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QUARTERBACKS RECEIVERS he Seminoles return Drew Weatherford as the enior Chris Davis, juniors De’Cody Fagg and Joslin T starter at quarterback after he led all freshmen SShaw, and sophomore Greg Carr lead a talented nationally in passing yards and touchdowns in 2005. group of Florida State wide receivers in 2005. Davis He also broke Philip Rivers’ ACC record for passing was a starter last year ago along with Willie Reid, but yardage in a single season by a first-year quarterback. will have to hold off Greg Carr for the top spot on the Weatherford threw for 3,208 yards last year, which depth chart. Davis led last year’s team with 51 catches ranked third in school history, and earned freshmen for 666 yards while Carr tied an ACC freshmen record all-america honors from several publications. He put with nine TD catches and was third on the team with much of his focus in the spring on cutting down on 618 receiving yards. Carr earned freshman All-America interceptions and threw only one pick over the entire honors last year as well as a spot on the All-ACC DREW spring in scrimmage situations. GREG CARR second team. Senior Robert Hallback and sophomore WEATHERFORD Behind Weatherford on the depth chart to open Richard Goodman will see plenty of playing time camp will be sophomore Xavier Lee, who did not behind Davis and Carr as FSU coaches substitute freely and use a variety of participate in the spring following post-season shoulder surgery. Lee saw three and four-wide receiver sets. playing time in seven games in 2005 and completed 27-of-57 passes for 466 On the other side, Fagg and Shaw will battle for starting honors when yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Lee also ran for a pair of preseason practices begin. Fagg was on pace for a solid season in 