Michigan’s run game coordinator while also coaching tackles and tight ends. In his career, he has coached more than 20 student-athletes that reached the NFL and has tutored 22 all-conference honorees. Frey’s group helped pave the way for the fourth-highest rushing attack in the Big Ten in 2017 as the Wolverines averaged 177.7 yards per game on the ground and scored 26 rushing touchdowns. Michigan also was effective at grinding out the clock, holding the ball for an average of 31:57 per game to rank third in the conference and 20th in the NCAA. Offensive tackle Mason Cole earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and broke the school record for career starts by an offensive lineman with 51. Combined, UM tight ends caught 54 passes for 697 yards and five touchdowns. Sean McKeon led the Wolverines in receiving with 31 catches for 301 yards and caught a team-high three touchdowns, and Zach Gentry ranked second on the team with 303 receiving yards on 17 receptions with two touchdowns. McKeon and Gentry both earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, and six tight ends made the Academic All-Big Ten Team. Before moving to Ann Arbor, Frey spent six years coaching the offensive line at Indiana. While there he also served as the assistant head coach in 2016, co-offensive coordinator in 2014 and 2015 and the run game coordinator for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. His efforts in 2015 resulted in him being a nominee for the Broyles Award, which is presented annually to college football’s top assistant coach. While in Bloomington, he tutored some of the best offensive lines in school history. Right guard Dan Feeney was a two-time first-team All-American, earning first-team honors in 2015 and 2016, and left tackle Jason Spriggs earned first-team All-America status while becoming the program’s first Outland Trophy semifinalist in 2015. That year, Feeney and Spriggs became only the sixth pair of teammates, and first in IU history, to be first-team All-Americans in the same season. Spriggs was selected in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, and Feeney was a third-round pick by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2017. The 2015 offensive line blocked for one of the most prolific and balanced offenses in NCAA history as Indiana became only the fourth FBS team with a 3,500-yard passer,

two 1,000-yard rushers and one 1,000-yard receiver in the same season. The Hoosiers also were the first Big Ten team since Ohio State in 1995 to lead the conference in total offense, scoring offense and passing offense. In 2014, Indiana rushed for a single-season school-record 3,163 yards led by Tevin Coleman's school-record 2,036 yards that ranked as the 16th-best single-season rushing total in FBS history and placed him sixth on the Big Ten's all-time list. Behind Frey's offensive line, Coleman became only the 18th 2,000-yard rusher in FBS history. Frey spent the 2008-10 seasons as the offensive line coach at Michigan and helped build an offensive line that blocked for a school-record and Big Ten-high 6,353 yards of total offense in 2010 led by quarterback Denard Robinson’s Big Ten-record 4,272 yards of total offense. The Wolverines boasted a balanced attack that season, averaging 250.2 passing yards per game and 238.5 rushing yards per game. During his first Michigan stretch, Frey coached All-Big Ten performers Taylor Lewan, David Molk, Patrick Omameh, Stephen Schilling and Michael Schofield. Lewan was a two-time Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and was picked 11th overall in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. Molk won the Rimington Trophy before being drafted by the San Diego Chargers.

In 2007, Frey was the offensive line coach at West Virginia and helped lead the Mountaineers to an 11-2 overall record, the Big East championship and a Fiesta Bowl victory. His offensive line, anchored by All-American Ryan Stancheck and first-team All-Big East performer Greg Isdaner, blocked for an explosive offense led by Big East Offensive Player of the Year Pat White. The Mountaineers rushed for 297.2 yards per game, the third-best average in the NCAA, ranked ninth in the country with an average of 39.6 points per game and

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averaged 456.2 yards of total offense per game to rank 15th in the nation. Frey spent the first 11 years of his collegiate coaching career at South Florida as part of the first staff to bring football to USF, which began its program with the 1997 season. After spending three seasons as a graduate assistant and serving as the Bulls’ defensive ends coach in 1999, Frey moved to the offensive line for his final seven seasons in Tampa. In his time with South Florida, the Bulls were 70-43 and played in the first two bowl games in program history. The 2005 squad set single-season program records with 2,436 rushing yards and an average of 203.0 yards per game on the ground. Both marks stood until 2015, when the Bulls’ offense directed by head coach Willie Taggart eclipsed them. In 2001, Frey’s line blocked for an offense that recorded a school-record 273 completions while averaging a school-record 273.2 passing yards per game. The team’s completion percentage of 63.5 in 2006 also still stands as a single-season school record.

Frey’s linemen earned six all-conference selections while he was in Tampa, despite USF only being in a conference for his last four seasons. His group included offensive tackle Kenyatta Jones, who became the first USF player to be drafted when the New England Patriots made him the first selection in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. After redshirting his first season for the Seminoles, Frey saw action at both tackle positions during his career. His five years on campus resulted in a 54-7-1 overall record with four ACC championships, five top-four final rankings and Florida State’s first national championship in 1993. A Clearwater, Florida, native, Frey graduated from Florida State in 1996 as a dual major, earning his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary social science and political science. He and his wife, Andrea, have two sons at home, Cameron and Drew.

Greg Frey Coaching History2018 Florida State Offensive Line Coach2017 Michigan Run Game Coordinator/Tackles and Tight Ends Coach2016 Indiana Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach2014-15 Indiana co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach2012-13 Indiana Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach2011 Indiana Offensive Line Coach2008-10 Michigan Offensive Line Coach2007 West Virginia Offensive Line Coach2000-06 South Florida Offensive Line Coach1999 South Florida Defensive Ends Coach1996-98 South Florida Graduate Assistant Coach


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Telly Lockette is in his first season as tight ends coach at Florida State in 2018 after joining the Seminoles in December of 2017.

Lockette returns to his home state and reunites with head coach Willie Taggart as the pair worked together at South Florida for two seasons. Lockette has spent the previous three seasons coaching running backs at Oregon State after serving in the same capacity at USF in 2013 and 2014. Prior to entering college coaching, he coached two of Miami’s most successful high school programs as the head coach at Miami Central and the offensive coordinator at Miami Northwestern, his alma mater. The esteemed list of players he coached in high school includes FSU’s all-time rushing leader Dalvin Cook and fellow former Seminole running back and two-time Pro Bowl selection Devonta Freeman. In 2016 at Oregon State, Lockette directed a rushing attack that broke the school’s single-season record with an average of 5.2 yards per carry. That season, the Beavers ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and 28th in the country in yards per rush. While in Corvallis, Lockette oversaw the development of Ryan Nall, who had the 10th-highest rushing average in the Pac-12 in 2017 and in 2016 totaled 1,165 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns. Lockette also coached Artavis Pierce to Pac-12 All-Freshman honors in 2016. Nall, Pierce and Damien Haskins all earned Pac-12 Academic Team recognition while under Lockette's tutelage. At South Florida, Lockette helped Coach Taggart establish the foundation for the Bulls’ ascent to contenders in the American Athletic Conference. Lockette tutored Marlon Mack, the 2014 AAC Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference selection who led the conference in rushing while becoming South Florida’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2005. In his collegiate debut, Mack rushed for a USF- and AAC-record 275 yards. Mack would go on to earn first-team all-conference honors in each of his three seasons and break 14 school records before being picked in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. At Miami Central, Lockette earned a 60-10 overall record and won two 6A state championships. The Rockets were ranked as the No. 1 high school team in the nation following their 2012 state title and were the country’s No. 2 high school team after a state championship in 2010. Lockette, who also

guided Miami Central to the 2011 state championship game, was the first coach in South Florida history to coach a team to three straight state title game appearances. In addition to his state titles, Lockette had an undefeated record against teams in Dade and Broward Counties for a state-record three straight years. He also was tapped to coach in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl twice and was an assistant coach on the USA National Football Team. He was recognized as the Prep Coach of the Year by Nike, the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Herald and earned the Nike Sportsmanship Award.

His final season at Miami Northwestern featured an offense that averaged 43.3 points per game during a 15-0 season that culminated in the 6A state crown, the school’s first since 1998. His explosive offense re-wrote the state record book, including breaking the record for points per game in a season. During his time as a high school coach, Lockette worked with more than 70 players who earned college scholarship offers. Lockette was a standout linebacker at Idaho State during his collegiate playing days. He was a two-time All-American for the Bengals and was inducted into the Idaho State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. Lockette earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Idaho State in 1998. He and his wife, Shikira, have three children, Jakari, Tellek and Skylar.

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DONTE' PIMPLETON 1st season at FSU | 10th season as college coach

Donte’ Pimpleton is in his first season as the Seminoles’ running backs coach in 2018.Pimpleton, who was college teammates with head coach

Willie Taggart, has joined his staff for the fourth time. Pimpleton first coached with Taggart at Western Kentucky, where Pimpleton oversaw the wide receivers, before he joined Coach Taggart again at South Florida and Oregon, coaching running backs at both programs. Last season at Oregon, the Ducks ranked second in the Pac-12 and 13th in the NCAA with an average of 251.0 rushing yards per game, and the team’s 40 rushing touchdowns tied for seventh in the nation. Oregon’s rushing total was paced by six 300-yard games and 10 games of more than 200 yards on the ground. In the season opener, UO scored an FBS-high 77 points behind nine rushing touchdowns, the most in a game in 2017 by an FBS team. Pimpleton coached Royce Freeman, a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and the Doak Walker Award, to second-team All-Pac 12 honors after finishing with 1,475 yards on the ground for an average of 122.9 yards per game. His per-game average ranked 10th in the country, and his 16 rushing touchdowns tied for 14th in the nation. Freeman ended his career with a school-record 5,621 rushing yards, the sixth-highest total in NCAA history. He also broke UO career records with 60 rushing touchdowns, which ranked 10th in college football history, 31 100-yard rushing games, 6,435 all-purpose yards and 64 total touchdowns. At South Florida, Pimpleton helped the Bulls to a program-best record of 11-2 in 2016 while completely rewriting the program’s rushing record book. USF set new school records with 3,709 rushing yards, 47 rushing touchdowns, an average of 6.50 yards per rush, an average of 285.7 rushing yards

per game, 77 total touchdowns scored, 569 points scored, an average of 43.8 points per game, 300 total first downs and 164 rushing first downs. The Bulls ranked second in the nation in yards per rush, fifth in rushing yards per game and 11th in total offense. His debut season at USF also made its mark on the record books as the team broke records for most rushing yards with 3,205, highest rushing average of 5.41 yards per carry and most rushing yards per game with 246.5. The team’s 28 rushing touchdowns in 2015 ranked second in team history at the time. Pimpleton tutored Marlon Mack for two seasons, helping the school’s all-time leading rusher earn first-team all-conference honors in each season and break 14 school records before being picked in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. Before becoming a member of the USF staff, Pimpleton spent two seasons at Kentucky Wesleyan. He was the Panthers’ wide receivers coach in 2013 before being elevated to offensive coordinator in 2014. That season, he directed an offense that broke 10 school records as a team while 13 different individual records fell. The 2014 squad also tied the school record for wins, matching a mark that had stood since 1999. He tutored Keelan Cole, who led Division II in receiving yards, receiving yards per game and receiving touchdowns in 2014 and in 2017 helped the Jacksonville Jaguars win their first division title since 1999. In 2010, Pimpleton joined Coach Taggart’s first staff at Western Kentucky. He served two seasons as an offensive quality control assistant before being promoted to wide receivers coach in 2012 and helping the Hilltoppers reach the first bowl game in program history. His first collegiate coaching opportunity came in 2009 when he was hired as an offensive quality control assistant at Louisville.

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Pimpleton began his coaching career in the high school ranks in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, serving as wide receivers and defensive backs coach for one season at Iroquois High School before handling both roles for two years at his alma mater, Fern Creek High School. Before joining the University of Louisville staff, he spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Doss High School. Pimpleton played quarterback and wide receiver at Western Kentucky following a prep career as an all-state quarterback at Louisville’s Fern Creek High School. At WKU, he gained 1,425 rushing yards with 18 touchdowns and caught 13 passes for 165 yards and four touchdowns in a run-heavy offense. He helped lead the Hilltoppers to the 2000 Ohio Valley Conference championship and earned honorable mention All-Gateway Conference honors in 2001. Following his collegiate career, he played three seasons in the Arena Football League and two more seasons in the American Indoor Football League.

Pimpleton earned a bachelor’s degree in business and communications from Western Kentucky in 2002. He and his wife, Nicole, have one daughter, Anistyn.

Donte' Pimpleton Coaching History2018 Florida State Running Backs Coach2017 Oregon Running Backs Coach2015-16 South Florida Running Backs Coach2014 Kentucky Wesleyan Offensive Coordinator 2013 Kentucky Wesleyan Wide Receivers Coach2012 Western Kentucky Wide Receivers Coach2010-11 Western Kentucky Offensive Quality Control2009 Louisville Offensive Quality Control2007-08 Doss High School (Ky.) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach2006-07 Fern Creek High School (Ky.) Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Coach2002 Iroquois High School (Ky.) Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs Coach


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MARK SNYDER 1st season at FSU | 30th season as college coach

Mark Snyder is in his first season at Florida State coaching the defensive ends in 2018. Snyder comes to Tallahassee with 29 years of

collegiate coaching experience, including 12 as either a head coach or defensive coordinator, and has been on staffs that have won four national championships. He has spent the previous three seasons as special teams coordinator at Michigan State, where he also coached the defensive ends and linebackers. During his time in East Lansing, the Spartans won 25 games, including the 2015 Big Ten championship, and played in the College Football Playoff. In 2017, Snyder’s defensive line helped Michigan State lead the Big Ten and rank second in the NCAA in rushing defense, allowing only 95.3 yards per game on the ground. The team also ranked seventh in the NCAA in total defense by holding opponents to 297.6 yards per game, 18th in third-down defense with a conversion percentage of only .328, 19th in the country in scoring defense, allowing an average of 20.0 points per game, and had the nation’s 17th-best passing efficiency defense rating. Sophomore defensive end Kenny Willekes thrived under Snyder’s tutelage in 2017. The former walk-on led the Spartans in tackles for loss with 14.5 and in sacks with 7.0, totals that also ranked sixth in the Big Ten. Willekes was a third-team All-Big Ten selection and a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award. Sophomore defensive tackles Mike Panasiuk and Raequan Williams both earned honorable mention all-conference honors. Kicker Matt Coghlin was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and an honorable mention All-Big Ten performer after tying the MSU freshman record for field goals made with 15. He finished the season 15-of-19 on field goals, making his last eight in a row to end the season, and a perfect 38-of-38 on PAT attempts. Coghlin’s makes included a game-winning 34-yard field goal as time expired to give MSU a 27-24 win over No. 7 Penn State. Punter Jake Hartbarger also garnered honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after averaging 42.0 yards per punt with a long of 62 yards and 12 punts of 50 yards or more. During his first two seasons at Michigan State, he led four Spartan linebackers to All-Big Ten recognition, including two-time recipient Riley Bullough, who made a team-high 106 tackles as a junior before collecting 76 as a senior despite missing time due to an injury. Bullough was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017 and appeared in three games as a rookie. In 2015, all three of Michigan State’s starters earned All-Big Ten accolades, helping lead the team to the Big Ten championship and an appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl. The linebackers helped pace a defense that ranked 11th in FBS in rushing defense, 25th in scoring defense and 26th in total defense. The Spartans’ special teams played a crucial role in the 2015 championship season and were directly responsible for two game-winning plays as time expired. At No. 12 Michigan, Jalen Watts-Jackson scooped up a fumble by the Wolverines’ punter that he returned 38 yards for a touchdown to give

the Spartans a 27-23 victory. The touchdown was later voted the No. 1 play during the 2015 season at the ESPN College Football Awards Show. At No. 2 Ohio State, kicker Michael Geiger made a 41-yard field goal to give the Spartans a 17-14 victory and snap the defending national champions’ 23-game winning streak. Snyder was Texas A&M’s defensive coordinator from 2012-14. In 2014, he coached true freshman Myles Garrett, who broke school and SEC freshman records with 11.5 sacks and was a consensus first-team Freshman All-American and second-team All-SEC performer. Garrett went on to be picked No. 1 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. In 2012, Snyder oversaw the development of consensus first-team All-American Damontre Moore, who recorded 85 tackles, including 21.0 for loss with 12.5 sacks, and was a third-round pick by the New York Giants in the 2013 NFL Draft. The Aggies finished the 2012 season with an 11-2 record and a win in the Cotton Bowl over Oklahoma behind a defense that ranked 26th in FBS by allowing an average of 21.8 points per game. As the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at South Florida in 2010 and 2011, Snyder oversaw a top-25 rushing defense both seasons. In 2010 the Bulls allowed 125.6 rushing yards per game and were 22nd in the country before improving to 15th in the nation with an average of 107.3 yards per game on the ground in 2011. The 2011 team collected 99 tackles for loss, the second-highest total in the nation, and ranked fourth in the country with 39 sacks, while the 2010 team ranked 17th in total defense and 22nd in scoring defense. Snyder coached first-team All-Big East defensive tackle Terrell McClain, who was selected in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, as well as Super Bowl champions Jacquian Williams, who won Super Bowl XLVI with the New York Giants, and Kayvon Webster, who won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos. Snyder was the head coach at Marshall for five seasons, during which he led the program’s transition from the Mid-American Conference to Conference USA. He won 22 games, including a 6-6 mark and berth in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in 2009, and produced 40 all-conference selections, led by 2006 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year Albert McClellan. Defensive end Vinny Curry was the Conference

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USA Defensive Player of the Year and won Super Bowl LII as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw was a two-time all-conference selection before being selected in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI while becoming only the eighth running back in NFL history to be the leading rusher in multiple Super Bowls. Snyder spent four seasons at Ohio State, helping the Buckeyes win the 2002 national championship and post a 40-11 record from 2001-04. That 2002 squad ranked second in the nation in scoring defense, allowing an average of 13.1 points per game, and third in rushing defense, giving up only 77.7 yards per game on the ground. In 2003, Ohio State ranked second in the country in rushing defense, 10th in total defense and 16th in scoring defense while putting together an 11-2 record and a No. 4 final ranking. While in Columbus, Snyder oversaw the development of first-team All-American and three-time first-team All-Big Ten linebacker A.J. Hawk, who won the Lombardi Award and was the No. 5 overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2006 NFL Draft. He also coached Bobby Carpenter, the 18th overall selection in the 2006 NFL Draft, Rob Reynolds, a fifth-round draft pick in 2004, Cie Grant, a third-round selection in 2003 and Matt Wilhelm, who was a first-team All-American before being picked in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Prior to his time at Ohio State, he was the defensive ends coach at Minnesota for four seasons. While there, he helped develop first-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten performer Lamanzer Williams, who led the nation with 18 sacks in 1997. He also coached Karon Riley, who led the Big Ten with 16 sacks in 1999 and earned first-team All-Big Ten recognition in 2000. Snyder spent six seasons on staff at Youngstown State, where he helped the Penguins win three I-AA national championships and play in four consecutive national title games. At Youngstown State, he coached outside linebackers, inside linebackers and the secondary while spending two seasons coordinating the Penguins’ special teams and one season as defensive coordinator. His first college coaching experience came at Central Florida, where he was a graduate assistant in 1989 before being promoted to linebackers coach in 1990. As a player, he was an honorable mention All-American and first-team All-Southern Conference free safety at Marshall. He led the SoCon with a school- and conference-record 10 interceptions in 1987, and he made 124 tackles during his senior season to help the program reach its first national championship game. Snyder graduated from Marshall in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in sport management and marketing. He and his wife, Beth, have three daughters, Chelsea, Lindsay and Shaylee.

Mark Snyder Coaching History2018 Florida State Defensive Ends Coach2017 Michigan State Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends Coach2015-16 Michigan State Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach2012-14 Texas A&M Defensive Coordinator2010-11 South Florida Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach2005-09 Marshall Head Coach2004 Ohio State Defensive Coordinator2001-03 Ohio State Linebackers Coach1997-2000 Minnesota Defensive Ends Coach1996 Youngstown State Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach1994-95 Youngstown State Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach1991-93 Youngstown State Outside Linebackers Coach1990 Central Florida Linebackers Coach1989 Central Florida Graduate Assistant Coach


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RAYMOND WOODIE 1st season at FSU | 9th season as college coach

Raymond Woodie is in his first season coaching the Seminoles’ linebackers in 2018 after joining head coach Willie Taggart’s staff for the fourth time.

Woodie coached defensive ends and linebackers at Western Kentucky before serving as linebackers coach, assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at South Florida and then outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Oregon. Woodie orchestrated a nearly perfect kicking game in 2017 as Oregon finished the season 63-of-63 on PAT attempts and 9-of-12 on field goals. Additionally, the team’s average of 22.73 yards per kickoff return ranked third in the Pac-12. Long snapper Tanner Carew earned first-team All-America honors from Phil Steele and was invited to the Senior Bowl, and freshman Brenden Schooler was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection as an all-purpose/special teams player. Kicker Adrian Schneider broke Oregon’s school record with 51 career made field goals. On defense, Woodie’s outside linebackers made major contributions to a unit that ranked 23rd in the country with 25 turnovers forced, 22nd with an average of 7.2 tackles for loss per game and 24th in rushing defense by allowing 128.5 yards per game on the ground. The team’s total defense ranking soared from 126th in 2016 to 46th in 2017. At South Florida, Woodie held the title of assistant head coach for two seasons and coordinated the Bulls’ defense during their record-breaking 2016 season. That year, USF won a school-record 11 games while the defense forced 26 turnovers to rank 18th in the country and returned three for touchdowns, tied for the 19th-highest total in the nation.

He also oversaw the linebackers at South Florida, coaching two to all-conference recognition. In 2014, Nigel Harris led the country and broke a school record with six forced fumbles. Woodie tutored the Houston Texans’ sixth-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, Reshard Cliett, and also helped DeDe Lattimore and Harris reach the NFL. In 2015, he was responsible for the Bulls’ special teams and coached the sixth-best kickoff return unit in the country as USF finished the year with a program-record average of 26.66 yards per return. Kickoff returner Rodney Adams was a second-team all-conference selection after leading the American Athletic Conference and ranking sixth in the NCAA with his average of 29.1 yards per return. Adams was selected in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Woodie boasts an impressive resume on the recruiting trail and impacted Florida State immediately as he was ranked as the No. 2 recruiter in the ACC by 247Sports in 2018, despite having less than two months to recruit for the Seminoles after he was hired. Woodie also earned AAC top recruiter recognition by Rivals in 2014 and was named the Sun Belt’s Recruiter of the Year by Scout/FoxSports.com in 2012. He was also ranked as the No. 1 recruiter in the Pac-12 and No. 13 nationally by 247Sports during the 2017 season. He helped Coach Taggart sign the AAC’s top classes in 2014 and 2015, directly recruiting nine of USF’s 10 all-conference selections in 2016, and the highest-ranked classes in the Sun Belt in 2010 and 2011. While at Western Kentucky, he recruited Venice, Florida, native Forrest Lamp and Lakeland, Florida, native Andrew Jackson to Bowling Green. Lamp was a second-round pick by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2017 NFL Draft and Jackson

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was selected in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. They are two of seven Hilltoppers recruited by Woodie to play in the NFL. Before entering college coaching with Taggart at Western Kentucky, Woodie was a high school head coach in South Florida for 13 seasons. He was the head coach at Palmetto High School from 2007-09 and led the Tigers to a district title in 2008. From 1997-2006, Woodie was the head coach at Bayshore High School following one season as the team’s defensive coordinator and led the Bruins to the state playoffs seven times. When he took over as head coach he was only 23 years old, making him the youngest head coach in the state. Woodie lettered as an outside linebacker and strong safety at Bethune-Cookman from 1992-95, where he earned GTE Academic All-America honors and was a I-AA All-American and first-team All-MEAC performer his final two seasons. As a junior, he broke the program’s single-season record with 14.5 sacks. Following his collegiate career, Woodie spent one season playing for the CFL’s British Columbia Lions.

A native of Palmetto, Florida, and graduate of Palmetto High School, Woodie graduated from Bethune-Cookman in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and earned his master’s degree in education from National Louis University. Woodie and his wife, Stephanie, have three children, Raymond, Alanah and Kaden.

Raymond Woodie Coaching History2018 Florida State Linebackers Coach2017 Oregon Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach2016 South Florida Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator2015 South Florida Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Coach2013-14 South Florida Linebackers Coach2012 Western Kentucky Linebackers Coach2010-11 Western Kentucky Defensive Ends Coach2007-09 Palmetto High School (Fla.) Head Coach1997-2006 Bayshore High School (Fla.) Head Coach1996 Bayshore High School (Fla.) Defensive Coordinator


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fsu football support staff

Sharrod EverettAssistant AD for

Football

Julie ReedAsst. Director of

Football Operations

Trae HackettDirector of Player

Development

Bob LaCivitaDirector of Player

Personnel

Montaze TrumboFootball Creative

Director

Irele OderindeHead Football

Strength Coach

Steven GortmakerAssociate Director

of Football Strength

Joey CarnesAssistant Football

Strength Coach

Brice LockartAssistant Football

Strength Coach

Matt YowAssistant Football

Strength Coach

Mario Edwards, Sr.Senior Defensive

Analyst

Joe BowenDefensive

Analyst

Jamie MujeniDefensive

Analyst

Fredi KnightenGraduate Assistant

Offense

Myles NotkinGraduate Assistant

Offense

TJ BonasorteRecruitingAssistant

Jim CurrySenior Associate ADFootball Oversight

Craig CampanozziAthletics Video

Coordinator

Kayli HrdlickaDirector of

Sports Nutrition

Darin KernsHead Football

Equip. Manager

Dr. Kacy KingAssociate AD for

Academic Services

Stuart PearceAsst. Athletic Dir. Operations and

Event Management

Jake PfeilSr. Assoc. Dir.

Sports MedicineHead Football

Athletic Trainer

Joy BeechExecutive Assistant

Head Coach

Kyle SlatonDirector of

Turf Management

Alexis BenjaminAdministrative

Assistant

Daphne MartinAdmin. Assistant

Offense

Logan McMahonAdmin. Assistant

Recruiting

Nadia NixonAdmin. Assistant

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No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School10 Calvin Brewton DB 6-0 192 SR Miami, Fla./Miami Central10 Bailey Hockman QB 6-2 200 r-FR Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern11 George Campbell WR 6-4 205 r-JR Clearwater, Fla./East Lake11 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 185 SR Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 252 r-SO Panama City, Fla./Bay 12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 204 r-JR Orlando, Fla./IMG Academy12 Arthur Williams DT 6-4 316 r-SR Waycross, Ga./E.E. Smith (N.C.)13 James Blackman QB 6-5 176 SO Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 247 SO Baltimore, Md./IMG Academy (Fla.)14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 173 JR New Orleans, La./Holy Cross14 Deonté Sheffield RB 5-9 202 r-FR Destin, Fla./Niceville15 Carlos Becker III DB 6-2 197 JR Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 197 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 16 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 227 JR Alief, Texas/Elsik16 Tre’ McKitty TE 6-5 241 SO Wesley Chapel, Fla./IMG Academy18 Stanford Samuels III DB 6-2 184 SO Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan 19 Jacques Patrick RB 6-3 235 SR Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 193 SR Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 20 Jaiden Woodbey DB 6-3 216 FR Fontana, Calif./St. John Bosco21 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 r-FR Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 199 JR Nixa, Mo./Nixa21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 323 SO Houston, Texas/Episcopal 22 Amir Rasul RB 5-11 206 JR Miami, Fla./Coral Gables 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 229 r-JR Atlanta, Ga./Central Gwinnett/NW Miss. CC23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 216 JR Mascotte, Fla./IMG Academy23 Cam Akers RB 5-11 213 SO Clinton, Miss./Clinton23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 211 SO Concord, N.C./Concord 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 191 SO Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 26 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 211 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Gaither 26 Johnathan Vickers TE 6-1 235 r-SR Quincy, Fla./North Florida Christian27 Zaquandre White RB 6-0 209 r-FR Fort Myers, Fla./North Fort Myers 27 Ontaria Wilson DB 6-0 168 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 28 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 JR Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes 29 D.J. Matthews WR 5-10 154 SO Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian 30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 184 r-FR Chesapeake, Va./Hickory31 Kris Dixon DE 6-1 230 r-JR Tallahassee, Fla./Godby31 Yanni Ramos K 5-9 189 r-JR Tarpon Springs, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic/W. Kentucky32 Array Culmer DB 5-6 170 r-SR Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 242 JR Hahira, Ga./Lowndes33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 208 FR Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles35 Leonard Warner III LB 6-4 233 SO Snellville, Ga./Brookwood36 Aaron King DB 6-0 158 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Plant37 Kameron House DB 5-10 175 r-SO Duluth, Ga./Northview 37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 197 r-JR Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-8 183 r-SR Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood39 Claudio Williams DE 6-0 252 r-JR Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Gardens 40 Ken Burnham LS 6-0 210 r-SR Lithia, Fla./Newsome41 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 197 r-SO Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 239 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Plant43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 r-SO Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge44 Chandler Marshall LB 6-0 221 r-FR Panama City Beach, Fla./Arnold 45 Delvin Purifoy DE 6-2 279 r-SR Cantonment, Fla./Pensacola Catholic 46 John Moschella III DB 5-9 202 r-JR West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman47 Joseph Garcia LB 6-2 212 r-SO Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 313 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 218 JR Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 310 r-SO Lake Gibson, Fla./Lake Gibson53 Ja’len Parks DT 6-4 305 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-4 295 r-SR Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 303 r-SR Miami, Fla./Miami Central56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 208 JR Miami Gardens, Fla./Norland57 Corey Martinez OL 6-4 303 r-SR Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic

No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 300 r-FR Powder Springs, Ga./Mount Paran Christian61 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 213 r-FR Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 186 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby64 JT Mertz OL 6-2 239 r-JR Savannah, Ga./Savannah Christian Prep/Stetson66 Andrew Basham OL 6-1 273 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prepatory School67 Adam Torres DE 6-4 280 r-SR Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary 69 Landon Dickerson OL 6-6 325 r-SO Hickory, N.C./South Caldwell70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 332 r-JR Pridgen, Ga./Coffee County 72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 346 r-SO Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 293 r-SO Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll74 Derrick Kelly II OL 6-5 317 r-SR Gretna, Fla./East Gadsden75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 304 r-JR Warri, Nigeria/Montverde Academy (Fla.)77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 333 FR Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins79 Josh Ball OL 6-8 335 r-SO Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford80 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 232 r-FR Andover, Mass./Bridgton (Maine)82 Naseir Upshur TE 6-2 243 JR Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute Charter84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 179 FR Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 198 r-JR Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School/Ga. Southern89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 217 JR Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-4 308 r-SR Sarasota, Fla./Manatee92 Cory Durden DT 6-5 296 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 93 Peter Osimen DL 6-2 291 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Jesuit94 Walvenski Aimé DT 6-5 295 r-SR Boynton Beach, Fla./Olympic Heights/Fort Scott CC97 Andy Bien-Aime LB 6-1 228 r-SR Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights/Fla. Atlantic/Ft. Scott CC98 Tre Lawson DE 6-6 233 r-FR North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta 99 Brian Burns DE 6-5 231 JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage

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No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 186 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 216 JR Mascotte, Fla./IMG Academy94 Walvenski Aimé DT 6-5 295 r-SR Boynton Beach, Fla./Olympic Heights/Fort Scott CC23 Cam Akers RB 5-11 213 SO Clinton, Miss./Clinton77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 333 FR Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 346 r-SO Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven79 Josh Ball OL 6-8 335 r-SO Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford41 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 197 r-SO Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona66 Andrew Basham OL 6-1 273 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prepatory School15 Carlos Becker III DB 6-2 197 JR Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 304 r-JR Warri, Nigeria/Montverde Academy (Fla.)97 Andy Bien-Aime LB 6-1 228 r-SR Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights/Fla. Atlantic/Ft. Scott CC13 James Blackman QB 6-5 176 SO Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 10 Calvin Brewton DB 6-0 192 SR Miami, Fla./Miami Central26 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 211 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Gaither 51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 218 JR Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek40 Ken Burnham LS 6-0 210 r-SR Lithia, Fla./Newsome99 Brian Burns DE 6-5 231 JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage11 George Campbell WR 6-4 205 r-JR Clearwater, Fla./East Lake90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-4 308 r-SR Sarasota, Fla./Manatee32 Array Culmer DB 5-6 170 r-SR Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 179 FR Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee69 Landon Dickerson OL 6-6 325 r-SO Hickory, N.C./South Caldwell31 Kris Dixon DE 6-1 230 r-JR Tallahassee, Fla./Godby92 Cory Durden DT 6-5 296 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-4 295 r-SR Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 191 SO Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 204 r-JR Orlando, Fla./IMG Academy33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 208 FR Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles47 Joseph Garcia LB 6-2 212 r-SO Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 217 JR Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla61 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 213 r-FR Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln10 Bailey Hockman QB 6-2 200 r-FR Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern37 Kameron House DB 5-10 175 r-SO Duluth, Ga./Northview 16 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 227 JR Alief, Texas/Elsik51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 310 r-SO Lake Gibson, Fla./Lake Gibson55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 303 r-SR Miami, Fla./Miami Central13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 247 SO Baltimore, Md./IMG Academy (Fla.)74 Derrick Kelly II OL 6-5 317 r-SR Gretna, Fla./East Gadsden36 Aaron King DB 6-0 158 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Plant21 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 r-FR Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic98 Tre Lawson DE 6-6 233 r-FR North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta 80 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 232 r-FR Andover, Mass./Bridgton (Maine)44 Chandler Marshall LB 6-0 221 r-FR Panama City Beach, Fla./Arnold 30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 184 r-FR Chesapeake, Va./Hickory57 Corey Martinez OL 6-4 303 r-SR Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic 29 D.J. Matthews WR 5-10 154 SO Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian 16 Tre’ McKitty TE 6-5 241 SO Wesley Chapel, Fla./IMG Academy64 JT Mertz OL 6-2 239 r-JR Savannah, Ga./Savannah Christian Prep/Stetson14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 173 JR New Orleans, La./Holy Cross37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 197 r-JR Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 332 r-JR Pridgen, Ga./Coffee County 85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 198 r-JR Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School/Ga. Southern46 John Moschella III DB 5-9 202 r-JR West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 239 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Plant11 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 185 SR Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 242 JR Hahira, Ga./Lowndes23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 211 SO Concord, N.C./Concord 93 Peter Osimen DL 6-2 291 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Jesuit53 Ja’len Parks DT 6-4 305 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 19 Jacques Patrick RB 6-3 235 SR Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-8 183 r-SR Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood

No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 45 Delvin Purifoy DE 6-2 279 r-SR Cantonment, Fla./Pensacola Catholic 31 Yanni Ramos K 5-9 189 r-JR Tarpon Springs, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic/W. Kentucky22 Amir Rasul RB 5-11 206 JR Miami, Fla./Coral Gables 56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 208 JR Miami Gardens, Fla./Norland11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 252 r-SO Panama City, Fla./Bay 18 Stanford Samuels III DB 6-2 184 SO Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan 43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 r-SO Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 300 r-FR Powder Springs, Ga./Mount Paran Christian14 Deonté Sheffield RB 5-9 202 r-FR Destin, Fla./Niceville28 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 JR Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes 15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 197 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 229 r-JR Atlanta, Ga./Central Gwinnett/NW Miss. CC67 Adam Torres DE 6-4 280 r-SR Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary 21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 199 JR Nixa, Mo./Nixa82 Naseir Upshur TE 6-2 243 JR Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute Charter26 Johnathan Vickers TE 6-1 235 r-SR Quincy, Fla./North Florida Christian35 Leonard Warner III LB 6-4 233 SO Snellville, Ga./Brookwood19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 193 SR Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 27 Zaquandre White RB 6-0 209 r-FR Fort Myers, Fla./North Fort Myers 12 Arthur Williams DT 6-4 316 r-SR Waycross, Ga./E.E. Smith (N.C.)39 Claudio Williams DE 6-0 252 r-JR Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Gardens 73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 293 r-SO Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 323 SO Houston, Texas/Episcopal 27 Ontaria Wilson DB 6-0 168 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 313 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby20 Jaiden Woodbey DB 6-3 216 FR Fontana, Calif./St. John Bosco

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PLAYER BIOS: OFFENSE23 - CAM AKERS - RB 5-11 • 213 • SO • Clinton, Miss.

2017: Florida State’s leading rusher with 1,024 yards and seven touchdowns on 194 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per carry and 78.8 yards per game...broke FSU's freshman rushing record previously held by Dalvin

Cook...rushing total also ranks ninth on school's single-season list...named third-team All-ACC…experienced a break-out game in his first FSU-Miami rivalry game, rushing for 121 yards on 20 carries and broke 11 tackles vs. 13th-ranked Hurricanes…scored first career touchdown in dominating performance at Duke, finishing with 115 yards on 15 carries…posted the second-best rushing performance by a freshman and the 14th best in a game in school history rushing for 199 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries vs. Syracuse…became the second Seminole in school history to rush for two 50+ yard touchdowns in the same game, joining Chris Thompson in 2012…earned ACC Offensive Back and Rookie of the Week honors after his performance against Syracuse…ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries to end the regular season against ULM…hauled in his first career touchdown receptions from 14 yards out in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Miss…with quarterback James Blackman, part of FSU's first true freshman starting backfield when he earned his first start at Boston College...also started vs. Syracuse, at No. 4 Clemson and vs. Delaware State.

AKERS’ CAREER STATSRUSHINGYR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2017 13 194 1,024 5.3 7 63 78.8TOT 13 194 1,024 5.3 7 63 78.8

RECEIVINGYR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2017 13 16 116 7.2 1 19 8.9TOT 13 16 116 7.2 1 19 8.9

AKERS’ CAREER HIGHS RUSHINGRushes 22, Syracuse 2017Yards 199, Syracuse 2017Longest Rush 63, Syracuse 2017TD 2 (2x), last ULM 2017Longest TD Rush 63, Syracuse 2017 AKERS’ CAREER HIGHS RECEIVINGReceptions 3 (2x), last Syracuse 2017Yards 20, at Duke 2017TD 1, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017

72 - MIKE ARNOLD - OL 6-5 • 346 • r-SO • Winter Haven, Fla.

2017: Appeared in four games, on senior day against Delaware State, in the Sunshine Showdown at Florida, in the home finale against ULM and in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi.

79 - JOSH BALL - OL 6-8 • 335 • r-SO • Fredericksburg, Va.

2017: Started the last nine games…in his first start at Duke, FSU ran for a conference season-high of 228 yards…helped pave the way for Cam Akers against Syracuse, as his 199 yards rushing was the second

best by a true freshman in school history…anchored the offensive line on a performance where FSU earned a season-best 504 yards of total offense in the home finale against ULM.

41 - MICHAEL BARULICH - WR5-11 • 197 • r-SO • Orlando, Fla.

2017: Appeared in one game...saw action in senior day win vs. Delaware State…spent time contributing to the scout team.

75 - ABDUL BELLO - OL 6-6 • 304 • r-JR • Warri, Nigeria

2017: Appeared in eight games, spending time in a reserve role along the offensive line...saw action at Duke, vs. Louisville, at Boston College, vs. Syracuse, at No. 4 Clemson, vs. Delaware State, at Florida and in the

Walk-On's Independence Bowl vs. Southern Mississippi.

13 - JAMES BLACKMAN - QB 6-5 • 176 • SO • Belle Glade, Fla.

2017: Proved himself as one of the top freshman signal callers as he ranked third in the country in passing yards by a freshman with 2,230 yards...also threw for 19 touchdowns and completed 173-of-297 for completion

percentage of 58.2... accounted for at least one touchdown in 11 of 12 starts and threw multiple touchdown passes in five games...named starting quarterback after a season-ending injury to Deondre Francois in season opener…in starting debut against North Carolina State, threw for a career-high 278 yards on 22 completed passes and his first touchdown pass…in his first taste of the FSU-Miami rivalry, showed his grit and perseverance as he threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns, with both touchdowns and 121 yards coming in the fourth quarter against the ACC Coastal Division champions…completed a career-high 85.7 percent of passes in win at Duke…showed incredible poise and toughness at defending national champion Clemson, throwing for 208 yards and a touchdown…guided the team to a school-best fifth straight victory over rival Florida, throwing for two touchdowns…threw for 233 yards and a bowl-record four touchdowns in a dominating 42-13 win over Southern Mississippi in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl….named Offensive MVP for his efforts.

BLACKMAN’S CAREER STATSPASSINGYR. G COM ATT PCT TD YDS INT LG AVG/G2017 13 173 297 58.2 19 2,230 11 60 171.5TOT 13 173 297 58.2 19 2,230 11 60 171.5

RUSHINGYR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2017 13 65 -32 -0.5 0 21 -2.5TOT 13 65 -32 -0.5 0 21 -2.5

BLACKMAN’S CAREER HIGHSPASSINGYards 278, North Carolina State 2017Completions 22, North Carolina State 2017Attempts 38, North Carolina State 2017Long 60 (2x), last at Clemson 2017TD 4, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Longest TD 60, at Clemson 2017 RUSHINGRushes 10 (2x), last Syracuse 2017Yards 29, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Long 21, Louisville 2017

11 - GEORGE CAMPBELL - WR6-4 • 205 • r-JR • Clearwater, Fla.

2017: A season-ending injury limited him to four games, starting against NC State and at Wake Forest…logged crucial playing time at wide receiver and on special teams…Opened the season against No.1 Alabama with

a 21-yard reception…followed with a career day in a start vs. NC State, tallying a career-best 85 yards on three receptions, including a career-long 60-yard catch from quarterback James Blackman.

CAMPBELL’S CAREER STATSRECEIVINGYR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2015 11 3 42 14.0 0 23 3.82016 REDSHIRT2017 4 6 122 20.3 0 60 30.5TOT 15 9 164 18.2 0 60 10.9

CAMPBELL’S CAREER HIGHSReceptions 3 (2x), last North Carolina State 2017Yards 85, North Carolina State 2017Longest Catch 60, North Carolina State 2017

69 - LANDON DICKERSON - OL6-6 • 325 • r-SO • Hickory, N.C.

2017: Started the first four games before missing the final nine games of the year due to a season-ending injury…helped pave holes for an FSU offense that ran for 203 yards on the ground and combined for 406 yards

against 13th-ranked Miami…helped open holes for Cam Akers to record his first career 100-yard game in the rivalry contest vs. Hurricanes.

54 - ALEC EBERLE - OL 6-4 • 295 • r-SR • Mechanicsville, Va.

2017: Started all 13 games at center and has 32 consecutive starts dating back to the 2015 season…team captain...named second team All-ACC…named to the preseason Rimington watch list, given to the

nation’s best center, Outland watch list, given to the nation’s best interior lineman and Wuerffel watch list for community service…Behind Eberle, the Seminoles offense secured over 400 total yards six times…helped open holes for third-team All-ACC running back Cam Akers as he broke Florida State's freshman rushing record…helped guide true freshman quarterback James Blackman as he ranked third in the nation in passing among freshmen.

12 - DEONDRE FRANCOIS - QB 6-1 • 204 • r-JR • Orlando, Fla.

2017: Limited to one game after suffering season-ending injury in the season opener against No. 1 Alabama…named to the preseason Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Walter Camp Award and CFPA

Award watch lists…in the season opener against No. 1 Alabama, was 19-33 passing for 210 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

FRANCOIS’ CAREER STATSPASSINGYR. G COM ATT PCT TD YDS INT LG AVG/G2016 13 235 400 58.7 20 3,350 7 92 257.72017 1 19 33 57.6 1 210 2 38 210.0TOT 14 254 433 58.7 21 3,560 9 92 254.3

RUSHINGYR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2016 13 228 198 1.8 5 35 15.22017 1 9 (-9) (-1.0) 0 4 (-9.0)TOT 14 237 189 0.8 5 35 13.5

FRANCOIS’ CAREER HIGHSPASSINGYards 419, vs. Ole Miss 2016Completions 33, vs. Ole Miss 2016Attempts 52, vs. Ole Miss 2016Long 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016TD 3 (2x), last Boston College 2016Longest TD 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016 RUSHINGRushes 12, at Louisville 2016Yards 75, at USF 2016Long 35, at USF 2016Touchdowns 1 (4x), last Florida 2016Longest TD Rush 35, at USF 2016

89 - KEITH GAVIN - WR 6-3 • 217 • JR • Crawfordville, Fla.

2017: Became a key contributor in the Seminoles passing game, catching 27 passes for 278 yards...appeared in 10 games, starting eight...turned in a season-best performance to open the year vs. No. 1

Alabama, hauling in seven catches for 50 yards, his first career catches…secured a deep pass from James Blackman for 43 yards at Wake Forest…tallied a career-high 78 yards on senior day against Delaware State…key contributor on the kickoff return team, totaling 178 yards on seven returns...broke an 81-yard return to help set up a scoring drive at Wake Forest. GAVIN’S CAREER STATS RECEIVINGYR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2016 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.02017 10 27 278 10.3 0 43 27.8TOT 18 27 278 10.3 0 43 15.4 KICKOFF RETURNSYR. G RET YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2016 8 1 66 66.0 0 66 8.22017 10 7 178 25.4 0 81 17.8TOT 18 8 244 30.5 0 81 13.6


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GAVIN’S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVINGReceptions 7, vs. Alabama 2017Yards 78, Delaware State 2017Longest Catch 43, at Wake Forest 2017 GAVIN’S CAREER HIGHS KICKOFF RETURNReturns 2, vs. Alabama 2017Yards 81, at Wake Forest 2017Longest Return 81, at Wake Forest 2017

74 - DERRICK KELLY II - OL 6-5 • 317 • r-SR • Gretna, Fla.

2017: Versatile lineman who started all 13 games, with starts at left tackle and left guard…formed a formidable left side of the line with LT Josh Ball that propelled true freshman and third-team All-ACC running back Cam

Akers to an FSU freshman-record 1,024 rushing yards and seven touchdowns…part of an offensive line that produced over 400 yards six times, including vs. No. 13 Miami and Louisville…paved way for the team to earn a season-best performance of 504 total yards against ULM.

57 - COREY MARTINEZ - OL 6-4 • 303 • SO • Tampa, Fla.

2017: Appeared in four games...saw action on senior day vs. Delaware State, in the Sunshine Showdown at Florida, in the home finale vs. ULM and in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl vs. Southern Mississippi.

29 - D.J. MATTHEWS - WR 5-10 • 154 • SO • Jacksonville, Fla.

2017: Flashed potential as a game-changing punt returner…returned 18 punts for 200 yards, including a long of 47...hauled in a career-high five punts for 138 yards on senior day against Delaware State…138 punt

return yards were most in the country in 2017 and third-most in a game in FSU history...as a receiver, caught his first collegiate pass at Duke for 12 yards…notched his first career receiving touchdown on an acrobatic 14 yard strike from James Blackman in the regular season finale vs. ULM…posted career highs with three receptions for 37 yards against Southern Mississippi in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl.

MATTHEWS’ CAREER STATS RECEIVINGYR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2017 11 6 72 12.0 1 27 6.5TOT 11 6 72 12.0 1 27 6.5

PUNT RETURNSYR. G RET YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2017 11 18 200 11.1 0 47 18.2TOT 11 18 200 11.1 0 47 18.2

MATTHEW'S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVINGReceptions 3, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Yards 37, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Touchdowns 1, ULM 2017 MATTHEW'S CAREER HIGHS PUNT RETURNReturns 5, Delaware State 2017Yards 138, Delaware State 2017Longest Return 47, Delaware State 2017

16 - TRE' McKITTY - TE 6-5 • 241 • SO • Wesley Chapel, Fla.

2017: Appeared in 11 games in a special teams and offensive role…Hauled in his first career catch for 23 yards in the home finale vs. ULM.

37 - BLAIK MIDDLETON - RB 5-10 • 197 • r-JR • Hutchinson, Kan.

2017: Appeared in one game…recorded one rush for one yard in senior day win vs. Delaware State.

70 - COLE MINSHEW - OL 6-5 • 332 • r-JR • Pridgen, Ga.

2017: Started all 13 games at right guard…crucial in the development of true freshman quarterback James Blackman, who threw for 2,230 yards and 19 touchdowns in 12 starts…on senior day, contributed in a 482-yard and

nine-touchdown performance against Delaware State…part of an offensive line that produced over 400 yards six times.

11 - NYQWAN MURRAY - WR5-11 • 185 • SR • Orlando, Fla.

2017: Followed a strong end of 2016 to lead all Seminole receivers with 604 yards and tied a team best with 40 receptions, also securing four touchdowns…appeared in 12 games, starting eight.....hauled in season-high five

catches for 81 yards at Duke…followed that up with four catches, 95 yards and his first touchdown of the season against Louisville…notched his first 100-yard performance at Boston College, tallying 102 yards on three catches…finished the season scoring three touchdowns in his last five appearances. MURRAY’S CAREER STATS RECEIVINGYR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2015 4 6 65 10.8 0 32 16.22016 13 27 441 16.3 5 92 33.92017 12 40 604 15.1 4 51 50.3TOT 29 73 1,110 15.2 9 92 38.3

MURRAY’S CAREER HIGHSReceptions 9, at North Carolina State 2016Yards 153, at North Carolina State 2016Longest Catch 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016TD 2, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016Longest TD Catch 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016

32 - GABE NABERS - TE 6-3 • 242 • JR • Hahira, Ga.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games...caught one two-yard touchdown pass and made two special teams tackles…showed his versatility by contributing on special teams and on the offensive side of the football…secured his

first career catch and touchdown on senior day vs. Delaware State.

19 - JACQUES PATRICK - RB6-3 • 235 • SR • Orlando, Fla.

2017: Appeared in 11 games with nine starts...rushed for 748 yards and seven touchdowns on 134 carries…named to the preseason Doak Walker Award watch list…ran for 120 yards and one touchdown at Wake Forest…ran for

the best three-game stretch of his career at Wake Forest, vs. No. 13 Miami and at Duke, posting 309 yards on 48 carries (6.44 YPC)…missed two games due to injury initially believed to keep him out much longer...defied odds by returning quickly to the field at Clemson after injury, scoring a touchdown against the defending national champions…earned a season-best 155 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in the home finale against ULM…finished the season rushing for 61 yards and one touchdown against Southern Mississippi in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl.

PATRICK’S CAREER STATS RUSHINGYR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2015 9 63 314 5.0 5 28 34.92016 13 61 350 5.7 4 41 26.92017 11 134 748 5.6 7 69 68.0TOT 33 258 1,412 5.5 16 69 42.8 RECEIVINGYR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2015 9 6 62 10.3 0 20 6.92016 13 4 21 5.2 0 13 1.62017 11 21 171 8.1 0 35 15.5TOT 33 31 254 8.2 0 35 7.7

PLAYER BIOS: OFFENSEPATRICK’S CAREER HIGHS RUSHINGRushes 24, Syracuse 2015Yards 162, Syracuse 2015Longest Rush 69, at Wake Forest 2017TD 3, Syracuse 2015Longest TD Rush 28, Syracuse 2015

PATRICK’S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVINGReceptions 6, Syracuse 2015Yards 62, Syracuse 2015Longest Catch 20, Syracuse 2015

22 - AMIR RASUL - RB5-11 • 206 • JR • Miami, Fla.

2017: Appeared in 12 games in a reserve role, rushing for 152 yards on 33 carries and gaining 28 yards on four receptions…posted a career-high in attempts and yards as he ran for 61 yards on nine carries in a

win over Delaware State on senior day…contributed to a rushing attack that tallied 214 yards in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl, finishing with 25 yards on seven carries. RASUL’S CAREER STATS RUSHINGYR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2016 7 6 46 7.7 0 21 6.62017 12 33 152 4.6 0 23 12.7TOT 19 39 198 5.1 0 23 10.4 KICKOFF RETURNSYR. G RET YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2016 7 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.62017 12 9 205 22.8 0 39 17.1TOT 19 10 216 21.6 0 39 11.4

RASUL’S CAREER HIGHS RUSHINGRushes 9, Delaware State 2017Yards 62, Delaware State 2017Longest Rush 23, Delaware State 2017 RASUL’S CAREER HIGHS KICKOFF RETURNReturns 3, at Clemson 2017Yards 58, at Clemson 2017Longest Return 39, ULM 2017

82 - NASEIR UPSHUR - TE 6-2 • 243 • JR • Philadelphia, Pa.

2017: Appeared in 12 games...recorded one tackle and one 12-yard kickoff return…logged time on both special teams and in the offensive game plan.

26 - JOHNATHAN VICKERS - TE6-1 • 235 • r-SR • Quincy, Fla.

2017: Appeared in 12 games with two starts...compiled 50 receiving yards on four catches...registered a season-high two catches for 29 yards in win at Duke…provided key blocking that helped paved the way for

a 203-yard rushing performance against No. 13 Miami…caught a pass for 21 yards that led to a highlight reel hit, barreling over two defenders in the home finale against ULM. VICKERS’ CAREER STATSRUSHINGYR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2014 13 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.22015 9 23 111 4.8 1 26 12.32016 4 5 44 8.8 0 30 11.02017 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0TOT 38 29 158 5.4 1 30 4.2 RECEIVINGYR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G2014 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.02015 9 5 39 7.8 1 24 4.32016 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.02017 12 4 50 12.5 0 26 4.2TOT 38 9 89 9.9 1 26 2.3


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VICKERS’ CAREER HIGHS RUSHINGRushes 10, at Wake Forest 2015Yards 64, Syracuse 2015Longest Rush 30, Louisville 2016TD 1, at Wake Forest 2015

23 - RICKY AGUAYO - K 6-2 • 216 • JR • Mascotte, Fla.

2017: Connected on 18-of-21 field goals, including a career long of 51 yards at Wake Forest, and converted 42 PATs for 96 total points...named honorable mention All-ACC…ranked first in the ACC with .857 field goal

percentage...tied for fifth in the ACC in total scoring...Groza Award preseason watch list…went on a streak of 11 field goals made in a row against North Carolina State, at Wake Forest, vs. No. 13 Miami and at Duke…went a perfect 2-of-2 on field goals from 49 and 38 yards against Syracuse…tied single-game school record with 11 made PATs in win vs. Delaware State...made his only field goal attempt at rival Florida from 25 yards...hit 3-of-3 field goals with two coming from 39 yards out in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi…finished the season making his last seven field goal attempts.

AGUAYO’S CAREER STATS YR. G FGM FGA FG% LONG PAT XP%2016 13 19 26 73.1 47 51-52 98.02017 13 18 21 85.7 51 42-43 97.7TOT 26 37 47 78.7 51 93-95 97.9

AGUAYO’S CAREER HIGHSField Goals Attempted 6, vs. Ole Miss 2016Field Goals Made 6*, vs. Ole Miss 2016Long 51, at Wake Forest 2017PAT Attempted 11*, Delaware State 2017PAT Made 11*, Delaware State 2017Points Scored (kicking) 21*, vs. Ole Miss 2016

* - School Record

40 - KEN BURNHAM - LS 6-0 • 210 • r-SR • Lithia, Fla.

2017: Appeared in two games, on senior day against Delaware State and in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi.

21 - LOGAN TYLER - P/KO 6-0 • 199 • JR • Nixa, Mo.

2017: Showcased a dominant leg as he finished fourth in the ACC in punting….tallied 2,849 yards on 66 punts, an average of 43.2 yards per punt...booted a career-best 61-yard punt, all in the air, in a win at Duke…ranked

second in the ACC with 19 punts of 50 yards or more...coffined 22 punts inside the 20...also served as FSU's kickoff specialist, and helped Seminoles rank 2nd in ACC and tied for 23rd in NCAA with 40 touchbacks...distance and placement on kickoffs helped FSU hold opponents to average starting field position of their own 23-yard line after kickoffs.

TYLER’S CAREER STATS PUNTINGYR. G PUNTS YDS AVG LONG I20 50+2016 13 54 2,177 40.3 57 11 72017 13 66 2,849 43.2 61 22 19TOT 26 120 5,026 41.9 61 33 26 TYLER’S CAREER HIGHS PUNTINGPunts 9, at Syracuse 2016Average 52.0, at Duke 2017Long 61, at Duke 2017 TYLER’S CAREER STATS KICKOFFSYR. G NO YDS AVG TB OB2016 13 90 5,773 64.1 57 12017 13 75 4,782 63.8 40 2TOT 26 165 10,555 64.0 97 3

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PLAYER BIOS: DEFENSE94 - WALVENSKI AIMÉ - DT6-5 • 295 • r-SR • Boynton Beach, Fla.

2017: Appeared in 11 games...recorded 18 tackles, 2.0 for loss, three quarterback hurries and one blocked kick…against Louisville, came away with two tackles, including one tackle for loss…finished with season-high

four tackles at defending national champion and 4th-ranked Clemson…blocked an extra point in win at rival Florida. AIMÉ’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR BLK SACKS2016 13 11 6 17 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0-02017 11 8 10 18 2.0-6 0 0 0 1 0.0-0TOT 24 19 16 35 2.0-6 0 0 0 2 0.0-0

AIME’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 5, at Louisville 2016Blocked Kicks 1 (2x), last at Florida 2017

15 - CARLOS BECKER III - DB6-2 • 197 • JR • Kissimmee, Fla.

2017: Overcame an early-season injury to play in nine games...recorded seven tackles...also appeared on special teams...had two tackles against No. 13 Miami and one each at Boston College and at Florida...posted

a career-high three tackles in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi.

BECKER’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2016 12 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0-02017 9 5 2 7 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0TOT 21 7 5 12 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0-0 BECKER’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 3, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Interceptions 1, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016

10 - CALVIN BREWTON - DB6-0 • 192 • SR • Miami, Fla.

2017: Appeared in five games...saw action vs. No. 1 Alabama, vs. North Carolina State, at Wake Forest, vs. No. 13 Miami and at Duke, logging time primarily on special teams…fundamental in the development of the

young defensive back position group.

51 - JOSH BROWN - LB6-3 • 218 • JR • Charlotte, N.C.

2017: Appeared in 12 games...registered three tackles...made his first career start at Wake Forest...had a career-high two tackles against the Demon Deacons and one at Florida, contributing to FSU's fifth straight

victory over the Gators.

BROWN’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2016 10 1 1 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-02017 12 0 3 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0TOT 22 1 4 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0

BROWN’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 2, at Wake Forest 2017

99 - BRIAN BURNS - DE6-5 • 231 • JR • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

2017: Started all 13 games at defensive end, totaling 48 tackles, including 13.5 for loss with 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two blocked punts…tied for first in the ACC and third nationally with two blocked kicks...turned in six tackles, 2.5 for loss and one blocked punt

vs. North Carolina State…against No. 13 Miami, totaled four tackles and one blocked punt…was the most dominant force on the field at No. 4 Clemson, totaling a season high with seven tackles, 4.5 for loss with 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery…became first player in school history with two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in the same game...continued his dominant stretch at rival Florida, finishing with five tackles, 2.5

for loss and 1.5 sacks…in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi, posted three tackles, 1.5 for loss, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup…in his last five games totaled 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. BURNS’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR BLK SACKS2016 13 15 9 24 10.5-58 0 1 0 1 9.5-572017 13 26 22 48 13.5-48 4 3 1 2 4.5-20TOT 26 41 31 72 24.0-106 4 4 1 3 14.0-77

BURNS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles 7, at Clemson 2017Tackles for Loss 4.5, at Clemson 2017Pass Breakups 1 (4x), last vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Sacks 2.5, at Syracuse 2016Fumble Recoveries 1, at Clemson 2017Forced Fumbles 2, at Clemson 2017Blocked Kicks 1 (3x), last Miami 2017

90 - DEMARCUS CHRISTMAS - DT6-4 • 308 • r-SR • Sarasota, Fla.

2017: Started all 13 games at the defensive tackle position, recording 36 tackles, 4.5 for loss and 1.0 sack...had four pass breakups to tie for the lead on the defensive line...turned in four tackles and a sack against NC State…totaled a season-high five tackles at

Wake Forest…made a tackle for loss in four straight games against NC State, at Wake Forest, vs. No. 13 Miami and at Duke…blocked a field goal against Delaware State that led to a scoop-and-score from Tarvarus McFadden.

CHRISTMAS’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2014 2 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-02015 13 4 15 19 0.5-2 2 0 0 0 0.5-22016 12 11 10 21 2.5-13 5 0 1 0 2.0-122017 13 19 17 36 4.5-17 4 0 1 0 1.0-9TOT 40 34 43 77 7.5-32 11 0 2 0 3.5-23 CHRISTMAS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles 5 (2x), last at Wake Forest 2017Tackles for Loss 1.0 (5x), last at Clemson 2017Sacks 1.0 (2x), last North Carolina State 2017Pass Breakups 2, at Duke 2017Fumble Recoveries 1 (2x), last at Clemson 2017Blocked Kicks 1, Delaware State 2017

32 - ARRAY CULMER - DB5-6 • 170 • r-SR • Jacksonville, Fla.

2017: Appeared in his first collegiate game on senior day against Delaware State, producing one tackle…spent time contributing to the scout team.

24 - CYRUS FAGAN - DB6-1 • 191 • SO • Daytona Beach, Fla.

2017: Appeared in seven games in a special teams and defensive role…combined for six tackles with one tackle for loss…made a career-high two tackles in a win at home against Syracuse…produced his first tackle for loss in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against

Southern Mississippi.

FAGAN'S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS2017 7 3 3 6 1.0-1 TOT 7 3 3 6 1.0-1 FAGAN’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 2, Clemson 2017Tackles for Loss 1.0, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017

37 - KAMERON HOUSE - DB5-10 • 175 • r-SO • Duluth, Ga.

2017: Appeared in his first collegiate game on senior day against Delaware State…spent time contributing to the scout team.

16 - DONTAVIOUS JACKSON - LB6-3 • 227 • JR • Alief, Texas

2017: Appeared in nine games, starting at Wake Forest and against Louisville…played in mostly a reserve role behind Matthew Thomas, totaling 17 tackles, 1.0 for loss and 1.0 sack…made his season debut by racking

up three tackles at Wake Forest…secured a season-high four tackles in start against Louisville. JACKSON’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2016 12 9 11 20 3.0-12 0 0 0 0 0.5-32017 9 10 7 17 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 1.0-4TOT 21 19 18 37 4.0-16 0 0 0 0 1.5-7

JACKSON’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 4 (2x), last Louisville 2017Tackles for Loss 1.0 (4x), last Miami 2017Sacks 1.0, Miami 2017

55 - FREDRICK JONES - DT6-2 • 303 • r-SR • Miami, Fla.

2017: Appeared in 13 games, seeing time at both defensive tackle and nose guard while also serving as an extra blocker on goal line sets on offense and contributing on special teams...totaled 18 tackles,

2.0 for loss and 0.5 sack…showcased a breakout game to open the season against No. 1 Alabama, making five tackles, 1.0 for loss with 0.5 sack…produced at least one tackle in the team's final nine games. JONES’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2015 10 1 7 8 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0-02016 13 11 4 15 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0.0-02017 13 11 7 18 2.0-10 0 0 0 0 0.5-1TOT 36 23 18 41 4.0-16 0 0 0 0 0.5-1

JONES’ CAREER HIGHSTackles 5, ULM 2017Tackles for Loss 1.0 (4x), last ULM 2017

13 - JOSHUA KAINDOH - DE6-7 • 247 • SO • Baltimore, Md.

2017: Contributed in all 13 games...recorded 17 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 4.0 sacks and one forced fumble…made his collegiate debut against No. 1 Alabama where he assisted on a tackle for loss…produced at least one

tackle the final 10 games of the regular season…recorded 1.0 tackle for loss and one forced fumble of Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson against Louisville…showcased a break out game on senior day against Delaware State where he recorded six tackles and 4.0 sacks, earning him ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors…his four sacks against DSU were the most in the ACC and tied for the second-most in a game nationally in 2017 and 1.0 shy of the single-game school record...continued his momentum against rival Florida, producing a tackle for loss that drew Florida back seven yards.

KAINDOH’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2017 13 11 6 17 6.5-34 0 1 0 0 4.0-25TOT 13 11 6 17 6.5-34 0 1 0 0 4.0-25

KAINDOH’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 6, Delaware State 2017Tackles for Loss 4.0, Delaware State 2017Sacks 4.0, Delaware State 2017Forced Fumbles 1, Louisville 2017


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PLAYER BIOS: DEFENSE14 - KYLE MEYERS - DB6-0 • 173 • JR • New Orleans, La.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games, making starts against No. 13 Miami and Syracuse…making many appearances in the slot, totaled 26 tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one interception…had a strong performance at Wake Forest,

totaling five tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and his first career interception…followed with six tackles against rival Miami…tied his season best with six tackles against Syracuse. MEYERS’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2016 13 12 5 17 0.0-0 3 0 0 0 0.0-02017 13 24 2 26 1.0-7 3 1 0 1 0.0-0TOT 26 36 7 43 1.0-7 6 1 0 1 0.0-0

MEYERS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles 6 (2x), last Miami 2017Pass Breakups 2, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Interceptions 1, at Wake Forest 2017Forced Fumbles 1, at Wake Forest 2017

46 - JOHN MOSCHELLA III - DB5-9 • 202 • r-JR • West Palm Beach, Fla.

2017: Appeared in one game, a senior day win against Delaware State…spent time contributing to the scout team.

23 - HAMSAH NASIRILDEEN - DB6-4 • 211 • SO • Concord, N.C.

2017: Impressive freshman that appeared in all 13 games in a reserve defensive back and special teams role, cracking the starting lineup against Syracuse and at No. 4 Clemson…recorded 29 tackles and two pass

breakups…made his collegiate debut against No. 1 Alabama, producing three tackles…produced a career-high 10 tackles in his start at defending national champion and 4th-ranked Clemson.

NASIRILDEEN’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2017 13 23 6 29 0.0-0 3 0 0 0 0.0-0TOT 13 23 6 29 0.0-0 3 0 0 0 0.0-0

NASIRILDEEN’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 10, at Clemson 2017Pass Breakups 1 (3x), last vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017

38 - IZAIAH PROUSE-LACKEY - DB5-8 • 183 • r-SR • Atlanta, Ga.

2017: Appeared in senior day win against Delaware State…spent crucial time contributing to the scout team.

56 - EMMETT RICE - LB6-2 • 208 • JR • Miami Gardens, Fla.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games, including a start in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl win against Southern Mississippi…finished with 14 tackles, 0.5 for loss, and one interception…made a season-high three tackles

against North Carolina State and in the home finale against ULM…recorded his first career interception at Duke.

RICE’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2016 12 5 7 12 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0.0-02017 13 6 8 14 0.5-1 0 0 0 1 0.0-0TOT 25 11 15 26 0.5-1 0 0 1 1 0.0-0 RICE’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 5, Boston College 2016Fumble Recoveries 1, Charleston Southern 2016Interceptions 1, at Duke 2017

11 - JANARIUS ROBINSON - DE6-5 • 252 • r-SO • Panama City, Fla.

2017: Appeared in eight games...recorded three tackles and one sack...made first career tackle against Delaware State...added two stops, including three-yard sack, vs ULM...assisted on a tackle for loss in the Walk-

On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi.

ROBINSON’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2017 8 1 3 4 1.5-4 0 0 0 0 1.0-3TOT 8 1 3 4 1.5-4 0 0 0 0 1.0-3 ROBINSON’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 2, ULM 2017Tackles for Loss 1.0, ULM 2017Sacks 1.0, ULM 2017

18 - STANFORD SAMUELS III - DB6-2 • 184 • SO • Pembroke Pines, Fla.

2017: An early enrollee who made an immediate impact, appearing in all 13 games and making his first career start against ULM…totaled 27 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss with 1.0 sack and two

interceptions…cemented his place in the FSU-Miami rivalry, grabbing his first career interception vs. the 13th-ranked Hurricanes…made his second career interception in senior day win vs. Delaware State…recorded three tackles and his first collegiate sack in win at rival Florida...registered one forced fumble against Southern Miss in the Walk-On's Independence Bowl.

SAMUELS’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2017 13 20 7 27 3.0-13 5 1 0 2 1.0-7TOT 13 20 7 27 3.0-13 5 1 0 2 1.0-7 SAMUELS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles 5 (2x), last vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Tackles for loss 1.0 (3x), last vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Sacks 1.0, at Florida 2017Pass Breakups 2, Delaware State 2017Interceptions 1 (2x), last Delaware State 2017Forced Fumbles 1, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017

28 - LEVONTA TAYLOR - DB5-10 • 181 • JR • Virginia Beach, Va.

2017: Established himself as one of the best cover corners in the ACC in his second season, starting all 13 games at cornerback…totaled 18 tackles, 1.0 for loss, and two interceptions...according to Pro Football Focus,

led all Power 5 cornerbacks with an average of 30.6 snaps in coverage per reception allowed and also ranked first among ACC cornerbacks with a passer rating of 26.1 when targeted in coverage…tied a career high with four tackles in the home finale against ULM…earned his first two career interceptions in the Sunshine Showdown win at Florida...returned his second interception against Florida 18 yards for a touchdown.

TAYLOR’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2016 13 14 2 16 1.0-1 1 0 0 0 0.0-02017 13 11 7 18 1.0-1 3 0 0 2 0.0-0TOT 26 25 9 34 2.0-2 4 0 0 2 0.0-0

TAYLOR’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 4 (2x), last ULM 2017Pass Breakups 1 (4x), last ULM 2017Interceptions 2, at Florida 2017Interception Return Touchdowns 1, at Florida 2017

22 - ADONIS THOMAS - LB6-4 • 229 • r-JR • Atlanta, Ga.

2017: Appeared in five games, starting two…totaled 12 tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss…finished with an FSU career-high five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at Duke…wrapped up four tackles in the Walk-On’s

Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi…also logged time as a special teams contributor.

THOMAS’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2017 6 6 6 12 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0-0TOT 6 6 6 12 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0-0

THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles 5, at Duke 2017Tackles for Loss 0.5 (2x), last at Duke 2017

35 - LEONARD WARNER III - LB6-4 • 233 • SO • Snellville, Ga.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games, mainly on special teams, and finished with five tackles on the year...had one tackle in five separate games against Louisville, at Boston College, vs. Syracuse, vs. Delaware State and vs.

ULM in the regular season finale. WARNER’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2017 13 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0TOT 13 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0

WARNER’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 1 (5x), last ULM 2017

19 - A.J. WESTBROOK - DB6-0 • 193 • SR • Daytona Beach, Fla.

2017: Key contributor in the defensive backfield that appeared in 12 games with five starts…recorded 40 tackles and seven pass breakups, which ranked third on the team…made his presence felt in the FSU-Miami

rivalry, totaling five tackles…followed up with six tackles at Duke, which tied a season high…ranked third on the team with six tackles in rivalry win at Florida…posted a strong performance in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl against Southern Mississippi, finishing with a team-leading six solo tackles and one fumble recovery. WESTBROOK’S CAREER STATS DEFENSEYR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2015 6 1 1 2 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-02016 13 31 9 40 1.5-3 4 0 0 0 1.0-12017 12 33 7 40 0.0-0 7 0 1 0 0.0-0TOT 31 65 17 82 2.0-3 11 0 1 0 1.0-1

WESTBROOK’S CAREER HIGHSTackles 8, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016Tackles for Loss 1.0, North Carolina 2016Sacks 1.0, North Carolina 2016Pass Breakups 3, at North Carolina State 2016Fumbles Recovered 1, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017

12 - ARTHUR WILLIAMS - DT6-4 • 316 • r-SR • Waycross, Ga.

2017: Appeared in all 13 games, tallying eight tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks for 10 yards lost...tied a career high with three tackles against Delaware State, including an eight-yard sack...finished with career-high 2.5 tackles for loss against the Hornets...

appeared on special teams in punt formations throughout the season.

WILLIAMS' CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS2015 9 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-02016 3 4 0 4 1.0-12 1 1 0 0 1.0-122017 13 4 4 8 3.0-12 0 0 0 0 1.5-10TOT 25 8 6 14 4.0-24 1 1 0 0 2.5-22 WILLIAMS’ CAREER HIGHSTackles 3 (2x), last Delaware State 2017Tackles for Loss 2.5, Delaware State 2017Sacks 1.0 (2x), last Delaware State 2017Pass Breakups 2, Miami 2017Forced Fumbles 1, Florida 2016Fumble Recoveries 1 (3x), last Syracuse 2015


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PLAYER BIOS: DEFENSE/EARLY ENROLEES39 - CLAUDIO WILLIAMS - DE6-0 • 252 • r-JR • Hialeah, Fla.

2017: Appeared in Senior Day win vs. Delaware State...recorded valuable time on the scout team.

21 - MARVIN WILSON - DT6-5 • 323 • SO • Houston, Texas

2017: Appeared in final 12 games after signing as one of the top recruits in the 2017 class... recorded seven tackles, 0.5 for loss, and one quarterback hurry...made one tackle in collegiate debut vs. North Carolina State...

made one stop at Boston College and one solo stop vs. Syracuse...finished season with one tackle in each of final four games, including 0.5 for loss in Walk-On's Independence Bowl win vs. Southern Mississippi. WILSON’S CAREER STATSYR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS2017 12 3 4 7 0.5-1 TOT 12 3 4 7 0.5-1 WILSON'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 1 (7x), last vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017Tackles for Loss 0.5, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017

49 - CEDRIC WOOD - DT6-3 • 313 • r-SO • Tallahassee, Fla.

2017: Appeared in two games...saw action in senior day win vs. Delaware State and in Walk-On’s Independence Bowl victory vs. Southern Mississippi…recorded one tackle in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl…also logged time on the scout team.

77 - CHRISTIAN ARMSTRONG - OL6-4 • 333 • FR • Warner Robins, Ga.

HIGH SCHOOL: Powerful offensive tackle rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and three-star by 247…helped lead Warner Robins to Georgia AAAAA state championship game and 14-1 overall record…blocked for

offense that averaged 34.1 points per game and 388.7 yards of total offense his senior season…offense passed for 3,645 yards, rushed for 2,186 yards and scored 67 total touchdowns during 2017 season…prior to senior year was selected for Rising Seniors all-star game…selected Florida State over multiple offers, including Alabama, Georgia and Penn State.

33 - AMARI GAINER - LB6-3 • 208 • FR • Tallahassee, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star local product that shows tremendous range and can play sideline to sideline or use his speed to get to the quarterback…amassed 93 tackles, including 24 for loss with 12 sacks, in 10 games

in 2017…was named All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-state his senior season…as a junior earned honorable mention all-state honors in addition to first-team All-Big Bend team after recording 77 tackles, including 23 for loss with eight sacks…father Herb Gainer played wide receiver for Florida State from 1984-87 and his mother also attended FSU…chose the Seminoles over Miami, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Purdue among others

20 - JAIDEN WOODBEY - DB6-3 • 216 • FR • Fontana, Calif.

HIGH SCHOOL: Hard-hitting safety earned five-star rating by 247Sports national composite…ranked as No. 27 overall prospect nationally in composite rankings and 66th in ESPN300…named a U.S. Army All-American

and Under Armour All-American…honor-roll student throughout his time at St. John Bosco…after playing his first two seasons at Upland High School, transferred to St. John Bosco and helped win the CIF state title as junior…also participated in The Opening finals prior to his senior season…received numerous offers and chose Florida State over Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC.


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2018 SIGNEESD'MARCUS ADAMS - WR

6-0 • 170 • FR • Ormond Beach, Fla.HIGH SCHOOL: Big-play receiver rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247…also ranked as No. 21 prospect in Florida and No. 25 wide receiver in the nation by 247…U.S. Army All-American…made 26 receptions for 592 yards, an average of 22.8 yards per reception, with three touchdowns to help Mainland advance to regional semifinal round of 6A state playoffs in senior season…caught 20 passes for 373 yards and six touchdowns as a junior, helping the Buccaneers win 11 games and play into regional final round of state playoff bracket…dual-sport star with five regional championships in track and field…qualified for 3A state championship track meet in 400-meter dash, 110 hurdles and long jump…committed to Florida State prior to senior season over multiple offers including Missouri, Nebraska and Penn State.

ISAIAH BOLDEN - DB6-2 • 185 • FR • Wesley Chapel, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: Hard-hitting cover corner rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247…ranked as top-30 cornerback in the country by both services and 188th overall in ESPN300…selected to play in Offense-Defense All-American Bowl…was also used on special teams, putting his return skills to good use with 90-yard interception return and 93-yard punt return for touchdowns during his senior season…junior year helped lead a defense that held opponents to 19.3 points per game as the Wildcats earned 7-2 overall record…received multiple scholarship offers and selected Florida State over Oregon.

DENNIS BRIGGS JR. - DE6-4 • 252 • FR • Kissimmee, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus four-start defensive lineman…ranked 27th in the country at his position and 42nd overall in the state of Florida by 247Sports…ranked as the 13th strong side defensive end in the country and 44th overall in Florida by Rivals…as a senior, recorded 116 tackles, 34 for loss with nine sacks and three forced fumbles…named first-team Orange Belt all-conference and second-team all-state as a senior…following his senior season, was invited to the 2017 Central Florida All-Star Game…totaled more than 245 tackles and 24 sacks in his high school career…chose the Seminoles over several offers, including Miami, Louisville and South Carolina.

JAMARCUS CHATMAN - DE6-2 • 258 • FR • Rome, Ga.

HIGH SCHOOL: An athletic four-star prospect and the 56th-ranked player in Georgia by ESPN…ranked 30th in the country at his position by Rivals…a preseason Georgia Class 5A all-state defensive lineman that produced 30 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles on the way to winning a state championship for the second year in a row…part of Rome defense that allowed 9.5 points per game and recorded six shutouts, including a 38-0 victory in the class 5A state championship game…named second-team AAAAA all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association…named a Class AAAAA all-state honorable mention by the Atlanta Journal Constitution…chose the Seminoles over Miami, North Carolina and Virginia Tech among multiple offers.

ROBERT COOPER - DT6-2 • 365 • FR • Lilburn, Ga.

HIGH SCHOOL: One of FSU’s first commitments for the class of 2018…consensus four-star prospect rated No. 4 nationally among defensive tackles and No. 13 overall in Georgia by 247 and No. 5 at his position and 16th in state by Rivals…ranked 91st in ESPN300…Under-Armour All-American…recorded 42 tackles, including 8.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks while battling injuries as a senior…junior season collected 54 tackles, including 16.0 for loss with 4.0 sacks, and six quarterback hurries while helping Comets advance to second round of AAAAAAA state playoffs…named first-team all-state by Atlanta Journal Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association…selected Florida State over Alabama and Georgia after receiving multiple scholarship offers.

JALEN GOSS - OL6-7 • 265 • FR • Valdosta, Ga.

HIGH SCHOOL: Long offensive tackle ranked as a consensus three-star prospect…rated as the No. 69 overall prospect in Georgia by ESPN, 84th in the state by 247Sports and 91st in the state by Rivals…known for his large frame, tremendous reach and polished technique at the point of attack…as a senior helped pave the way for a Lowndes offense that set a single-season school record with 627 points scored and compiled more than 2,700 yards and 55 touchdowns on the ground…helped guide the Lowndes High School offense to become the 60th team in Georgia history to eclipse 600 points in a season…named first team AAAAAAA all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution…attended same high school as recent Florida State standout Telvin Smith…chose FSU over several scholarship offers, including Florida, Miami, Auburn, and Michigan.

ANTHONY GRANT - RB5-11 • 200 • FR • Buford, Ga.

HIGH SCHOOL: Explosive playmaker rated as a four-star athlete by Rivals…ranked as the No. 20 athlete and No. 34 prospect in Georgia by Rivals...rated a three-star running back by ESPN and 247Sports...an ironman athlete, spending significant time on both sides of the ball…as a senior, helped lead Buford to district title and appearance in the AAAAA state semifinals before finishing with 11-2 record…named first-team AAAAA all-state athlete by the Georgia Sports Writers Association…named AAAAA all-state at linebacker by the Atlanta Journal Constitution…voted the All-Region 8 Georgia AAAAA Player of the Year by the league’s coaches…displays tremendous strength with the ability to drive through defenders…selected Florida State over other finalist Tennessee.

TRE'SHAUN HARRISON - WR6-2 • 190 • FR • Seattle, Wash.

HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus four-star athlete and No. 2 prospect in the state of Washington…tabbed as the No. 4-ranked athlete in the country by 247Sports, 10th by Rivals and 14th by ESPN…as a senior, recorded 55 catches for 1,102 yards and 12 touchdowns while spending time as a defensive back and the primary return specialist…named the 2017 Washington Player of the Year by the News Tribune…as a junior named the 3A Metro Valley Offensive Player of the Year while earning first-team all-league safety honors…showcases tremendous speed with the ability to make defenders miss with an impressive change of direction…chose the Seminoles over Oregon, Tennessee and Utah among several scholarship offers.

KEYSHAWN HELTON - ATH5-9 • 160 • FR • Pensacola, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: Explosive wide receiver rated as a three-star prospect according to 247Sports…as a senior, hauled in 59 passes for 793 yards and 14 touchdowns while helping lead West Florida to the Florida 5A state semifinals for the first time in school history…second-team all-state selection…contributed heavily to an offense that produced 33.3 points per game and a 12-2 record…known for his world-class speed with sub-4.4 second 40-yard dash time…nephew of FSU legend and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks…chose Florida State after receiving interest from Tennessee and South Florida, among others.

MALCOLM LAMAR - DE6-5 • 282 • FR • Seffner, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-star prospect according to 247, Rivals and ESPN...also ranked among the ESPN300…played in 13 games as a senior registering 48 tackles and five sacks…following his senior season, named second-team ALL-USA Florida by USA Today and was first-team all-state performer…a long, versatile athlete with active hands and a knack for pursing the football…finished his career at Armwood with 102 total tackles and 15.0 sacks…helped Armwood finish 14-1 in 2017 after reaching the 6A state title game…selected Florida State over multiple offers, including Oregon.

A.J. LYTTON - DB5-11 • 173 • FR • Upper Marlboro, Md.

HIGH SCHOOL: Speedy athlete rated as a consensus four-star prospect…ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Maryland by Rivals and 247 and the No. 8 cornerback in the nation by 247…rated 31st in ESPN300…Under Armour All-American…helped lead Wise to 42 straight wins and three consecutive 4A state championships…2017 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year…named to first-ever Elite 22 team by Prince George’s County coaches…played both sides of the ball, recording 32 tackles, three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two forced fumbles on defense while catching 34 passes for 523 yards and seven touchdowns his senior season…led defense that allowed 7.1 points per game and registered six shutouts…junior season earned first-team all-state, second-team junior All-America and second-team All-Met honors…selected Florida State over numerous offers that included Alabama, Clemson and Penn State.

CAMREN MCDONALD - TE6-4 • 210 • FR • Long Beach, Calif.

HIGH SCHOOL: Explosive tight end ranked as a consensus four-star prospect…top-rated tight end in the state of California by ESPN and Rivals…ranked as the No. 3 tight end and No. 49 overall in the state of California by 247Sports…match-up nightmare that uses a blend of size and athleticism to line up either as an attached tight end or a split wide receiver…blows past big defenders with an incredible burst of speed and uses size as an advantage on smaller defenders…as a senior caught 35 passes for 602 yards and eight touchdowns…competed in the same California league as Florida State early enrollee Jaiden Woodbey…chose the Seminoles over Southern Cal, California, Ole Miss and Nebraska.

CHRISTIAN MEADOWS - OL6-4 • 325 • FR • Montezuma, Ga.

HIGH SCHOOL: Aggressive offensive lineman rated as a four-star prospect by 247 and ESPN…ranked No. 79 overall in ESPN300 and the No. 5 offensive guard…Under Armour All-American…led Macon County to the regional championship in the Georgia A tournament…blocked for offense that averaged 344 yards per game…helped lead Macon County to the state championship as a junior…named all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Georgia Sportswriters Association following his junior season…chose Florida State over offers from Miami, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi State, among others…committed to FSU in July 2016.

CHAZ NEAL - OL6-7 • 275 • FR • Zephyrhills, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus three-star prospect…played defense in high school and was ranked a top-70 weak side defensive end in the country by 247Sports…as a senior produced 50 tackles, including 14 for loss with four sacks, five pass breakups and a forced fumble…displays tremendous upside with an NFL-ready frame…transferred from Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida after an injury sidelined him for his entire junior season…teammates with fellow FSU signee Isaiah Bolden…Chose the Seminoles over Southern Cal, Oregon, South Carolina, Maryland and South Florida among others.

XAVIER PETERS - DE6-4 • 225 • FR • West Chester, Ohio

HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus four-star prospect…ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect in Ohio and the No. 15 outside linebacker in the country by 247Sports…ranked fifth in the state, sixth at his position and 75th nationally by Rivals…tabbed by ESPN as Ohio’s 12th-ranked prospect…Under Armour All-American…compiled 78 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbled and one fumble recovery as a senior…named first-team All-Greater Miami Conference and second-team Southwest Ohio all-district following standout senior season…switched from wide receiver to defense after his sophomore year of high school…selected Florida State over finalist Kentucky.

ASANTE SAMUEL, JR. - DB5-10 • 177 • FR • Sunrise, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: Outstanding cornerback ranked No. 25 overall by ESPN and a consensus four-star recruit…named an Under Armour All-American…helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to 7A state titles as a sophomore and junior and the state semifinals in 2017…earned first-team all-state honors as senior…blocked a field goal in his final high school game against Venice…finished 2017 with 32 tackles, one interception, two blocked field goals and two blocked PATs…named the fourth-best prospect in recruit-heavy Brevard County prior to his senior season…participated in The Opening finals…attended same high school as recent Florida State standouts Lamarcus Joyner and Rashad Greene…father is Asante Samuel, who played at UCF and spent 11 years in the NFL with the Patriots, Eagles, and Falcons…chose Florida State over numerous offers, including Miami, Alabama, LSU and Ohio State.

WARREN THOMPSON - WR6-3 • 196 • FR • Seffner, Fla.

HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus four-star recruit ranked as the No. 154 player in the country by 247Sports composite…slotted 201st in ESPN300…caught 50 passes for 866 yards and 10 touchdowns over his final two seasons at Armwood, including 487 yards and six touchdowns as a senior…helped lead Armwood to the 6A state championship game in 2017…caught a five-yard touchdown in the state championship game that gave Armwood a 9-0 lead over Miami Northwestern…chose Florida State over numerous offers, including Florida, Alabama, LSU and Oregon.

JORDAN YOUNG - WR6-2 • 185 • FR • Conyers, Ga.

HIGH SCHOOL: Speedy wide receiver rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN…ranked as the No. 21 overall prospect in Georgia and 27th wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports…as a senior, caught 66 passes for 1,562 yards and 17 touchdowns…named to the AAAAAA all-state team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution…named second-team AAAAAA all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association…dynamic athlete that uses incredible speed and size to create separation from defenders…ran track in high school, winning the AAAAAA state championship in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.34 seconds…selected Florida State over Tennessee.


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2017 STATISTICSRUSHING Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GCam Akers 13 194 1094 70 1024 5.3 7 63 78.8Jacques Patrick 11 134 780 32 748 5.6 7 69 68.0Amir Rasul 12 33 159 7 152 4.6 0 23 12.7Ryan Green 5 13 127 1 126 9.7 3 50 25.2Nyqwan Murray 12 3 16 1 15 5.0 1 13 1.2Keith Gavin 10 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.6Colton Plante 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 3.0J.J. Cosentino 6 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.3Middleton, B 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1.0Gabe Nabers 13 2 0 3 -3 -1.5 0 0 -0.2George Campbell 4 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -1.0TEAM 8 4 0 8 -8 -2.0 0 0 -1.0Deondre Francois 1 9 12 21 -9 -1.0 0 4 -9.0James Blackman 13 65 168 200 -32 -0.5 0 21 -2.5Total.......... 13 463 2371 347 2024 4.4 18 69 155.7Opponents...... 13 466 2066 303 1763 3.8 19 51 135.6

PASSING Name GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GJames Blackman 13 135.02 173-297-11 58.2 2230 19 60 171.5Deondre Francois 1 108.91 19-33-2 57.6 210 1 38 210.0J.J. Cosentino 6 147.02 8-11-0 72.7 58 1 12 9.7Jake Rizzo 1 75.20 1-2-0 50.0 6 0 6 6.0TEAM 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Cam Akers 13 494.80 1-1-0 100.0 47 0 47 3.6Total.......... 13 133.21 202-345-13 58.6 2551 21 60 196.2Opponents...... 13 110.90 243-440-9 55.2 2541 15 71 195.5

RECEIVING Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GNyqwan Murray 12 40 604 15.1 4 51 50.3Auden Tate 12 40 548 13.7 10 51 45.7Keith Gavin 10 27 278 10.3 0 43 27.8Jacques Patrick 11 21 171 8.1 0 35 15.5Ryan Izzo 13 20 317 15.9 3 60 24.4Cam Akers 13 16 116 7.2 1 19 8.9Ermon Lane 12 8 169 21.1 0 43 14.1George Campbell 4 6 122 20.3 0 60 30.5D.J. Matthews 11 6 72 12.0 1 27 6.5Johnathan Vickers 12 4 50 12.5 0 26 4.2Amir Rasul 12 4 28 7.0 0 11 2.3Justin Motlow 5 4 27 6.8 1 12 5.4Jared Jackson 13 2 13 6.5 0 10 1.0Tre' McKitty 11 1 23 23.0 0 23 2.1Bryan LaCivita 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5Ryan Green 5 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0Gabe Nabers 13 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.2Total.......... 13 202 2551 12.6 21 60 196.2Opponents...... 13 243 2541 10.5 15 71 195.5

ALL-PURPOSE Name GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GCam Akers 13 1024 116 0 0 0 1140 87.7Jacques Patrick 11 748 171 0 0 0 919 83.5Nyqwan Murray 12 15 604 0 0 0 619 51.6Auden Tate 12 0 548 0 0 0 548 45.7Keith Gavin 10 6 278 0 178 0 462 46.2Amir Rasul 12 152 28 0 205 0 385 32.1Ryan Izzo 13 0 317 0 0 0 317 24.4D.J. Matthews 11 0 72 200 37 0 309 28.1Derwin James 12 0 0 0 170 41 211 17.6Ermon Lane 12 0 169 0 0 0 169 14.1George Campbell 4 -4 122 0 40 0 158 39.5Ryan Green 5 126 5 0 0 0 131 26.2Tarvarus McFadden 13 0 0 42 0 0 105 8.1Johnathan Vickers 12 0 50 0 0 0 50 4.2Matthew Thomas 12 0 0 0 0 29 29 2.4Justin Motlow 5 0 27 0 0 0 27 5.4Tre' McKitty 11 0 23 0 0 0 23 2.1Levonta Taylor 13 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.4Jared Jackson 13 0 13 0 0 0 13 1.0Brian Burns 13 0 0 13 0 0 13 1.0Naseir Upshur 12 0 0 0 12 0 12 1.0Carlos Becker 9 0 0 0 11 0 11 1.2Bryan LaCivita 4 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5Colton Plante 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 3.0J.J. Cosentino 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.3Middleton, B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.0Gabe Nabers 13 -3 2 0 0 0 -1 -0.1TEAM 8 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -1.0Deondre Francois 1 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -9.0James Blackman 13 -32 0 0 0 0 -32 -2.5Total.......... 13 2024 2551 255 653 88 5634 433.4Opponents...... 13 1763 2541 253 677 133 5367 412.8

TOTAL OFFENSE Name G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GJames Blackman 13 362 -32 2230 2198 169.1Cam Akers 13 195 1024 47 1071 82.4Jacques Patrick 11 134 748 0 748 68.0Deondre Francois 1 42 -9 210 201 201.0Amir Rasul 12 33 152 0 152 12.7Ryan Green 5 13 126 0 126 25.2J.J. Cosentino 6 13 2 58 60 10.0Nyqwan Murray 12 3 15 0 15 1.2Jake Rizzo 1 2 0 6 6 6.0Keith Gavin 10 1 6 0 6 0.6Colton Plante 2 1 6 0 6 3.0Middleton, B 1 1 1 0 1 1.0Gabe Nabers 13 2 -3 0 -3 -0.2George Campbell 4 1 -4 0 -4 -1.0TEAM 8 5 -8 0 -8 -1.0Total.......... 13 808 2024 2551 4575 351.9Opponents...... 13 906 1763 2541 4304 331.1

TEAM STATISTICS

FS OPP

SCORING 362 276

Points Per Game 27.8 21.2

Points Off Turnovers 59 66

FIRST DOWNS 234 226

Rushing 110 90

Passing 110 120

Penalty 14 16

RUSHING YARDAGE 2024 1763

Yards gained rushing 2371 2066

Yards lost rushing 347 303

Rushing Attempts 463 466

Average Per Rush 4.4 3.8

Average Per Game 155.7 135.6

TDs Rushing 18 19

PASSING YARDAGE 2551 2541

Comp-Att-Int 202-345-13 243-440-9

Average Per Pass 7.4 5.8

Average Per Catch 12.6 10.5


TDs Passing 21 15

TOTAL OFFENSE 4575 4304

Total Plays 808 906

Average Per Play 5.7 4.8


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 27-653 33-677

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 31-255 20-253

INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-88 13-133

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.2 20.5

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.2 12.6

INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.8 10.2

FUMBLES-LOST 19-8 10-6

PENALTIES-Yards 78-699 60-510


PUNTS-Yards 67-2849 77-3190

Average Per Punt 42.5 41.4

Net punt average 37.0 37.1

KICKOFFS-Yards 75-4782 61-3724

Average Per Kick 63.8 61.0

Net kick average 41.4 37.6

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:49 29:34

3RD-DOWN Conversions 57/162 72/199

3rd-Down Pct 35% 36%

4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/10 13/27

4th-Down Pct 50% 48%

SACKS BY-Yards 29-157 32-218

MISC YARDS 75 29

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 44 34

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-21 14-21

ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1

RED-ZONE SCORES (44-48) 92% (35-39) 90%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (31-48) 65% (23-39) 59%

PAT-ATTEMPTS (42-44) 95% (28-32) 88%

ATTENDANCE 425658 273792

Games/Avg Per Game 6/70943 5/54758

Neutral Site Games 2/54966

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Florida State 69 126 50 117 362

Opponents 56 77 82 61 276


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2017 STATISTICSPLAYER GAME HIGHSRushes 22 Cam Akers vs Syracuse Yards Rushing 199 Cam Akers vs Syracuse TD Rushes 2 Cam Akers vs Syracuse Jacques Patrick vs Delaware State Ryan Green vs Delaware State Jacques Patrick vs ULM Cam Akers vs ULM Long Rush 69 Jacques Patrick at Wake Forest Pass attempts 38 James Blackman vs NC State Pass completions 22 James Blackman vs NC State Yards Passing 278 James Blackman vs NC State TD Passes 4 James Blackman vs Southern MissLong Pass 60 James Blackman vs NC State James Blackman at Clemson Receptions 9 Auden Tate vs NC State Yards Receiving 138 Auden Tate vs NC State TD Receptions 3 Auden Tate vs Southern Miss Long Reception 60 George Campbell vs NC State Ryan Izzo at Clemson Field Goals 4 Ricky Aguayo vs NC State Ricky Aguayo at Wake Forest Long Field Goal 51 Ricky Aguayo at Wake Forest Punts 9 Logan Tyler vs Syracuse Punting Avg 52.0 Logan Tyler at Duke Long Punt 61 Logan Tyler at Duke Punts inside 20 4 Logan Tyler vs Syracuse Long Punt Return 47 D.J. Matthews vs Delaware State Long Kickoff Return 81 Keith Gavin at Wake Forest Tackles 15 Matthew Thomas at Boston College Sacks 4.0 Joshua Kaindoh vs Delaware State Tackles For Loss 4.5 Brian Burns at ClemsonInterceptions 2 Levonta Taylor at Florida

LONGEST PLAYSRushing69 Jacques Patrick vs Wake Forest (9/30/2017)

Rushing Touchdown63 Cam Akers vs Syracuse (11/4/2017)

Passing60 George Campbell from James Blackman vs NC State (9/23/2017)60 Ryan Izzo from James Blackman vs Clemson (11/11/2017)

Passing Touchdown60 Ryan Izzo from James Blackman vs Clemson (11/11/2017)

Punt Return47 D.J. Matthews vs Delaware State (11/18/2017)

Kick Return81 Keith Gavin vs Wake Forest (9/30/2017)

Interception Return41 Derwin James vs Delaware State (11/18/2017)

Fumble Return34 Matthew Thomas vs Louisville (10/21/2017)

Field Goal Return63 Tarvarus McFadden vs Delaware State (11/18/2017)

Punt61 Logan Tyler vs Duke (10/14/2017)

Field Goal51 Ricky Aguayo vs Wake Forest (9/30/2017)

TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 45 vs ULM

vs Southern Miss

Yards Rushing 305 vs ULM

Yards Per Rush 7.7 vs Delaware State

TD Rushes 5 vs Delaware State

vs ULM

Pass attempts 39 vs NC State

Pass completions 22 vs NC State

Yards Passing 278 vs NC State

Yards Per Pass 9.8 vs Delaware State

TD Passes 4 vs Delaware State

vs Southern Miss

Total Plays 74 vs Southern Miss

Total Offense 504 vs ULM

Yards Per Play 8.6 vs Delaware State

Points 77 vs Delaware State

Sacks By 6 vs Delaware State

First Downs 26 vs ULM

Penalties 11 vs NC State

Penalty Yards 93 vs NC State

Turnovers 3 vs Alabama

vs Louisville

at Boston College

Interceptions By 3 at Florida

Punts 9 vs Syracuse

Punting Avg 52.0 at Duke

Long Punt 61 at Duke

Punts inside 20 4 vs Syracuse

Long Punt Return 47 vs Delaware State

FIELD GOALS Name FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkRicky Aguayo 18-21 85.7 0-0 5-5 11-13 1-2 1-1 51 1 FIELD GOALS SEQUENCE Florida State OPPONENTSAlabama 37 42,(35),(25),41,(33)NC State 30,(37),(36),(37),(34) (24),(30)Wake Forest (51),(27),(37),(35) (24),(39)Miami (27),(38) (31)Duke (23) (37)Louisville 44 45,(34)Boston College (36) 49Syracuse (49),(38) 48,(42),43Clemson - (26)Delaware State - 42Florida (25) (45)ULM - (28)Southern Miss (29),(39),(39) -Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. PUNT RETURNS Name No. Yds Avg TD LongD.J. Matthews 18 200 11.1 0 47Tarvarus McFadden 12 42 3.5 0 15Brian Burns 1 13 13.0 0 0Total.......... 31 255 8.2 0 47Opponents...... 20 253 12.6 0 44 KICK RETURNSName No. Yds Avg TD LongAmir Rasul 9 205 22.8 0 39Keith Gavin 7 178 25.4 0 81Derwin James 6 170 28.3 0 49George Campbell 2 40 20.0 0 24D.J. Matthews 1 37 37.0 0 37Carlos Becker 1 11 11.0 0 11Naseir Upshur 1 12 12.0 0 12Total.......... 27 653 24.2 0 81Opponents...... 33 677 20.5 0 43 PUNTINGName No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkdLogan Tyler 66 2849 43.2 61 6 19 22 19 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1Total.......... 67 2849 42.5 61 6 19 22 19 1Opponents...... 77 3190 41.4 60 4 19 30 12 2 KICKOFFSName No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnLogan Tyler 75 4782 63.8 40 2 Total.......... 75 4782 63.8 40 2 677 41.4 23Opponents...... 61 3724 61.0 31 3 653 37.6 27 SCORING Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsRicky Aguayo 0 18-21 42-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 96Auden Tate 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60Cam Akers 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Jacques Patrick 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Nyqwan Murray 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Ryan Izzo 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Ryan Green 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18D.J. Matthews 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Tarvarus McFadden 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jacob Pugh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Justin Motlow 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Gabe Nabers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Levonta Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Matthew Thomas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Derwin James 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... 44 18-21 42-44 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 362Opponents...... 34 14-21 28-32 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 276 INTERCEPTIONSName No. Yds Avg TD LongDerwin James 2 41 20.5 1 41Stanford Samuels 2 0 0.0 0 0Levonta Taylor 2 18 9.0 1 18Kyle Meyers 1 0 0.0 0 0Emmett Rice 1 0 0.0 0 0Matthew Thomas 1 29 29.0 0 29Total.......... 9 88 9.8 2 41Opponents...... 13 133 10.2 0 38 FUMBLE RETURNSName No. Yds Avg TD LongJacob Pugh 1 16 16.0 1 16Jalen Wilkerson 1 7 7.0 0 7Matthew Thomas 1 34 34.0 1 34Tarvarus McFadden 0 0 0.0 1 0Total.......... 3 57 19.0 3 34Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0


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2017 STATS: INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAMEPASSING #1 Blackman, J Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficNC State 38 22 0 57.9 278 1 60 4 21 128.0Wake Forest 21 11 0 52.4 121 1 43 5 39 116.5Miami 28 17 2 60.7 203 2 21 4 23 130.9Duke 21 18 2 85.7 197 1 38 2 14 161.2Louisville 28 16 2 57.1 248 2 37 2 17 140.8Boston College 26 11 1 42.3 102 0 33 2 16 67.6Syracuse 19 12 0 63.2 136 1 51 3 22 140.7Clemson 32 13 1 40.6 208 1 60 5 33 99.3Delaware State 15 11 0 73.3 179 3 43 0 0 239.6Florida 21 10 1 47.6 128 2 39 2 13 120.7ULM 22 14 2 63.6 197 1 35 0 0 135.7Southern Miss 26 18 0 69.2 233 4 27 0 0 195.3TOTALS 297 173 11 58.2 2230 19 60 29 198 135.0

#12 Francois, D Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficAlabama 33 19 2 57.6 210 1 38 3 20 108.9TOTALS 33 19 2 57.6 210 1 38 3 20 108.9 #16 Cosentino, J Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficDelaware State 7 6 0 85.7 51 1 12 0 0 194.1ULM 1 1 0 100.0 2 0 2 0 0 116.8Southern Miss 3 1 0 33.3 5 0 5 0 0 47.3TOTALS 11 8 0 72.7 58 1 12 0 0 147.0 #14 Rizzo, J Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficDelaware State 2 1 0 50.0 6 0 6 0 0 75.2TOTALS 2 1 0 50.0 6 0 6 0 0 75.2

#3 Akers, C. Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficBoston College 1 1 0 100.0 47 0 47 0 0 494.8TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 47 0 47 0 0 494.8 #TM TEAM Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficNC State 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TOTALS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

RUSHING Name No-Yds/TD ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USMAkers, C 194-1024/7 10-30/0 12-55/0 14-58/0 20-121/0 15-115/1 16-75/0 18-42/0 22-199/2 12-40/0 9-44/1 14-34/1 19-117/2 13-94/0Patrick, J 134-748/7 6-17/0 8-38/0 19-120/1 11-91/0 18-98/0 14-70/0 DNP DNP 5-3/1 3-28/2 15-67/0 19-155/2 16-61/1Rasul, A 33-152/0 DNP - 4-6/0 - 2-16/0 1-4/0 4-25/0 4-11/0 - 9-61/0 1-1/0 1-3/0 7-25/0Green, R 13-126/3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 3-10/0 - DNP 7-96/2 DNP 3-20/1 DNPMurray, N 3-15/1 - - - 1-3/0 1--1/0 - - - - 1-13/0 - - DNPGavin, K 1-6/0 1-6/0 - - - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - -Plante, C 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 1-6/0Cosentino, J 2-2/0 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 1-0/0 - - 1-2/0Middleton, B 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNPNabers, G 2--3/0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0/0 1--3/0Campbell, G 1--4/0 1--4/0 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPTEAM 4--8/0 - - 1--2/0 1--2/0 DNP DNP DNP 1--2/0 DNP - 1--2/0 DNP -Francois, D 9--9/0 9--9/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPBlackman, J 65--32/0 - 6-11/0 5--33/0 10--10/0 4-0/0 7-6/0 4--13/0 10--1/0 7--22/0 1-3/0 3--12/0 2-10/0 6-29/0 RECEIVING Name No-Yds/TD ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USMMurray, N 40-604/4 3-29/0 5-29/0 2-2/0 3-39/0 5-81/0 4-95/1 3-102/0 3-60/1 4-73/0 4-53/1 2-24/1 2-17/0 DNPTate, A 40-548/10 2-41/1 9-138/1 2-47/1 3-56/1 3-30/1 5-62/0 2-12/0 DNP 4-33/0 1-3/1 2-19/1 2-23/0 5-84/3Izzo, R 20-317/3 3-46/0 - - 4-54/1 1-13/0 2-37/1 1-14/0 1-5/0 1-60/1 - 1-29/0 - 6-59/0Gavin, K 27-278/0 7-50/0 3-17/0 1-43/0 3-24/0 DNP DNP DNP 4-25/0 2-17/0 4-78/0 1-4/0 1-7/0 1-13/0Patrick, J 21-171/0 2-12/0 - 3-26/0 3-15/0 2-0/0 3-35/0 DNP DNP 1-6/0 - 3-13/0 2-38/0 2-26/0Lane, E 8-169/0 - - - - - - 1-9/0 1-28/0 - 2-48/0 1-39/0 3-45/0 DNPCampbell, G 6-122/0 1-21/0 3-85/0 1-1/0 1-15/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPAkers, C 16-116/1 1-11/0 1-6/0 2-2/0 - 2-20/0 2-19/0 3-7/0 3-18/0 1-19/0 - - - 1-14/1Matthews, D 6-72/1 DNP DNP - - 1-12/0 - - - - - - 2-23/1 3-37/0Vickers, J 4-50/0 - - - - 2-29/0 - 1-0/0 - - - - 1-21/0 DNPRasul, A 4-28/0 DNP 1-3/0 - - 1-9/0 - - - - 1-11/0 - - 1-5/0Motlow, J 4-27/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 3-25/1 - 1-2/0 -McKitty, T 1-23/0 DNP - - - - DNP - - - - - 1-23/0 -Jackson, J 2-13/0 - - - - 1-3/0 - - - - 1-10/0 - - -LaCivita, B 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 1-6/0 DNP - -Green, R 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-5/0 - DNP - DNP - DNPNabers, G 1-2/1 - - - - - - - - - 1-2/1 - - - ALL PURPOSE Name Yds ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USMAkers, C 1140 41 61 60 121 135 94 49 217 59 44 34 117 108Patrick, J 919 29 38 146 106 98 105 DNP DNP 9 28 80 193 87Murray, N 619 29 29 2 42 80 95 102 60 73 66 24 17 DNPTate, A 548 41 138 47 56 30 62 12 DNP 33 3 19 23 84Gavin, K 462 76 44 124 57 DNP DNP DNP 25 34 78 4 7 13Rasul, A 385 DNP 3 6 - 25 29 70 49 58 72 1 42 30Izzo, R 317 46 - - 54 13 37 14 5 60 - 29 - 59Matthews, D 309 DNP DNP - 37 12 - -4 11 11 138 6 61 37James, D 211 - 49 36 - 13 20 - - - 69 24 - DNPLane, E 169 - - - - - - 9 28 - 48 39 45 DNPCampbell, G 158 17 109 17 15 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPGreen, R 131 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 15 - DNP 96 DNP 20 DNPMcFadden, T 105 - 25 7 -4 2 18 -6 - - 63 - - -Vickers, J 50 - - - - 29 - - - - - - 21 DNPThomas, M 29 - - - - - - - - - - 29 - DNPMotlow, J 27 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 25 - 2 -McKitty, T 23 DNP - - - - DNP - - - - - 23 -Taylor, L 18 - - - - - - - - - - 18 - -Burns, B 13 - 13 - - - - - - - - - - -Jackson, J 13 - - - - 3 - - - - 10 - - -Upshur, N 12 - - - - - - - - - 12 DNP - -Becker, C 11 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - - - - - - 11Plante, C 6 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 6LaCivita, B 6 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 6 DNP - -Cosentino, J 2 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP - - - 2Middleton, B 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 DNP DNP DNPNabers, G -1 - - - - - - - - - 2 - - -3TEAM -8 - - -2 -2 - - - -2 - - -2 - -Francois, D -9 -9 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPBlackman, J -32 - 11 -33 -10 - 6 -13 -1 -22 3 -12 10 29


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2017 STATS: DEFENSIVE Solo Ast Total Sacks Fumbles Blkd

Name GP Tkls Tkls Tkls TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf

6 Matthew Thomas 12 43 42 85 10.0-47 2.0-26 1-29 2 1 1-34 . 1 .

3 Derwin James 12 49 35 84 5.5-10 1.0-1 2-41 11 4 . . 1 .

9 Josh Sweat 12 31 25 56 12.5-47 5.5-22 . 3 6 . . . .

91 Derrick Nnadi 13 22 31 53 10.0-41 3.5-20 . 1 2 . 1 . .

99 Brian Burns 13 26 22 48 13.5-48 4.5-20 . 4 5 1-0 3 2 .

18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins 11 20 25 45 1.5-2 . . 1 2 . 1 . .

20 Trey Marshall 9 21 23 44 1.5-13 . . 1 . . . . .

19 A.J. Westbrook 12 33 7 40 . . . 7 . 1-0 . . .

90 Demarcus Christmas 13 19 17 36 4.5-17 1.0-9 . 4 2 1-0 . 1 .

4 Tarvarus McFadden 13 21 9 30 . . . 10 . . . . .

23 Hamsah Nasirildeen 13 23 6 29 . . . 3 . . . . .

8 Stanford Samuels 13 20 7 27 3.0-13 1.0-7 2-0 5 . . 1 . .

14 Kyle Meyers 13 24 2 26 1.0-7 . 1-0 3 1 . 1 . .

16 Jacob Pugh 11 11 10 21 1.0-1 . . 2 1 1-16 . . .

30 Jalen Wilkerson 13 10 9 19 6.0-14 0.5-3 . . 3 1-7 . . .

29 Nate Andrews 10 13 5 18 . . . 1 . . . . .

1 Levonta Taylor 13 11 7 18 1.0-1 . 2-18 3 . . . . .

55 Fredrick Jones 13 11 7 18 2.0-10 0.5-1 . . . . . . .

94 Walvenski Aime 11 8 10 18 2.0-6 . . . 3 . . 1 .

13 Joshua Kaindoh 13 11 6 17 6.5-34 4.0-25 . . 6 . 1 . .

5 Dontavious Jackson 9 10 7 17 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .

56 Emmett Rice 13 6 8 14 0.5-1 . 1-0 . . . . . .

5 Ermon Lane 12 7 5 12 . . . 2 . . . . .

22 Adonis Thomas 6 6 6 12 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .

12 Arthur Williams 13 4 4 8 3.0-12 1.5-10 . . . . . . .

15 Carlos Becker 9 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .

87 Jared Jackson 13 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .

21 Marvin Wilson 12 3 4 7 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . .

24 Cyrus Fagan 7 3 3 6 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .

35 Leonard Warner 13 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .

21 Logan Tyler 13 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .

11 Janarius Robinson 8 1 3 4 1.5-4 1.0-3 . . . . . . .

51 Josh Brown 12 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .

TM TEAM 8 2 . 2 2.0-6 2.0-6 . . . . . . 1

76 Rick Leonard 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

9 Jacques Patrick 11 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

35 Gabe Nabers 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

11 George Campbell 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

49 Cedric Wood 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

22 Amir Rasul 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

70 Cole Minshew 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

29 D.J. Matthews 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

18 Auden Tate 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

82 Naseir Upshur 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

81 Ryan Izzo 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

32 Array Culmer 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

26 Johnathan Vickers 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

8 Nyqwan Murray 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

38 Herbans Paul 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . . .

Total.......... 13 503 356 859 92-341 29-157 9-88 64 38 6-57 8 6 1

Opponents...... 13 432 425 857 93.0-357 32-218 13-133 35 25 8-0 11 2 .


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TACKLES Name UA-A TOT ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USMThomas, M 43-42 85 4-6 - 7-3 2-0 4-1 5-5 4-11 1-3 4-7 2-0 5-3 5-3 DNPJames, D 49-35 84 3-3 5-3 4-0 2-3 5-1 6-2 3-10 1-2 7-2 2-1 3-4 8-4 DNPSweat, J 31-25 56 2-3 1-4 1-0 4-1 4-0 6-3 3-5 4-2 3-3 0-1 2-2 1-1 DNPNnadi, D 22-31 53 0-6 2-4 6-1 0-2 1-1 0-4 1-3 5-2 1-5 1-0 2-1 1-2 2-0Burns, B 26-22 48 1-1 2-4 1-2 3-1 1-1 2-2 2-2 4-2 5-2 0-1 3-2 0-1 2-1Hoskins, R 20-25 45 1-8 5-4 DNP DNP - - 3-3 - 4-4 - 2-3 3-2 2-1Marshall, T 21-23 44 2-1 4-2 1-2 1-1 DNP 4-6 2-4 3-1 3-3 DNP 1-3 DNP DNPWestbrook, A 33-7 40 1-2 2-0 2-3 5-0 6-0 1-0 - DNP 1-0 3-0 5-1 1-1 6-0Christmas, D 19-17 36 0-2 3-1 2-3 3-1 2-1 0-2 1-3 2-1 2-0 1-0 0-2 2-1 1-0McFadden, T 21-9 30 2-3 - 5-0 - 2-0 1-0 0-2 4-1 4-2 - 1-0 - 2-1Nasirildeen, H 23-6 29 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - 1-1 3-1 10-0 1-1 3-1 0-1 -Samuels, S 20-7 27 - - 2-0 0-1 - 2-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 3-0 2-1 3-2 4-1Meyers, K 24-2 26 - 1-1 5-0 6-0 2-0 - - 5-1 - - 2-0 2-0 1-0Pugh, J 11-10 21 1-3 2-0 - 2-0 DNP DNP 2-4 1-1 - 1-0 0-2 - 2-0Wilkerson, J 10-9 19 0-1 1-0 2-1 - - 0-1 2-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 2-1Jones, F 11-7 18 1-4 0-1 - - 1-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 3-0 1-0Taylor, L 11-7 18 0-1 1-0 3-0 - - - 0-2 2-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 2-2 0-1Andrews, N 13-5 18 DNP 2-0 - 1-1 2-0 - 1-1 DNP DNP - 1-1 1-1 5-1Aime, W 8-10 18 0-1 1-2 DNP - DNP 1-1 0-3 1-0 3-1 2-1 0-1 - -Jackson, D 10-7 17 DNP DNP 2-1 1-0 - 3-1 0-1 DNP 1-1 2-0 1-2 DNP 0-1Kaindoh, J 11-6 17 0-1 - 1-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 5-1 1-0 0-1 -Rice, E 6-8 14 1-0 0-3 - - 0-2 1-0 1-1 - 1-0 1-0 - 1-2 -Lane, E 7-5 12 3-3 1-0 1-2 2-0 - - - - - - - - DNPThomas, A 6-6 12 DNP 0-2 DNP DNP 2-3 1-0 DNP DNP - - DNP DNP 3-1Williams, A 4-4 8 - - 1-0 1-1 - - - - - 2-1 - 0-1 0-1Becker, C 5-2 7 DNP DNP DNP 2-0 DNP - 1-0 - - - 0-1 - 2-1Wilson, M 3-4 7 DNP 0-1 - - - - 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1Jackson, J 6-1 7 - - 1-0 - - 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 - - 1-0 -Fagan, C 3-3 6 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 1-0Tyler, L 5-0 5 - - 1-0 - - - - - - 2-0 1-0 - 1-0Warner, L 2-3 5 - - - - - 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 0-1 - 0-1 -Robinson, J 1-3 4 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - 0-1 DNP 1-1 0-1Brown, J 0-3 3 - - 0-2 - - - - - - - 0-1 DNP -Nabers, G 2-0 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-0TEAM 2-0 2 - - - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - - -Campbell, G 1-1 2 - - 1-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPLeonard, R 2-0 2 1-0 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - -Patrick, J 2-0 2 - - - - 1-0 - DNP DNP - - 1-0 - -Murray, N 1-0 1 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - - DNPIzzo, R 1-0 1 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - -Upshur, N 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - DNP - 1-0Rasul, A 1-0 1 DNP - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0Vickers, J 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - DNPMatthews, D 1-0 1 DNP DNP - - - - - - - - - - 1-0Tate, A 1-0 1 1-0 - - - - - - DNP - - - - -Minshew, C 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 -Wood, C 0-1 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP 0-1Culmer, A 1-0 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP SACKS Name UA-A TOT ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USMSweat, J 5-1 5.5 1.0-7 - - 0.5-3 1.0-6 1.0-2 - 1.0-1 - - 1.0-3 - DNPBurns, B 3-3 4.5 - - - - - 0.5-2 - - 2.0-9 0.5-0 1.5-9 - -Kaindoh, J 4-0 4.0 - - - - - - - - - 4.0-25 - - -Nnadi, D 2-3 3.5 - - - 0.5-2 - 0.5-2 - 1.0-9 - - 1.5-7 - -TEAM 2-0 2.0 - - - 1.0-3 - - - 1.0-3 - - - - -Thomas, M 2-0 2.0 - - 2.0-26 - - - - - - - - - DNPWilliams, A 1-1 1.5 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-8 - 0.5-2 -Christmas, D 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-9 - - - - - - - - - - -James, D 0-2 1.0 0.5-0 - - - - - - - - 0.5-1 - - DNPSamuels, S 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-7 - -Jackson, D 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP - 1.0-4 - - - DNP - - - DNP -Robinson, J 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - DNP 1.0-3 -Wilkerson, J 0-1 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-3 -Jones, F 0-1 0.5 0.5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - TACKLES FOR LOSS Name UA-A TOT ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USMBurns, B 10-7 13.5 - 2.5-9 1.0-2 - - 0.5-2 - - 4.5-19 0.5-0 2.5-12 0.5-0 1.5-4Sweat, J 12-1 12.5 1.0-7 1.0-6 - 1.5-4 2.0-10 2.0-8 2.0-3 1.0-1 1.0-5 - 1.0-3 - DNPNnadi, D 7-6 10.0 - 2.5-3 2.0-6 0.5-2 - 0.5-2 - 1.0-9 - 1.0-9 1.5-7 - 1.0-3Thomas, M 8-4 10.0 - - 2.0-26 1.0-2 1.0-5 0.5-2 - - 1.5-5 1.0-1 1.5-4 1.5-2 DNPKaindoh, J 6-1 6.5 0.5-1 - - - - 1.0-1 - - - 4.0-25 1.0-7 - -Wilkerson, J 4-4 6.0 - 1.0-2 1.0-3 - - - - 1.0-1 - 0.5-2 0.5-0 0.5-3 1.5-3James, D 4-3 5.5 0.5-0 - 1.0-1 - - - - 1.0-4 1.0-2 0.5-1 1.0-1 0.5-1 DNPChristmas, D 4-1 4.5 - 1.0-9 1.0-2 1.0-4 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-1 - - - -Williams, A 2-2 3.0 - - - - - - - - - 2.5-10 - 0.5-2 -Samuels, S 3-0 3.0 - - 1.0-1 - - - - - - - 1.0-7 - 1.0-5TEAM 2-0 2.0 - - - 1.0-3 - - - 1.0-3 - - - - -Jones, F 1-2 2.0 1.0-3 - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-7 -Aime, W. 2-0 2.0 - - DNP - DNP 1.0-4 - - - 1.0-2 - - -Robinson, J 1-1 1.5 - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - DNP 1.0-3 0.5-1Hoskins, R 1-1 1.5 - - DNP DNP - - 1.0-1 - - - - 0.5-1 -Marshall, T 1-1 1.5 1.0-11 - - - DNP 0.5-2 - - - DNP - DNP DNPFagan, C 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - - - - 1.0-1Taylor, L 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-1 - - - - -Meyers, K 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-7 - - - - - - - - - -Thomas, A 0-2 1.0 DNP 0.5-1 DNP DNP 0.5-1 - DNP DNP - - DNP DNP -Pugh, J 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-1 - - DNP DNP - - - - - - -Jackson, D 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP - 1.0-4 - - - DNP - - - DNP -Wilson, M 0-1 0.5 DNP - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-0Rice, E 0-1 0.5 - 0.5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -

2017 STATS: INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE GAME-BY-GAME


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2017 STATS: FSU GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns Total

Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Offense

Sep 02, 2017 vs Alabama 27 40 0 9 19 210 1 38 19-33-2 210 1 38 2 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 250

Sep 23, 2017 NC STATE 26 104 0 16 22 278 1 60 22-39-0 278 1 60 3 100 0 49 4 38 0 15 382

Sep 30, 2017 at Wake Forest 43 149 1 69 11 121 1 43 11-21-0 121 1 43 3 133 0 81 2 7 0 4 270

Oct 07, 2017 MIAMI 43 203 0 46 17 203 2 21 17-28-2 203 2 21 3 70 0 37 1 -4 0 0 406

Oct 14, 2017 at Duke 40 228 1 42 18 197 1 38 18-21-2 197 1 38 1 13 0 13 1 2 0 2 425

Oct 21, 2017 LOUISVILLE 38 155 1 21 16 248 2 37 16-28-2 248 2 37 2 45 0 25 3 18 0 9 403

Oct 27, 2017 at Boston College 29 64 0 16 12 149 0 47 12-27-1 149 0 47 2 45 0 27 4 -10 0 0 213

Nov 04, 2017 SYRACUSE 37 207 2 63 12 136 1 51 12-19-0 136 1 51 2 38 0 21 3 11 0 15 343

Nov 11, 2017 at Clemson 24 21 1 12 13 208 1 60 13-32-1 208 1 60 4 75 0 24 2 11 0 6 229

Nov 18, 2017 DELAWARE STATE 32 246 5 50 18 236 4 43 18-24-0 236 4 43 2 40 0 28 5 138 0 47 482

Nov 25, 2017 at Florida 34 88 1 16 10 128 2 39 10-21-1 128 2 39 1 24 0 24 2 6 0 3 216

Dec 02, 2017 ULM 45 305 5 45 15 199 1 35 15-23-2 199 1 35 1 39 0 39 3 38 0 24 504

Dec 27, 2017 vs Southern Miss 45 214 1 32 19 238 4 27 19-29-0 238 4 27 1 11 0 11 1 0 0 0 452

Totals 463 2024 18 69 202 2551 21 60 202-345-13 2551 21 60 27 653 0 81 31 255 0 47 4575

Opponent 466 1763 19 51 243 2541 15 71 243-440-9 2541 15 71 33 677 0 43 20 253 0 44 4304

Games: 13 | Avg/rush: 4.4 | Avg/catch: 12.6 | Pass effic: 133.21 | KR avg: 24.2 | PR avg: 8.2 | All purpose avg/game: 433.4 | Total offense avg/gm: 351.9

Tackles Sacks Fumbles Pass Defense Blkd PAT

Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts

Sep 02, 2017 vs Alabama 26 50 76 4.0-22 2.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7

Sep 23, 2017 NC STATE 34 32 66 10.0-32 1.0-9 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1-1 0 0 1 21

Sep 30, 2017 at Wake Forest 51 20 71 10.0-48 2.0-26 2 1-7 1-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 26

Oct 07, 2017 MIAMI 37 14 51 6.0-19 3.0-12 0 0-0 1-0 1 12 1 2-2 0 0 0 20

Oct 14, 2017 at Duke 35 10 45 4.0-17 1.0-6 0 0-0 1-0 3 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 17

Oct 21, 2017 LOUISVILLE 38 28 66 6.0-21 2.0-6 1 1-34 0-0 1 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 28

Oct 27, 2017 at Boston College 31 60 91 3.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3 6 0 0-0 0 0 0 3

Nov 04, 2017 SYRACUSE 46 22 68 6.0-19 3.0-13 0 0-0 1-0 9 9 2 3-3 0 0 0 27

Nov 11, 2017 at Clemson 56 32 88 9.0-32 2.0-9 3 2-0 0-0 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 14

Nov 18, 2017 DELAWARE STATE 33 10 43 11.0-50 6.0-34 0 0-0 2-41 3 3 1 11-11 0 0 0 77

Nov 25, 2017 at Florida 38 34 72 10.0-41 5.0-26 1 1-16 3-47 8 7 1 5-5 0 0 0 38

Dec 02, 2017 ULM 36 30 66 6.0-19 2.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 5 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 42

Dec 27, 2017 vs Southern Miss 42 14 56 7.0-17 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 2 9 0 5-3 0 0 0 42

Totals 503 356 859 92.0-341 29.0-157 8 6-57 9-88 38 64 6 44-42 0 0 1 362

Opponent 432 425 857 93.0-357 32.0-218 11 8-0 13-133 25 35 2 32-28 0 1 0 276

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB

Sep 02, 2017 vs Alabama 7 189 27.0 40 1 0 4 0 2 1-0 0 1 2 130 65.0 1 0

Sep 23, 2017 NC STATE 4 189 47.2 54 0 0 2 2 2 5-4 37 0 6 390 65.0 5 0

Sep 30, 2017 at Wake Forest 6 236 39.3 57 0 0 1 2 2 4-4 51 0 7 446 63.7 4 0

Oct 07, 2017 MIAMI 7 314 44.9 57 0 2 1 3 2 2-2 38 0 5 325 65.0 4 0

Oct 14, 2017 at Duke 4 208 52.0 61 0 1 0 3 3 1-1 23 0 4 259 64.8 3 0

Oct 21, 2017 LOUISVILLE 3 126 42.0 48 0 1 0 0 1 1-0 0 0 5 311 62.2 3 1

Oct 27, 2017 at Boston College 7 299 42.7 53 0 0 2 1 0 1-1 36 0 2 130 65.0 0 0

Nov 04, 2017 SYRACUSE 9 388 43.1 55 0 0 3 3 4 2-2 49 0 6 390 65.0 6 0

Nov 11, 2017 at Clemson 7 321 45.9 59 0 0 3 1 2 0-0 0 0 3 193 64.3 0 0

Nov 18, 2017 DELAWARE STATE 3 126 42.0 49 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 12 764 63.7 7 0

Nov 25, 2017 at Florida 7 334 47.7 60 0 1 1 4 3 1-1 25 0 7 443 63.3 2 0

Dec 02, 2017 ULM 2 81 40.5 42 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 7 450 64.3 4 1

Dec 27, 2017 vs Southern Miss 1 38 38.0 38 0 1 0 0 0 3-3 39 0 9 551 61.2 1 0

Totals 67 2849 42.5 61 1 6 19 19 22 21-18 51 1 75 4782 63.8 40 2

Opponent 77 3190 41.4 60 2 4 19 12 30 21-14 45 3 61 3724 61.0 31 3


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2017 STATS: OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns Total

Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Offense

Sep 02, 2017 vs Alabama 42 173 1 34 10 96 1 53 10-18-0 96 1 53 1 15 0 15 1 19 0 0 269

Sep 23, 2017 NC STATE 37 110 1 30 23 255 2 71 23-33-0 255 2 71 1 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 365

Sep 30, 2017 at Wake Forest 34 96 2 33 24 271 0 33 24-35-1 271 0 33 3 54 0 23 4 48 0 29 367

Oct 07, 2017 MIAMI 29 83 0 14 19 254 3 37 19-44-1 254 3 37 1 18 0 18 2 38 0 44 337

Oct 14, 2017 at Duke 25 111 1 19 22 204 0 57 22-37-1 204 0 57 1 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 315

Oct 21, 2017 LOUISVILLE 44 293 3 51 13 156 1 26 13-21-0 156 1 26 1 12 0 12 1 0 0 0 449

Oct 27, 2017 at Boston College 55 241 3 39 7 88 2 34 7-21-0 88 2 34 2 68 0 43 3 30 0 13 329

Nov 04, 2017 SYRACUSE 40 149 1 30 31 314 2 47 31-55-1 314 2 47 0 0 0 0 3 40 0 21 463

Nov 11, 2017 at Clemson 52 227 4 28 20 151 0 32 20-30-0 151 0 32 3 45 0 18 3 47 0 35 378

Nov 18, 2017 DELAWARE STATE 24 15 1 20 13 177 0 45 13-33-2 177 0 45 5 111 0 43 1 15 0 15 192

Nov 25, 2017 at Florida 34 96 1 14 18 184 2 23 18-39-3 184 2 23 5 122 0 37 1 17 0 17 280

Dec 02, 2017 ULM 22 38 0 14 28 262 1 33 28-47-0 262 1 33 2 58 0 42 1 -1 0 0 300

Dec 27, 2017 vs Southern Miss 28 131 1 33 15 129 1 25 15-27-0 129 1 25 8 137 0 30 0 0 0 0 260

Opponent totals 466 1763 19 51 243 2541 15 71 243-440-9 2541 15 71 33 677 0 43 20 253 0 44 4304

Florida State 463 2024 18 69 202 2551 21 60 202-345-13 2551 21 60 27 653 0 81 31 255 0 47 4575

Games: 13 | Avg/rush: 3.8 | Avg/catch: 10.5 | Pass effic: 110.90 | KR avg: 20.5 | PR avg: 12.6 | All purpose avg/game: 412.8 | Total offense avg/gm: 331.1

Tackles Sacks Fumbles Pass Defense Blkd PAT

Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts

Sep 02, 2017 vs Alabama 30 32 62 9.0-32 3.0-20 1 1-0 2-0 0 6 2 1-1 0 1 0 24

Sep 23, 2017 NC STATE 35 28 63 6.0-24 4.0-21 1 1-0 0-0 3 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 27

Sep 30, 2017 at Wake Forest 38 36 74 17.0-80 5.0-39 3 1-0 0-0 5 5 0 2-1 0 0 0 19

Oct 07, 2017 MIAMI 44 24 68 9.0-35 4.0-23 0 0-0 2-4 1 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 24

Oct 14, 2017 at Duke 32 46 78 7.0-22 2.0-14 0 0-0 2-19 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 10

Oct 21, 2017 LOUISVILLE 35 36 71 4.0-19 2.0-17 1 1-0 2-44 3 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 31

Oct 27, 2017 at Boston College 23 42 65 6.0-28 2.0-16 0 2-0 1-1 1 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 35

Nov 04, 2017 SYRACUSE 35 18 53 9.0-38 3.0-22 1 1-0 0-0 4 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 24

Nov 11, 2017 at Clemson 29 25 54 10.0-39 5.0-33 2 1-0 1-38 4 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 31

Nov 18, 2017 DELAWARE STATE 31 22 53 2.0-2 0.0-0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 6

Nov 25, 2017 at Florida 16 54 70 11.0-31 2.0-13 0 0-0 1-4 2 2 0 2-1 0 0 0 22

Dec 02, 2017 ULM 40 32 72 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-23 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10

Dec 27, 2017 vs Southern Miss 44 30 74 2.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 2-1 0 0 0 13

Opponent totals 432 425 857 93.0-357 32.0-218 11 8-0 13-133 25 35 2 32-28 0 1 0 276

Florida State 503 356 859 92.0-341 29.0-157 8 6-57 9-88 38 64 6 44-42 0 0 1 362

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs

Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB

Sep 02, 2017 vs Alabama 6 211 35.2 53 0 0 2 1 3 5-3 35 0 6 389 64.8 4 0

Sep 23, 2017 NC STATE 5 166 33.2 47 1 0 1 0 1 2-2 30 0 7 460 65.7 4 0

Sep 30, 2017 at Wake Forest 7 273 39.0 44 0 2 1 0 1 2-2 39 0 5 301 60.2 2 0

Oct 07, 2017 MIAMI 9 389 43.2 52 1 0 3 1 3 1-1 31 0 5 318 63.6 2 0

Oct 14, 2017 at Duke 5 231 46.2 51 0 0 2 2 4 1-1 37 0 3 189 63.0 1 1

Oct 21, 2017 LOUISVILLE 3 149 49.7 56 0 0 0 2 2 2-1 34 0 6 387 64.5 4 0

Oct 27, 2017 at Boston College 4 176 44.0 52 0 0 0 2 3 1-0 0 0 6 388 64.7 4 0

Nov 04, 2017 SYRACUSE 7 300 42.9 49 0 0 3 0 3 3-1 42 2 4 259 64.8 2 0

Nov 11, 2017 at Clemson 6 214 35.7 45 0 0 3 0 3 1-1 26 0 6 367 61.2 2 0

Nov 18, 2017 DELAWARE STATE 9 416 46.2 58 0 0 1 2 1 1-0 0 1 2 89 44.5 0 0

Nov 25, 2017 at Florida 6 263 43.8 60 0 1 0 2 2 1-1 45 0 5 272 54.4 3 1

Dec 02, 2017 ULM 6 237 39.5 48 0 0 2 0 3 1-1 28 0 3 185 61.7 2 0

Dec 27, 2017 vs Southern Miss 4 165 41.2 46 0 1 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 3 120 40.0 1 1

Opponent totals 77 3190 41.4 60 2 4 19 12 30 21-14 45 3 61 3724 61.0 31 3

Florida State 67 2849 42.5 61 1 6 19 19 22 21-18 51 1 75 4782 63.8 40 2


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2017 SEASON STATS: GAME-BY-GAME STARTS

CAREER STARTS

SPECIAL TEAM STARTS

GAME CAPTAINS

ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USMWR Tate Tate Gavin Tate Tate Tate Tate Lane Gavin Gavin Tate Murray TateLT Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball Ball BallLG Dickerson Dickerson Dickerson Dickerson Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly Kelly KellyC Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle EberleRG Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew Minshew MinshewRT Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard LeonardTE Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo Izzo IzzoWR Murray Murray Campbell Gavin Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Lane Lane Lane MatthewsQB Francois Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman Blackman BlackmanFB Gavin (WR) Campbell (WR) Saunders (TE) Vickers Saunders (TE) Saunders (TE) J. Jackson (WR) Saunders (TE) Saunders (TE) Vickers Gavin (WR) Gavin (WR) Gavin (WR)TB Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Akers Akers Akers Akers Patrick Patrick PatrickPK Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo AguayoDS Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard Gabbard GabbardHO J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. Jackson J. JacksonKO Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler TylerP Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler TylerDT Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas Christmas ChristmasNG Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi Nnadi NnadiDE Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns BurnsWILL M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas M. Thomas RiceMIKE Hoskins Hoskins D. Jackson Meyers (STAR) Hoskins A. Thomas Hoskins Meyers (STAR) Hoskins Hoskins Hoskins Hoskins HoskinsSAM Pugh Pugh Brown Pugh A. Thomas D. Jackson Pugh Marshall Marshall (STAR) Pugh Pugh Samuels (STAR) PughBUCK Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat Sweat WilkersonCB McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFadden McFaddenFS James James James James James James James James James James James James AndrewsSS Westbrook Marshall Marshall Marshall Westbrook Westbrook Marshall Nasirildeen Nasirildeen Westbrook Marshall Andrews WestbrookCB L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor L. Taylor

ALABAMA C Alec Eberle DB Derwin James DT Derrick Nnadi LB Jacob PughNC STATE C Alec Eberle DB Derwin James LT Derrick Kelly DT Derrick NnadiWAKE FOREST DE Brian Burns C Alec Eberle TE Ryan Izzo DB Derwin JamesMIAMI C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James LB Jacob PughDUKE C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiLOUISVILLE C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiBOSTON COLLEGE C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiSYRACUSE C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiCLEMSON C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiDELAWARE STATE C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiFLORIDA C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiULM C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DB Derwin James DT Derrick NnadiSOUTHERN MISS C Alec Eberle WR Jared Jackson DT Derrick Nnadi

Player ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Ttl ConsecCam Akers - - - - 4 4 --Nate Andrews 1 13 4 3 2 23 2Josh Ball - - - - 9 9 9James Blackman - - - - 12 12 12Josh Brown - - - - 1 1 --Brian Burns - - - - 13 13 13George Campbell - - - - 2 2 --Demarcus Christmas - - 1 13 13 27 26Landon Dickerson - - - 7 4 11 --Alec Eberle - - 6 13 13 32 32Deondre Francois - - - 13 1 14 --Keith Gavin - - - - 8 8 5Ro’Derrick Hoskins - - 6 13 9 28 5Ryan Izzo - - 11 12 13 36 24Dontavious Jackson - - - 1 2 3 --Jared Jackson - - - - 1 1 --Derwin James - - 8 2 12 22 --Fredrick Jones - - - 2 - 2 --Derrick Kelly - - 4 2 13 19 13Ermon Lane - 2 - 4* 4 10 --Rick Leonard - - - 6 13 19 16Trey Marshall - - 6 12 7 25 --Corey Martinez - - 3 - - 3 --D.J. Matthews - - - - 1 1 1Tarvarus McFadden - - - 13 13 26 26Kyle Meyers - - - - 2 2 --Cole Minshew - - - 3 13 16 16Nyqwan Murray - - - 2 8 10 --Hamsah Nasirildeen - - - - 2 2 --Derrick Nnadi - - 13 11 13 37 21Jacques Patrick - - 1 1 9 11 3Jacob Pugh - - 4 8 7 19 1Emmett Rice - - - - 1 1 1Brock Ruble - - 6 7 - 13 --Stanford Samuels - - - - 1 1 --Mavin Saunders - - 2 3 5 10 --Josh Sweat - - 10 10 12 32 --Auden Tate - - - 4 8 12 1Levonta Taylor - - - - 13 13 13Adonis Thomas - - - - 2 2 --Matthew Thomas - 3 - 12 12 27 --Johnathan Vickers - - - - 2 2 --A.J. Westbrook - - - 8 5 13 1Jalen Wilkerson - - - - 1 1 1

*Lane's starts in 2016 were at defensive back

Player ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Ttl ConsecRicky Aguayo - - - 13 13 26 26Stephen Gabbard - 14 13 13 13 53 53Jared Jackson - - - - 13 13 13Logan Tyler - - - 13 13 26 26


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2017 STATS: PARTICIPATIONNo. Name GP/GS ALA NCS WF UM DUKE UL BC SYR CLEM DSU UF ULM USM23 Aguayo, R 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX94 Aime, W 11/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX3 Akers, C 13/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START XXX XXX XXX29 Andrews, N 10/2 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX START START72 Arnold, M 4/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX79 Ball, J 13/9 XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START START START START41 Barulich, M 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...15 Becker, C 9/- ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX75 Bello, A 8/- ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX1 Blackman, J 13/12 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START START60 Boselli, A 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ...10 Brewton, C 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...51 Brown, J 12/1 XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX40 Burnham, K 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX99 Burns, B 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START11 Campbell, G 4/2 XXX START START XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...90 Christmas, D 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START16 Cosentino, J 6/- ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX32 Culmer, A 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...13 Dawsey, L 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ...69 Dickerson, L 4/4 START START START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...43 Duff, J 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX54 Eberle, A 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START24 Fagan, C 7/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX12 Francois, D 1/1 START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...62 Frith, E 6/- XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX47 Gabbard, S 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX89 Gavin, K 10/8 START XXX START START ... ... ... XXX START START START START START7 Green, R 5/- ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ...28 Henric, G 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX18 Hoskins, R 11/9 START START ... ... START XXX START XXX START START START START START33 House, K 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...48 Hoyle, B 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX81 Izzo, R 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START5 Jackson, D 9/2 ... ... START XXX XXX START XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX87 Jackson, J 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX3 James, D 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START ...55 Jones, F 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX13 Kaindoh, J 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX74 Kelly, D 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START83 LaCivita, B 4/- ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX5 Lane, E 12/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START ...76 Leonard, R 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START40 Lomax, D 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX20 Lyons, B. 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX20 Marshall, T 9/7 XXX START START START ... XXX START START START ... START ... ...57 Martinez, C 4/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX52 Mathis, J 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX29 Matthews, D 11/1 ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START4 McFadden, T 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START6 McKitty, T 11/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX14 Meyers, K 13/2 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX37 Middleton, B 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...70 Minshew, C 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START46 Moschella, J 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...86 Motlow, J 5/- ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX8 Murray, N 12/8 START START XXX XXX START START START START START XXX XXX START ...35 Nabers, G 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX23 Nasirildeen, H 13/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX91 Nnadi, D 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START9 Patrick, J 11/9 START START START START START START ... ... XXX XXX START START START38 Paul, H 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ...53 Peters, J 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...33 Plante, C 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX38 Prouse-Lackey, I 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...16 Pugh, J 11/7 START START XXX START ... ... START XXX XXX START START XXX START22 Rasul, A 12/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX56 Rice, E 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START14 Rizzo, J 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...11 Robinson, J 8/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX71 Ruble, B 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ...8 Samuels, S 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX88 Saunders, M 10/5 XXX XXX START XXX START START XXX START START ... XXX ... ...9 Sweat, J 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START ...18 Tate, A 12/8 START START XXX START START START START ... XXX XXX START XXX START1 Taylor, L 13/13 START START START START START START START START START START START START START22 Thomas, A 6/2 ... XXX ... ... START START ... ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX6 Thomas, M 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START ...68 Turnage, G 3/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX21 Tyler, L 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX82 Upshur, N 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX26 Vickers, J 12/2 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX ...35 Warner, L 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX19 Westbrook, A 12/5 START XXX XXX XXX START START XXX ... XXX START XXX XXX START30 Wilkerson, J 13/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START12 Williams, A 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX39 Williams, C 1/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ...21 Wilson, M 12/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX49 Wood, C 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX


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SCORING DRIVES: 2017Opp. Plays Yards TOP Result Qtr. Time How Scored QB

Alabama 11 90 5:45 TD 2 13:41 Tate 3-yd rec Francois

NC State 12 75 5:56 TD 2 12:24 Tate 4-yd rec Blackman

NC State 10 39 1:24 FG 2 0:05 Aguayo 37-yd Blackman



NC State SAF 4 6:26 Team Safety


Wake 5 65 2:35 FG 1 7:06 Aguayo 51-yd Blackman

Wake 4 16 1:18 TD 2 5:41 Patrick 1-yd run Blackman




Wake 1 40 0:08 TD 4 0:53 Tate 40-yd rec Blackman

Miami 10 71 4:16 FG 1 4:20 Aguayo 27-yd Blackman

Miami 6 77 2:30 TD 4 12:17 Izzo 15-yd rec Blackman

Miami 8 44 4:22 FG 4 6:55 Aguayo 38-yd Blackman

Miami 9 75 3:45 TD 4 1:24 Tate 20-yd rec Blackman

Duke 12 83 6:29 TD 1 8:31 Tate 20-yd rec Blackman

Duke 11 88 6:40 FG 3 4:54 Aguayo 23-yd Blackman

Duke 10 91 5:48 TD 4 8:23 Akers 42-yd run Blackman

Louisville 9 78 5:00 TD 1 6:30 Izzo 7-yd rec Blackman

Louisville TD 2 4:08 M. Thomas 34-yd FUM ret

Louisville 14 74 6:44 TD 4 13:21 Murray 0-yd fum rec Blackman

Louisville 6 74 2:18 TD 4 8:58 Murray 20-yd rec Blackman

BC 13 51 3:28 FG 2 0:44 Aguayo 36-yd Blackman

Syracuse 4 53 2:33 TD 1 10:02 Murray 51-yd rec Blackman

Syracuse 1 54 0:11 TD 2 13:38 Akers 54-yd run Blackman

Syracuse 1 78 0:18 TD 2 7:29 Akers 63-yd run Blackman

Syracuse 13 51 6:20 FG 3 3:10 Aguayo 49-yd Blackman

Syracuse 6 42 2:45 FG 4 6:48 Aguayo 38-yd Blackman

Clemson 7 90 3:38 TD 3 1:13 Patrick 3-yd run Blackman

Clemson 3 85 1:29 TD 4 8:53 Izzo 60-yd rec Blackman

Delaware St. 7 63 3:36 TD 1 11:24 Patrick 14-yd run Blackman

Delaware St. TD 1 9:08 McFadden 63-yd FG ret

Delaware St. TD 1 2:38 James 41-yd INT ret

Delaware St. 6 33 2:20 TD 2 13:03 Akers 1-yd run Blackman

Delaware St. 4 27 1:12 TD 2 10:41 Patrick 2-yd run Blackman

Opp. Plays Yards TOP Result Qtr. Time How Scored QB

Delaware St. 3 38 0:46 TD 2 7:34 Murray 4-yd rec Blackman

Delaware St. 4 46 1:36 TD 2 4:47 Nabers 2-yd rec Blackman

Delaware St. 4 58 1:57 TD 2 1:25 Tate 3-yd rec Blackman

Delaware St. 4 44 1:28 TD 3 3:50 Green 5-yd run Cosentino

Delaware St. 10 85 9:02 TD 4 8:38 Motlow 12-yd rec Cosentino

Delaware St. 2 59 0:27 TD 4 6:30 Green 50-yd run Rizzo

Florida TD 1 10:52 Pugh 16-yd FUM ret

Florida 3 20 0:36 TD 2 14:24 Murray 21-yd rec Blackman

Florida 9 57 4:25 FG 2 7:47 Aguayo 25-yd Blackman

Florida TD 2 3:46 L. Taylor 18-yd INT ret

Florida 7 74 4:00 TD 4 11:21 Akers 10-yd run Blackman

Florida 6 16 3:39 TD 4 7:33 Tate 3-yd rec Blackman

ULM 10 61 4:59 TD 1 8:15 Patrick 2-yd run Blackman

ULM 6 72 3:16 TD 2 9:19 Matthews 14-yd rec Blackman

ULM 6 75 2:27 TD 3 12:33 Akers 4-yd run Blackman

ULM 3 51 1:13 TD 3 3:31 Akers 24-yd run Blackman

ULM 8 41 3:44 TD 4 12:50 Patrick 2-yd run Blackman

ULM 9 71 5:09 TD 4 6:14 Green 1-yd run Blackman

USM 12 75 5:45 TD 1 5:20 Tate 20-yd rec Blackman

USM 9 80 4:59 TD 2 12:38 Akers 14-yd rec Blackman

USM 8 58 2:51 FG 2 7:48 Aguayo 29-yd Blackman


USM 10 43 4:15 FG 3 10:45 Aguayo 39-yd Blackman

USM 9 85 4:40 TD 3 3:25 Patrick 2-yd run Blackman


USM 8 13 3:54 FG 4 7:32 Aguayo 39-yd Cosentino

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2017 GAME RECAPS

» Junior receiver Auden Tate had two receptions for 41 yards, including a three-yard touch-down pass from redshirt sophomore Deondre Francois in the second quarter.

» Francois was 19-of-33 for 210 yards and a touchdown. He completed passes to seven different receivers, including seven to sophomore Keith Gavin for 50 yards. Gavin did not record a catch as a freshman and made his first start against the Crimson Tide.

» The defense, led by redshirt senior linebacker Matthew Thomas and redshirt sophomore safety Derwin James, held Alabama to 96 passing yards and 173 rushing yards. It was just the second time under Nick Saban that Alabama has passed for fewer than 100 yards and rushed for fewer than 200 in the same game (Tulane, 2008).

» Matthew Thomas led the team with 10 tackles. Over his past three games (Florida & Michigan in 2016), Thomas has 32 tackles and has led the team in tackles each game.

» Junior Josh Sweat led the team with one sack as the Noles took down Jalen Hurts twice. » Freshman running back Cam Akers was one of six true freshmen to play for the Semi-

noles. Akers had 30 rushing yards and an 11-yard reception. Two redshirt freshmen - Josh Ball and Janarius Robinson - also made the first appearances of their career.

» Three sophomores - Gavin, defensive end Brian Burns and defensive back Levonta Taylor - made the first starts of their careers.

» Francois continued to climb FSU’s all-time lists. Francois ranks 16th in FSU history with 3,560 passing yards, 17th with 254 completions and 21st with 21 touchdown passes. Francois left the game in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.

» Defenders Tarvarus McFadden (5), Fred Jones (5) and Ro’Derrick Hoskins (9) all set ca-reer highs for tackles.

» George Campbell’s 21-yard catch in the first quarter was his first since the 2015 opener.

» James Blackman became the first true freshman quarterback to start since Chip Ferguson against Miami in 1985.

» Junior receiver Auden Tate had a career-high 51-yard reception on FSU’s first posses-sion of the second half. Tate also recorded his single-game career-highs for receptions (9) and yards (138).

» Freshman running back Cam Akers led the Seminoles in rushing with 56 yards on 12 carries (4.7 ypc).

» Redshirt sophomore receiver George Campbell’s 60-yard reception late in the third quarter was a career long. Campbell also registered career highs with three receptions for 85 yards.

» Redshirt senior linebacker Ro’Derrick Hoskins led the Seminoles with nine tackles, tying his career high from the season opener against No. 1 Alabama.

» Senior Derrick Nnadi and sophomore Brian Burns shared the team lead with 2.5 tackles for loss each. Burns also blocked A.J. Cole’s punt with 3:31 to play in the game, his second career blocked punt.

» Sophomore kicker Ricky Aguayo converted field goals of 37, 36, 37 and 34 yards. It was his sixth career game with multiple field goals and the most in a single game since setting an FSU record with six against Ole Miss last year.

» The Seminoles converted on 5 of 6 red zone trips.

1 2 3 4 ScoreFlorida State 0 7 0 0 7Alabama 3 7 11 3 24

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter4:30 ALA Pappanastos 36 yd field goal. 9-44, 3:18 ALA 3, FSU 0Second Quarter13:41 FSU Tate 3 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo Kick). 11-90, 5:45 FSU 7, ALA 311:28 ALA Ridley 53 yd pass from Hurts (Pappanastos Kick). 5-58, 2:08 ALA 10, FSU 7Third Quarter1:54 ALA Pappanastos 25 yd field goal. 4-(-1), 2:30 ALA 13, FSU 71:41 ALA Harris 11 yd run (Ridley pass from Hurts). 1-11, 0:06 ALA 21, FSU 7Fourth Quarter6:25 ALA Pappanastos 33 yd field goal. 6-16, 2:57 ALA 24, FSU 7

TEAM STATISTICS FSU ALAFirst Downs 15 13Rushes-Yds (Net) 27-40 42-173Passing Yds (Net) 210 96Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-33-2 10-18-0Total Offense Plays-Yds 60-250 60-269Fumble Returns-Yards 1-1 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-20 1-15Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-27.0 6-35.2Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 4-30 5-30Possession Time 27:13 32:47Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 3 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 3-20Attendance: 76,330

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 10-30, J. Patrick 6-17, K. Gavin 1-6, G. Campbell 1-(-4), D. Francois, 9-(-9). ALA. - D. Harris 9-73, J. Hurts 15-55, B. Scarbrough 15-40, N. Harris 3-5.

PASSING: FSU - D. Francois 19-33-210, 1 TD/2 INT. ALA - J. Hurts 10-18-96, 1 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - K. Gavin 7-50, N. Murray 3-29, A. Tate 2-41, R. Izzo 3-46, J. Patrick 2-12, G. Campbell 1-21, C. Akers 1-11. ALA - C Ridley 7-82, D. Harris 1-11, B. Scarbrough 1-4, J. Hurts 1-(-1).

1 2 3 4 ScoreNC State 10 7 3 7 27Florida State 0 10 3 8 21

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter8:09 NCST Wise 24 yd field goal, 12-48 4:34 NCST 3, FSU 03:20 NCST Samuels 2 yd run (Wise kick), 10-76 4:28 NCST 10, FSU 0Second Quarter13:41 FSU Tate 4 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo Kick), 12-75, 5:56 NCST 10, FSU 71:34 NCST Meyers 71 yd pass from Finley (Wise kick), 4-80 1:33 NCST 17, FSU 70:05 FSU Aguayo 37 yd field goal, 10-39 1:24 NCST 17, FSU 10Third Quarter11:33 FSU Aguayo 36 yd field goal, 6-44 1:58 NCST 17, FSU 136:06 NCST Wise 30 yd field goal, 11-63 5:27 NCST 20, FSU 13Fourth Quarter14:08 FSU Aguayo 37 yd field goal, 7-68 3:06 NCST 20, FSU 169:16 NCST Samuels 14 yd pass from Finley (Wise kick), 10-75 4:52 NCST 27, FSU 166:26 FSU TEAM Safety NCST 27, FSU 183:01 FSU Aguayo 34 yd field goal, 4-6 0:30 NCST 27, FSU 21

TEAM STATISTICS NCST FSUFirst Downs 21 15Rushes-Yds (Net) 37-110 26-104Passing Yds (Net) 255 278Passes Comp-Att-Int 23-33-0 22-39Total Offense Plays-Yds 70-365 65-382Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-38Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 3-100Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-33.2 4-47.2Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 6-41 11-93Possession Time 33:22 26:38Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-21 1-9Attendance: 73,541

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 12-56, J. Patrick 8-38, J. Blackman 6-10. NCST. - N. Hines 24-94, R. Gallaspy 2-29, J. Samuels 5-11, D. Nichols 1-(-2), J. Meyers 4-(-13).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 22-38-278, 1 TD/0 INT. NCST - R. Finley 22-32-230, 2 TD/0 INT, J. Samuels 1-1-25, 0 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - A. Tate 9-138, G. Campbell 3-85, N. Murray 5-29, K. Gavin 3-17, C. Akers 1-6, A. Rasul 1-3. NCST - J. Meyers 5-112, J. Samuels 12-64, D. Parham 1-25, J. Louis 2-18, K. Harmon 1-16, C. Riley 1-12, N. Hines 1-8.

Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017(3/3) Florida State 7, (1/1) Alabama 24Atlanta, Ga. | Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2017NC State 27,(12/11) Florida State 21Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium


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» Kyle Meyers had FSU’s first turnover of the season in the second quarter. It was his first career interception. Meyers also forced a Wake Forest fumble in the third quarter that was recovered by Jalen Wilkerson.

» Auden Tate had one catch for seven yards entering the final minute of the fourth quarter but his 40-yard reception for the game-winning touchdown extended his streak to three straight games with a TD catch.

» Freshman QB James Blackman engineered the first game-winning touchdown drive of his FSU career with just 53 seconds remaining, ending with his second career touchdown pass to Tate.

» Jacques Patrick’s 69-yard run from the FSU 1-yard line was the longest of his career and FSU’s longest of the season. It highlighted a 120-yard game for Patrick.

» True freshman Cam Akers added 58 yards. His 27-yard run on FSU’s first drive of the third quarter was a career long.

» Kicker Ricky Aguayo added four field goals in the game. His first, from 51 yards, was the longest of his career. It was his second straight game with four made field goals.

» Aguayo has made eight straight field goals over the last two weeks, the most for an FSU kicker since his brother Roberto made 23 straight in 2013-14.

» Keith Gavin’s 81-yard kickoff return was FSU’s longest since Kermit Whitfield’s 100-yard return against Auburn in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.

» Matthew Thomas had two 13-yard sacks on Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford. It was Thomas’s third and fourth career sacks and his first two-sack game. He finished the game with a team-high 10 tackles.

1 2 3 4 ScoreFlorida State 3 10 3 10 26Wake Forest 3 9 0 7 19

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter7:06 FSU Aguayo 51 yd field goal, 5-65 2:35 WF 0, FSU 32:48 WF Weaver 24 yd field goal, 5-20 1:58 WF 3, FSU 3Second Quarter13:17 WF Weaver 29 yd field goal, 4-7 1:35 WF 6, FSU 36:59 WF Wolford 3 yd run (Weaver kick failed), 8-81 2:16 WF 12, FSU 35:41 FSU Patrick 1 yd run (Aguayo kick), 4-16 1:18 WF 12, FSU 102:5 FSU Aguayo 27 yd field goal, 5-20 2:14 FSU 13, WF 12Third Quarter4:18 FSU Aguayo 37 yd field goal, 15-60 8:22 FSU 16, WF 12Fourth Quarter13:57 WF Colburn 7 yd run (Weaver kick), 7-59 2:19 WF 19, FSU 166:20 FSU Aguayo 35 yd field goal, 9-47 3:58 WF 19, FSU 190:53 FSU Tate 40 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 1-40, 0:08 FSU 26, WF 19

TEAM STATISTICS FSU WFFirst Downs 15 17Rushes-Yds (Net) 43-149 34-96Passing Yds (Net) 121 271Passes Comp-Att-Int 11-21-0 24-35-1Total Offense Plays-Yds 64-270 69-367Fumble Returns-Yards 1-7 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-7 4-48Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-133 3-54Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.3 7-39.0Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 8-70 7-59Possession Time 34:41 25:19Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-26 5-39Attendance: 31,588

RUSHING: FSU - J. Patrick 19-120, C. Akers 14-58, A. Rasul 4-6, TEAM 1-(-2), J. Blackman 5-(-39), B. Ruble, 0-6. WF - J. Wolford 19-63, M. Colburn 5-13, A. Byrd 6-13, G. Dortch 4-7.

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 11-21-121, 1 TD/0 INT. WF - J. Wolford 24-34-271, 0 TD/1 INT, J. Dortch 0-1-0 0 TD/O INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - A. Tate 2-47, K. Gavin 1-43, J. Patrick 3-26, C. Akers 2-2, N. Murray 2-2, G. Campbell 1-1. WF - G. Dortch 10-110, S. Washington 2-57, C. Serigne 3-56, M. Colburn 4-28, C. Wade 3-11, C. Lewis 1-7, T. Hines 1-2.

Saturday, September 30, 2017(RV/25) Florida State 26, (RV/RV) Wake Forest 19Winston-Salem, N.C. | BB&T Stadium

» True freshman QB James Blackman was brilliant in the fourth quarter, completing 9-of-10 attempts for 142 yards and two touchdowns. The Belle Glade, Fla., native finished 17-of-28 passing for 203 yards and his first career multi-touchdown game.

» Auden Tate’s go-ahead 20-yard touchdown reception from Blackman with 1:24 remaining marked the fourth consecutive game he has caught a touchdown. The last Seminole to have a touchdown catch in the first four games of a season was Rashad Greene in 2013.

» Tight end Ryan Izzo’s 15-yard touchdown reception with 12:17 remaining was the fourth scoring grab of the redshirt junior’s career and first since the 2016 opener against Ole Miss. Izzo led the Noles with four catches, equaling his single-game high.

» Freshman tailback Cam Akers’ career-long 46-yard run with 14:18 remaining in the game pushed him over 100 yards rushing for the first time in his career. Akers finished with 121 rushing yards on 20 carries. It was the third consecutive game the Noles have had a 100-yard rusher against Miami (Dalvin Cook, 2015 & 2016).

» Freshman cornerback Stanford Samuels III collected his first career interception in the end zone with 8:38 remaining in the third quarter.

» Logan Tyler tied a career long with a 57-yard punt and had four in excess of 50 yards in the game.

» The Seminoles out-gained Miami in total offense (406-337), rushing yards (203-83), time of possession (34:59-25:01), yards per play (5.7-4.6) and first downs (22-20).

» The Florida State defense came away with three sacks against Miami and held the Hurri-canes starting running back, Mark Walton, to 31 yards on 12 carries.

» FSU’s 12 pass breakups were its most in a game since having 13 vs. Miami in 2008.

1 2 3 4 ScoreMiami 0 0 10 14 24 Florida State 3 0 0 17 20

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter4:20 FSU Aguayo 27 yd field goal, 10-71 4:16 FSU 3, UM 0Third Quarter11:08 UM Badgley 31 yd field goal, 12-62 3:52 UM 3, FSU, 36:57 UM Berrios 21 yd pass from Rosier (Badgley kick), 1-21 0:05 UM 10, FSU 3Fourth Quarter12:17 FSU Izzo 15 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 6-77 2:30 UM 10, FSU 106:55 FSU Aguayo 38 yd field goal, 8-44 4:22 FSU 13, UM 105:09 UM Berrios 6 yd pass from Rosier (Badgley kick), 6-75 0:05 UM 17, FSU 131:24 FSU Tate 20 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 9-75 3:45 FSU 20, UM 170:06 UM Langham 23 yd pass from Rosier (Badgley kick), 9-75 1:18 UM 24, FSU 20

TEAM STATISTICS UM FSUFirst Downs 20 22Rushes-Yds (Net) 29-83 43-203Passing Yds (Net) 254 203Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-44-1 17-28-2Total Offense Plays-Yds 73-337 71-406Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-38 1-(-4)Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-18 3-70Interception Returns-Yards 2-4 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 9-43.2 7-44.9Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 6-79 7-65Possession Time 25:01 34:59Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-23 3-12Attendance: 78,169

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 20-121, J. Patrick 11-94, N. Murray 1-3, TEAM 1-(-2), J. Blackman 10-(-10). UM - T. Homer 3-29, M. Rosier 14-29, M. Walton 12-25.

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 17-28-203, 2 TD/2 INT. UM - M. Rosier 19-44-254, 3 TD/1 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - A. Tate 3-56, R. Izzo 4-53, N. Murray 3-39, K. Gavin 3-24, J. Patrick 3-15, G. Campbell 1-15. UM - B. Berrios 8-90, A. Richards 4-68, C. Herndon 3-55, D. Langham 1-23, J. Thomas 2-11, L. Cager 1-7.

Saturday, October 7, 2017(13/12) Miami 24,(RV/RV) Florida State 20Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium


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2017 GAME RECAPS

» Auden Tate’s 20-yard touchdown on FSU’s opening drive was his fifth straight game with a touchdown, the second-longest stretch to open a season in FSU history.

» James Blackman completed his first seven passes against the Blue Devils. After completing his final eight against Miami, Blackman’s 15 consecutive completions were one shy of the FSU record for consecutive completions (16, Christian Ponder 2009 and Danny Kanell 1995).

» Freshman running back Cam Akers finished with 115 yards on 15 carries and had his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter to break a 10-10 tie. It was his second straight 100-yard rushing game after running for 121 yards vs. Miami.

» Redshirt sophomore linebacker Adonis Thomas and left tackle Josh Ball made the first starts of their career.

» Punter Logan Tyler booted a 51- and 52-yarder in the first half and a 61-yarder in the second half. The 61-yarder was the longest punt of his career.

» Emmett Rice recorded his first career interception on a pass from Duke running back Shaun Wilson, becoming the fourth Seminole to record his first turnover this season.

» Wide receivers D.J. Matthews and Jared Jackson caught the first passes of their career in the same drive in the second quarter.

» Nyqwan Murray set a season high with 81 receiving yards. His 38-yard catch and run in the third quarter was his longest catch of the season.

» Kicker Ricky Aguayo's 23-yard field goal in the third quarter was his 11th-consecutive made field goal, the longest stretch of his career.

» Freshman quarterback James Blackman finished the game 16-of-28 for 248 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. It was his third 200-yard passing game of the season.

» Wide receiver Nyqwan Murray’s first touchdown of the season came on an end zone fum-ble recovery with 13:21 remaining; he scored a second fourth-quarter touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Blackman that tied the game at 28-28.

» Defensive end Josh Sweat registered a career-high nine tackles, including six solo stops. He had a sack among two tackles for loss.

» Matthew Thomas and Trey Marshall led the Noles with 10 tackles each. » Thomas’ 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 4:08 remaining in the first half put

the Noles in front 14-7. It was Thomas’ first career fumble recovery and first touchdown. Freshman Joshua Kaindoh forced the fumble, his first career forced fumble. It was the Seminoles first defensive touchdown since 2015.

» The Seminoles limited Louisville quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson to a season-low 156 passing yards. Jackson finished with 334 total yards, well below his season average of 411.

» The Noles continued to excel in the red zone, converting all three visits against the Car-dinals. The Noles extended their consecutive conversion streak to 16. It marked the first time this season FSU has converted three red zone visits into touchdowns.

» Wide receiver Auden Tate led FSU with five receptions, while Murray had four catches for a season-high 95 yards. Running back Jacques Patrick and Cam Akers combined for 145 yards on the ground.

1 2 3 4 ScoreFlorida State 7 0 3 7 17Duke 0 3 7 0 10

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter8:31 FSU Tate 20 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 12-83, 6:29 FSU 7, DU 0Second Quarter8:40 DU Parker 37 yd field goal, 15-66, 6:14 FSU 7, DU 3Third Quarter4:54 FSU Aguayo 23 yd field goal, 11-88, 6:40 FSU 10, DU 32:12 DU Brown 9 yd run (Parker kick), 7-75, 2:42 FSU 10, DU 10Fourth Quarter8:23 FSU Akers 42 yd run (Aguayo kick), 10-91, 5:48 FSU 17, DU 10

TEAM STATISTICS FSU WFFirst Downs 23 17Rushes-Yds (Net) 40-228 25-111Passing Yds (Net) 197 204Passes Comp-Att-Int 18-21-2 22-37-1Total Offense Plays-Yds 61-425 62-315Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-13 1-16Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-52 5-46.2Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-51 5-37Possession Time 36:44 23:16Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-6 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-26 2-14Attendance: 31,073

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 15-115, J. Patrick 18-96, A. Rasul 2-16, J. Blackman 4-0, N. Murray, 1-(-1). DU - S. Wilson 13-66, B. Brown 6-43, Q. Harris 2-3, D. Jones 1-(-2).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 18-21-197, 1 TD/2 INT. DU - D. Jones 22-35-204, 0 TD/0 INT, S. Wilson 0-1-0 0 TD/1 INT, Q. Harris 0-1-0 0 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - N. Murray 5-81, A. Tate 3-30, J. Vickers 2-29, C. Akers 2-20, R. Izzo 1-13, D.J. Matthews 1-12, A. Rasul 1-9, J. Jackson 1-3, J. Patrick 2-0. DU - T.J. Rahming 8-111, C. Taylor 1-21, D. Kopenhaver 3-20, S. Wilson 4-16, D. Helm 1-14, A. Young 1-9, S. Bracy 2-7, B. Brown 1-4, J, Lloyd 1-2.

1 2 3 4 ScoreLouisville 7 7 14 3 31Florida State 7 7 0 14 28

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter11:37 LOU Jackson 22 yd run (Creque kick), 7-75 3:23 LOU 7, FSU 06:30 FSU Izzo 7 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 9-78, 5:00 LOU 7, FSU 7Second Quarter4:08 FSU Thomas 34 yd fumble recovery (Aguayo kick) FSU 14, LOU 71:04 LOU Dawkins 26 yd pass from Jackson (Creque kick) FSU 14, LOU 14Third Quarter7:04 LOU Bonnafon 2 yd run (Creque kick), 6-73 2:31 LOU 21, FSU 145:11 LOU Williams 25 yd run (Creque kick), 5-45 1:40 LOU 28, FSU 14Fourth Quarter13:21 FSU Murray 0 yd fumble recovery (Aguayo kick), 14-74, 6:44 LOU 28, FSU 218:58 FSU Murray 20 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 6-74, 2:18 LOU 28, FSU 280:05 FSU Creque 34 yd field goal, 8-59 2:00 LOU 31, FSU 28

TEAM STATISTICS LOU FSUFirst Downs 2 23Rushes-Yds (Net) 44-293 38-155Passing Yds (Net) 156 248Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-21-0 16-28-2Total Offense Plays-Yds 65-449 66-403Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-34-1Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 3-18Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 2-45Interception Returns-Yards 2-44 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-49.7 3-42.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 2-13 4-40Possession Time 28:50 31:10Third-Down Conversions 5 of 10 6 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 2-6Attendance: 72,764

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 16-75, J. Patrick 14-70, J. Blackman 7-6, A. Rasul 1-4, N. Murray, 0-0. LOU - L. Jackson 23- 178, R. Bonnafon 16-74, D. Williams 5-41.

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 16-28-248, 2 TD/2 INT. LOU - L. Jackson 13-21-156, 1 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - N. Murray 4-95, A. Tate 5-62, R. Izzo 2-37, J. Patrick 3-35, C. Akers 2-19. LOU - J. Smith 5-49, C. Standberry 2-34, S. Dawkins 1-26, R. Bonnafon 2-14, T. Samuel 1-13, D. Fitzpatrick 1-13, Dae Williams 1-7.

Saturday, October 14, 2017Florida State 17, Duke 10Durham, N.C. | Wallace Wade Stadium

Saturday, October 21, 2017Louisville 31,Florida State 28Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium


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» Matthew Thomas tied a career high with 15 tackles against the Eagles. Thomas also had 15 tackles against Michigan in the 2016 Orange Bowl.

» The 15 tackles are tied for the most for a Seminole since 2010. It has now happened four times – Thomas twice, Telvin Smith in 2014 BCS Championship Game vs. Auburn and Kendall Smith in 2010 vs. NC State.

» Derwin James came away with 13 tackles, one shy of his career high of 14 against Houston in the 2015 Peach Bowl.

» Nyqwan Murray had 102 yards on three receptions; it was his third career 100-yard game and first of 2017.

» Josh Sweat recorded two tackles for loss, 0.5 tackles short of his career high 2.5 tackles for loss that he last had against Florida in 2016.

» Jacob Pugh recorded six tackles and two pass breakups in his first game back since the Miami game. Pugh's two pass breakups were a career high and tied the amount he had in his previous three years as a Seminole.

» FSU converted a 4th-and-8 in the second quarter; it was FSU's longest fourth down conver-sion since a 4th-and-9 fake punt by Graham Gano in 2008 vs. Boston College.

» True freshman running back Cam Akers completed his first career pass for 47 yards to Mur-ray on FSU's opening drive.

» Akers and redshirt senior wide receiver Jared Jackson made their first career starts. » Logan Tyler had seven punts for 299 yards, good for a 42.7 yard average. » Ermon Lane played at receiver for the first time since switching to defensive back a season

ago. He had one reception for nine yards. » Jalen Wilkerson tied his career high with three tackles.

» True freshman tailback Cam Akers turned in a career-high performance with 199 rushing yards on 22 carries, including touchdown runs of 54 and 63 yards. That moved him from sixth to No. 3 on FSU’s all-time rushing list for true freshmen.

» The Seminoles posted their earliest touchdown strike of the season on their opening possession of the game. James Blackman’s 51-yard touchdown pass to Nyqwan Murray with 10:02 on the game clock finished off a 4-play, 53-yard drive.

» It was the first time since November 28, 1976 against Virginia Tech, the final game of Bobby Bowden's first season as head coach in Tallahassee, that FSU had three offensive touchdowns of at least 50 yards.

» Matthew Thomas and Derwin James both blocked field goals, the first time since Duke in 2003 that FSU blocked two FGs in a game. FSU has four blocked kicks this year (two Brian Burns punts as well), the most in a season since 2010.

» Freshman defensive back Hamsah Nasirildeen made his first career start. He joins Black-man and Akers as the third true freshman to start this season.

» Ermon Lane made his first start at wide receiver since the 2014 season. It was his sev-enth career start, the last four of which came at defensive back in 2016.

» Blackman’s 51-yard touchdown pass to Murray was his longest touchdown pass this season and his second-longest completion (60 yards to George Campbell vs. NC State).

» Derwin James had his second career interception on Syracuse's first drive. The defense finished with three sacks, six tackles for loss, nine pass breakups and nine QB hurries.

» Syracuse ran 95 plays, the second-most by an opponent in FSU history (Houston, 99, 2015 Peach Bowl).

1 2 3 4 ScoreFlorida State 0 3 0 0 3Boston College 7 14 14 0 35

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter7:55 BC White 34 yd pass from Smith (Lichtenberg kick), 7-79, 2:41 BC 7, FSU 0Second Quarter10:10 BC Sweeney 34 yd pass from Brown (Lichtenberg kick), 8-46, 3:15 BC 14, FSU 06:48 BC Brown 4 yd run (Lichtenberg kick), 6-62 2:36 BC 21. FSU 00:44 FSU Aguayo 36 yd field goal, 13-51, 3:28 BC 21, FSU 3Third Quarter11:00 BC Dillon 2 yd run (Lichtenberg kick), 3-11 1:02 BC 28. FSU 30:13 BC Wade 1 yd run (Lichtenberg kick), 8-24 3:46 BC 35. FSU 3

TEAM STATISTICS FSU BCFirst Downs 10 19Rushes-Yds (Net) 29-64 55-241Passing Yds (Net) 149 88Passes Comp-Att-Int 12-27-1 7-21-0Total Offense Plays-Yds 56-213 76-329Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-(-10) 3-30Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-45 2-68Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1Punts (Number-Avg) 7-42.7 4-44Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-71 1-10Possession Time 24:45 35:15Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 6 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16Attendance: 40,629

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 18-42, A. Rasul 4-25, R. Green 3-10, J. Blackman 4-0. BC - A. Dillon 33-149, J. Hilliman 14-41, J. Smith 2-26, A. Brown 3-20, T. Smith 1-6, D. Wade 1-1, TEAM 1-(-2).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 11-26-102, 0 TD/1 INT, C. Akers 1-1-47, 0 TD/0 INT. BC - A. Brown 6-20-54, 1 TD/0 INT, J. Smith 1-1-34, 1 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - N. Murray 3-102, R. Izzo 1-14, A. Tate 2-12, E. Lane 1-9, C. Akers 3-7, R. Green 1-5, J. Vickers 1-0. BC - K. White 2-46, T. Sweeney 2-19, C. Garrison 1-12, T. Levey 1-8, J. Hilliman 1-3.

1 2 3 4 ScoreSyracuse 0 14 3 7 24Florida State 7 14 3 3 27

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter10:02 FSU Murray 51 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 4-53 2:33 FSU 7, SU 0Second Quarter13:38 FSU Akers 54 yd run (Aguayo kick), 1-54 0:11 FSU 14, SU 07:55 SU Custis 47 yd pass from Dungey (Murphy kick), 7-76 2:27 FSU 14, SU 77:29 FSU Akers 63 yd run (Aguayo kick), 1-78 0:18 FSU 21, SU 73:16 SU Ishmael 34 yd pass from Dungey (Murphy kick), 4-72 1:04 FSU 21, SU 14Third Quarter9:35 SU Murphy 42 yd field goal, 10:46 3:53 FSU 21, SU 173:10 FSU Aguayo 49 yd field goal, 13-51, 6:20 FSU 24, SU 17Fourth Quarter6:48 FSU Aguayo 38 yd field goal, 6-42, 2:45 FSU 27, SU 172:55 SU Dungey 3 yd run (Murphy kick), 14-75 3:53 FSU 27, SU 24

TEAM STATISTICS SU FSUFirst Downs 21 13Rushes-Yds (Net) 40-149 37-207Passing Yds (Net) 314 136Passes Comp-Att-Int 31-55-1 12-19-0Total Offense Plays-Yds 95-463 56-343Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-40 3-11Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 2-38Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-42.9 9-43.1Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-34Possession Time 30:37 29:22Third-Down Conversions 11 of 25 1 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-22 3-13Attendance: 71,805

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 22-199, A. Rasul 4-11, J. Blackman 10-(-1), TEAM 1-(-2). SU - E. Dungey 22-109, M. Neal 6-20, D. Strickland 10-20, Z. Mahoney 1-1, E. Philips 1-(-1).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 12-19-136, 1 TD/0 INT. SU - E. Dungey 24-43-278, 2 TD/1 INT, Z. Mahoney 7-12-36 0 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - N. Murray 3-60, E. Lane 1-28, K. Gavin 4-25, C. Akers 3-18, R. Izzo 1-5. SU - S. Ishmael 12-143, E. Philips 12-107, J. Custis 1-47, D. Strickland 4-11, D. Butler 1-6, R. Pierce 1-0.

Friday, October 27, 2017Florida State 3, Boston College 35Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Alumni Stadium

Saturday, November 4, 2017Syracuse 24,Florida State 27Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium


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» Brian Burns set a career high with seven tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. Burns added two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, the first player in FSU history with two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in the same game.

» Burns is the first Seminole with two forced fumbles in a game since Jalen Ramsey at NC State in 2014.

» Burns’ 4.5 tackles for loss are the most for a Seminole since DeMarcus Walker had 4.5 (all sacks) against Ole Miss in the 2016 season opener.

» Demarcus Christmas recovered the second fumble of his career at the FSU three-yard line after Clemson traveled 71 yards in 15 plays. Christmas’ first fumble recovery came against Charleston Southern in 2016.

» Nyqwan Murray finished with a team-high 73 yards, including a 39-yard catch that led to FSU’s first touchdown. Over the past five games, Murray has 19 catches for 411 yards.

» Redshirt senior linebacker Matthew Thomas finished with 11 tackles, his fifth game this season with at least 10. He added 1.5 tackles for loss.

» True freshman defensive back Hamsah Nasirildeen had 10 tackles, more than doubling his previous career high of four against Syracuse.

» Redshirt junior tight end Ryan Izzo’s 60-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter was the longest catch of his career. The 60-yard score was the longest touchdown catch for FSU this season and the second-longest score overall (Akers’ 63-yard run vs. Syracuse). It was the longest TD for an FSU tight end since 1993 (Lonnie Johnson vs. Clemson).

» The 60-yard pass was the longest of true freshman quarterback James Blackman’s ca-reer, matching a 60-yard pass to George Campbell against NC State.

» FSU had a pair of touchdown drives of at least 85 yards at Clemson.

» FSU's 77 points scored are the most in the country in 2017 and the second-most in FSU history. FSU's 56 first-half points are the most in school history (also vs. Tulane, 1992).

» Derwin James’ 41-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter was FSU's first pick-six since Terrance Smith did it against Florida in 2014. Tarvarus McFadden add-ed a touchdown on a blocked field goal, FSU's first since 2006 against Clemson.

» Freshman D.J. Matthews amassed 138 yards on 5 punt returns. Matthews is the first Nole with more than 100 punt return yards in a game since Tyler Hunter (122) vs. Duke in 2012 and is the third-highest single-game total for FSU.

» Fullback Gabe Nabers (2-yard) and receiver Justin Motlow (12-yard) scored the first re-ceiving touchdowns of their careers.

» Senior running back Ryan Green’s 5-yard TD run in the third quarter was his first score since a 1-yard plunge against Nevada in 2013. Green capped his day with a career-long 50-yard TD run and a team-leading and career-high 96 yards on 7 carries.

» Freshman defensive end Joshua Kaindoh recorded four sacks - the first four of his career. Kaindoh's four sacks are the second-most by a player in the country this season and the most sacks by a Nole since DeMarcus Walker had 4.5 vs. Ole Miss last season. Kaindoh led the Noles in tackles with six after entering the game with nine through his first nine games.

1 2 3 4 ScoreFlorida State 0 0 7 7 14Clemson 7 10 0 14 31

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter2:51 CU Bryant 2 yd run (Spence kick), 6-20 2:45 CU 7, FSU 0Second Quarter6:34 CU Etienne 28 yd run (Spence kick), 1-28 0:05 CU 14, FSU 0 1:39 CU Spence 26 yd field goal, 9-62 3:26 CU 17, FSU 0Third Quarter1:13 FSU Patrick 3 yd run (Aguayo kick), 7-90 3:38 CU 17, FSU 7Fourth Quarter8:53 FSU Izzo 60 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 3-85 1:29 CU 17, FSU 143:05 CU Etienne 28 yd run (Spence kick), 6-44 3:31 CU 24, FSU 140:35 CU Choice 10 yd run (Spence kick), 3-28 1:38 CU 31, FSU 14

TEAM STATISTICS FSU CUFirst Downs 12 24Rushes-Yds (Net) 24-21 52-227Passing Yds (Net) 208 151Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-32-1 20-30-0Total Offense Plays-Yds 56-229 82-378Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-11 3-47Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-75 3-45Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1Punts (Number-Avg) 7-45.9 6-35.7Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2Penalties-Yards 4-55 7-80Possession Time 23:50 36:10Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 8 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 5-30Attendance: 81,436

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 12-40, J. Patrick 5-3, J. Blackman 7-(-26). CU - Etienne 14-97, K. Bryant 19-60, Choice 7-40, Feaster 9-21, Fuller 2-10, TEAM 1-(-1).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 13-32-208, 1 TD/1 INT. CU - K. Bryant 20-30-151, 0 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - N. Murray 4-73, R. Izzo 1-60, A. Tate 4-33, K. Gavin 2-17, C. Akers 1-19, J. Patrick 1-6. CU - H. Renfrow 4-35, Greenlee 1-32, Cain 4-17, Etienne 1-16, Thompson 3-15, Higgins 1-8, Rodgers 1-6, Fuller 1-5, Overton 1-5, Feaster 1-4, Choice 1-4, McCloud 1-4.

1 2 3 4 ScoreDelaware State 6 0 0 0 6Florida State 21 35 7 14 77

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter11:24 FSU Patrick 14 yd run (Aguayo kick), 7-63 3:36 FSU 7, DSU 09:08 FSU McFadden 63 yd blocked FG return (Aguayo kick) FSU 14, DSU 04:04 DSU West 1 yd run (Nzidee kick failed), 9-75 5:04 FSU 14, DSU 62:38 FSU D. James 41 yd interception return (Aguayo kick) FSU 21, DSU 6Second Quarter13:03 FSU Akers 1 yd run (Aguayo kick), 6-33 2:20 FSU 28, DSU 610:41 FSU Patrick 2 yd run (Aguayo kick), 4-27 1:12 FSU 35, DSU 67:34 FSU Murray 4 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 3:38 0:46 FSU 42, DSU 64:47 FSU Nabers 2 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 4-46 1:36 FSU 49, DSU 61:25 FSU Tate 3 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 4-58 1:57 FSU 56, DSU 6Third Quarter3:50 FSU Green 5 yd run (Aguayo kick), 4-44 1:28 FSU 63, DSU 6Fourth Quarter8:38 FSU Motlow 12 yd pass from Cosentino (Aguayo kick), 10-85 9:02 FSU 70, DSU 66:30 FSU Green 50 yd run (Aguayo kick), 2-59 0:27 FSU 77, DSU 6

TEAM STATISTICS DSU FSUFirst Downs 6 23Rushes-Yds (Net) 15-24 32-246Passing Yds (Net) 177 236Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-33-2 18-24Total Offense Plays-Yds 57-192 56-482Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-15 5-138Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-111 2-40Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-41Punts (Number-Avg) 9-46.2 3-42.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-0Penalties-Yards 3-9 5-45Possession Time 32:21 32:39Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 2 of 5Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 8-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 6-34Attendance: 70,599

RUSHING: FSU - R. Green 7-96, A. Rasul 9-61, C. Akers 9-44, J. Patrick 3-28, N. Murray 1-13, J. Blackman 1-3, B. Mid-dleton 1-1, J.J. Cosentino 1-0. DSU - K. Black 6-28, B. Alleyne 2-5, G. Downie 2-3, N. West 8-(-1), J. McDaniels 6-(-20).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 11-15-179, 3 TD/0 INT, J. Cosentino 6-7-51, 1 TD/0 INT, J. Rizzo 1-2-6, 0 TD/0 INT. DSU - K. Black 7-18-98, 0 TD/1 INT, J. McDaniels 6-14-79, 0 TD/1 INT, B. Dallas 0-1-0, 0 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - K. Gavin 4-78, N. Murray 4-53, J. Motlow 3-25, E. Lane 2-48, A. Rasul 1-11, J. Jackson 1-10, B. Lacivita 1-6, A. Tate 1-3, G. Nabers 1-2. DSU - B. Alleyne 3-52, K. Kollie 3-51, T. Selby 3-49, T. Gross 3-34, J. Hannah 1-0, K. Black 1-(-9).

Saturday, November 11, 2017Florida State 14,(4/4/4) Clemson 31Clemson, S.C. | Memorial Stadium

Saturday, November 18, 2017Delaware State 6,Florida State 77Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium


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» FSU won for the fifth straight time against Florida and the fourth consecutive time in Gainesville. Both of those are FSU highs against the Gators. FSU improved to 7-1 against the Gators since 2010.

» This game was the first time since 1988 that FSU scored two non-offensive touchdowns in a game against Florida and the first time ever that FSU has scored two defensive touchdowns against the Gators (62 games).

» Jacob Pugh’s fumble recovery for a touchdown was his third career fumble recovery. The score was the first of his career.

» Brian Burns’ sack on Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks was his fourth of the season and 13th of his career. Burns forced the fumble that led to Pugh’s touchdown. Burns has three of FSU’s seven forced fumbles this season. Burns added 2.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups.

» Cornerback Levonta Taylor’s interception on the final play of the first quarter was his first career takeaway. His second was in the second quarter, an 18-yard interception return for a touchdown. He is the first Seminole since Pugh against Notre Dame in 2014 with two in-terceptions in a game.

» Stanford Samuels III recorded his first career sack, a seven-yard loss in the second quar-ter.

» FSU converted all four Florida turnovers into touchdowns. FSU entered the game with just 24 points off turnovers on the season. The four takeaways are the most for the FSU defense since forcing four in the 2016 season opener against Ole Miss.

1 2 3 4 ScoreFlorida State 7 17 0 14 38Florida 7 6 3 6 22

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter10:52 FSU Pugh 16 yd fumble recovery (Aguayo kick) FSU 7, UF 04:03 UF Thompson 10 yd run (Pineiro kick), 3-24 0:52 FSU 7, UF 7Second Quarter14:24 FSU Murray 21 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 2-30 0:36 FSU 14, UF 77:47 FSU Aguayo 25 yd field goal, 9-57 4:25 FSU 17, UF 73:46 FSU Taylor 18 yd interception return (Aguayo kick) FSU 24, UF 70:29 UF Powell 4 yd pass from Franks (Pineiro kick blocked), 12-74 3:11 FSU 24, UF 13Third Quarter5:52 UF Pineiro 45 yd field goal, 6-12 2:20 FSU 24, UF 16Fourth Quarter11:21 FSU Akers 10 yd run (Aguayo kick), 7-74 4:00 FSU 31, UF 167:33 FSU Tate 3 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 6-16 3:30 FSU 38, UF 160:37 UF Powell 6 yd pass from Franks (Townsend rush failed), 9-72 2:38 FSU 38, UF 22

TEAM STATISTICS FSU UFFirst Downs 12 17Rushes-Yds (Net) 34-88 34-96Passing Yds (Net) 128 184Passes Comp-Att-Int 10-21-1 18-39-3Total Offense Plays-Yds 55-216 73-280Fumble Returns-Yards 1-16-1 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-6 1-17Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-24 5-122Interception Returns-Yards 3-47-1 1-4Punts (Number-Avg) 7-47.7 6-43.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 7-55 4-50Possession Time 28:57 31:03Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 6 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-26 2-14Attendance: 89,066

RUSHING: FSU - J. Patrick 15-67, C. Akers 13-34, A. Rasul 1-1, TEAM 1-(-2), J. Blackman 3-(-12). UF - M. Thompson 9-63, A. Lemons 2-21, L. Perine 12-21, B. Powell 2-5, D. Massey 1-(-3), F, Franks 9-(-11).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 10-21-128, 2 TD/1 INT. UF - F. Franks 18-39-184, 2 TD/3 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - E. Lane 1-39, R. Izzo 1-29, N. Murray 2-24, A. Tate 2-19, J. Patrick 3-13, K. Gavin 1-4. UF - B. Powell 9-75, J. Hammond 4-53, D. Massey 2-23, T. Cleveland 1-15, M. Thompson 1-9, L. Perine 1-9.

Saturday, November 25, 2017Florida State 38,Florida 22Gainesville, Fla. | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

» The win over ULM was FSU’s sixth of the season, making FSU eligible for a bowl game for an NCAA-record 36th straight season.

» FSU was led by interim head coach Odell Haggins. It was Haggins' first game as acting head coach after being a Seminole assistant since 1994.

» Defensive back Stanford Samuels III made his first career start, the fourth true freshman to start in 2017 (QB James Blackman, RB Cam Akers and DB Hamsah Nasirildeen).

» Redshirt senior defensive back Nate Andrews made his 22nd career start and first of 2017. » Running back Jacques Patrick had 155 rushing yards, his fourth career 100-yard game and

second this season. Cam Akers added 117 yards on the ground, the first time since USF in 2016 that FSU had a pair of 100-yard running backs.

» Akers finished with two touchdowns, tying a career high. He has 930 yards on the season and trails Dalvin Cook by 79 for the FSU freshman rushing record (1,008, 2014).

» Defensive back Levonta Taylor had four tackles (all in the first half), tying his career high (at NC State, 2016).

» Receiver D.J. Matthews caught his second career pass - and first career touchdown - to give FSU a 14-0 lead in the second quarter.

» Senior receiver Ermon Lane tied a career high with three catches for 45 yards. Lane also caught three passes as a freshman against The Citadel before playing as a defensive back in 2016 and early in 2017.

» Derwin James finished with 12 tackles, his second double-digit tackle game of the season. James had 13 at Boston College.

» Freshman Tre’ McKitty’s 23-yard catch in the fourth quarter was the first of his career.

1 2 3 4 ScoreULM 0 0 10 0 10Florida State 7 7 14 14 42

SCORING SUMMARYFirst Quarter8:15 FSU Patrick 2 yd run (Aguayo kick), 10-61 4:59 FSU 7, ULM 0Second Quarter8:19 FSU Matthews 14 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 6-72 2:16 FSU 14, ULM0Third Quarter12:33 FSU Akers 4 yd run (Aguayo kick), 6-75 2:27 FSU 21, ULM 08:34 ULM Ford 38 yd field goal, 9-43 3:50 FSU 21, ULM 34:51 ULM Turner 6 yd pass from Evans (Ford kick), 6-31 1:50 FSU 21, ULM 103:31 FSU Akers 24 yd run (Aguayo kick), 3-51 1:13 FSU 28, ULM 10Fourth Quarter12:50 FSU Patrick 2 yd run (Aguayo kick), 8-41 3:44 FSU 35, ULM 106:14 FSU Green 1 yd run (Aguayo kick), 9-71 5:09 FSU 42, ULM 10

TEAM STATISTICS ULM FSUFirst Downs 17 26Rushes-Yds (Net) 22-38 45-305Passing Yds (Net) 262 199Passes Comp-Att-Int 28-47-0 15-23-2Total Offense Plays-Yds 69-300 58-504Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-1) 3-38Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-58 1-39Interception Returns-Yards 2-23 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.5 2-40.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-38 4-30Possession Time 27:32 32:28Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-8Attendance: 58,780

RUSHING: FSU - J. Patrick 19-155, C. Akers 19-117, R. Green 3-20, J. Blackman 2-10, A. Rasul 1-3, G. Nabers 1-0. ULM - C. Evans 9-25, D. Gore 10-16, B. Batiste 1-3, M. Green 2-(-6).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 14-22-197, 1 TD/2 INT, J. Cosentino 1-1-2, 0 TD/0 INT. ULM - C. Evans 28-47-262, 1 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - E. Lane 3-45, J. Patrick 2-45, A. Tate 2-23, D.J. Matthews 2-23, T. McKitty 1-23, J. Vickers 1-21, N. Murray 2-17, K. Gavin 1-7, J. Motlow 1-2. ULM - M. Green 8-106, S. Spiller 5-49, R. Turner 4-30, B. Williams 3-27, B. Batiste 2-24, D. Gillespie 2-11, X. Brown 1-8, K. White 1-5, T. Lamm 1-4, D. Gore 1-(-2).

Saturday, December 2, 2017ULM 10,Florida State 42Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium


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2017 INDEPENDENCE BOWL RECAP

» Playing in a bowl game for the 36th consecutive season, Florida State beat Southern Miss 42-13 in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl. Interim head coach Odell Haggins moved to 2-0 in his career as head coach.

» The win improved FSU to 7-6 on the season, FSU’s 41st consecutive winning season, one shy of the all-time record (Notre Dame, 1889-1932).

» FSU is 29-16-2 all-time in bowl games, with eight wins in the past 10 tries. » FSU had a 23-6 halftime lead and improved to 7-1 in 2017 when leading at halftime. » FSU had 16 scoring drives of 75 or more yards (15 touchdowns, one field goal), including

three TD drives against USM. » FSU forced at least one turnover in eight of 13 games this season. » After allowing 63 yards and a touchdown on the first drive of the game, FSU’s defense al-

lowed 86 yards on the Golden Eagles’ next five drives combined, resulting in three punts, a lost fumble and the end of the first half.

» FSU was 6-for-7 in the red zone vs. USM and finished 2017 44-of-48. Before ending the game on the USM 5-yard line, FSU had converted 26 consecutive red zone tries. In that span, FSU scored 22 touchdowns and four field goals (five TDs vs. USM).

» FSU had a 1,000-yard rusher for the fifth straight season (D. Freeman 2013, D. Cook 2014-16, Akers 2017). FSU did not have a 1,000-yard runner between 1997 and 2012.

» FSU made its first appearance in the Independence Bowl and improved to 11-6 when playing in a bowl game for the first time.

» FSU outscored opponents 199-51 over the season-ending four-game win streak. » FSU’s 42 points scored are its most in a bowl game since also beating Wisconsin 42-13 in the

2008 Champs Sports Bowl. » True freshman quarterback James Blackman and redshirt senior Nate Andrews were named

offensive and defensive MVPs, respectively. » Freshman running back Cam Akers ran for 94 yards on 13 carries, passing Dalvin Cook for

the most rushing yards by an FSU freshman in a season (1,024). Akers also caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from James Blackman in the second quarter. It was Akers’ first career receiving touchdown.

» Blackman passed for a career-high four touchdowns. Blackman threw for at least one touchdown in 11 of 12 starts and had multiple touchdown passes in five games, including three of the past four.

» Blackman’s four touchdown passes set an Independence Bowl record for TD passes in a game and were the most for a Seminole QB in a bowl since Chris Weinke had four against Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl (1/4/2000).

» Junior wide receiver Auden Tate caught five passes for 84 yards against Southern Miss, including three touchdowns. Tate’s 10 touchdown catches are the most for a Seminole since Kelvin Benjamin (15) in 2013. It was the first multi-TD game for an FSU receiver in 2017 and tied the Independence Bowl record for TD catches in a game.

» Blackman’s 19 TD passes tied for No. 19 in single-season history. Tate’s 10 TD catches tied for 13th in FSU single-season history.

» Freshman wide receiver D.J. Matthews, redshirt sophomore defensive end Jalen Wilkerson and sophomore linebacker Emmett Rice made the first starts of their careers.

» FSU’s starting offensive line of Josh Ball, Derrick Kelly, Alec Eberle, Cole Minshew and Rick Leonard started for the ninth consecutive game.

» Sophomore kicker Ricky Aguayo made three field goals. He was 18-for-21 on the year and made seven straight over the final seven games. Aguayo entered bowl season 21st nation-ally and third in the ACC with an .833 field goal percentage.

» Redshirt junior tight end Ryan Izzo had six catches for 59 yards, setting a career high for receptions in a game.

» True freshman defensive back Stanford Samuels III forced a Southern Miss fumble late in the second quarter, the first of his career. It was recovered by junior A.J. Westbrook, his first career recovery.

» Playing his final career game, redshirt senior Nate Andrews led FSU with six tackles, a sea-son high.

» Junior running back Jacques Patrick ran 16 times for 61 yards, including his 16th career rushing touchdown, tied for 18th in FSU history.

1 2 3 4 Score

Southern Miss 6 0 7 0 13

Florida State 7 16 10 9 42

SCORING SUMMARY

First Quarter

11:05 USM Griggs 5 yd run (Shaunfield kick failed), 8-63, 3:55 USM 6, FSU 0

5:20 FSU Tate 20 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 12-75, 5:45 FSU 7, USM 6

Second Quarter

12:38 FSU Akers 14 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick failed), 9-80, 4:59 FSU 13, USM 6

7:48 FSU Aguayo 29 yd field goal, 8-58, 2:51 FSU 16, USM 6

1:33 FSU Tate 10 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 4-24, 1:30 FSU 23, USM 6

Third Quarter


3:25 FSU Patrick 2 yd run (Aguayo kick), 9-85, 4:40 FSU 33, USM 6

0:44 USM Robertson 13 yd pass from Griggs (Shaunfield kick), 6-75, 2:41 FSU 33, USM 13

Fourth Quarter

13:34 FSU Tate 17 yd pass from Blackman (TEAM rush fumbled), 5-30, 2:10 FSU 39, USM 13


TEAM STATISTICS USM FSUFirst Downs 12 25Rushes-Yds (Net) 28-131 45-214Passing Yds (Net) 129 238Passes Comp-Att-Int 15-27-0 19-29-0Total Offense Plays-Yds 55-260 74-452Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-137 1-11Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.2 1-38.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-44 6-60Possession Time 22:52 37:08Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 7 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 6-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0Attendance: 33,601

RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 13-94, J. Patrick 16-61, J. Blackman 6-29, A. Rasul 7-25, C. Plante 1-6, J. Cosentino 1-2, G. Nabers 1-(-3). USM - I. Smith 16-92, K. Griggs 8-39, A. Staggers 1-4, J. Adams 1-2, T. Parks 2-(-6).

PASSING: FSU - J. Blackman 18-26-233, 4 TD/0 INT, J. Cosentino 1-3-5, 0 TD/0 INT. USM - K. Griggs 13-25-86, 1 TD/0 INT, A. Staggers 1-1-18, 0 TD/0 INT, Z. Everett 1-1-25, 0 TD/0 INT.

RECEIVING: FSU - A. Tate 5-84, R. Izzo 5-59, D. Matthews 3-37, J. Patrick 2-26, C. Akers 1-14, K. Gavin 1-13, A. Rasul 1-5. USM - K. Robertson 4-36, I. Smith 4-26, A. Fails 1-25, J. Adams 2-22, K. Griggs 1-18, A. Staggers 1-2, J. Washington 1-1, T. Parks 1-(-1).

Wednesday, December 27, 2017Southern Miss 13,Florida State 42Shreveport, La. | Independence Stadium

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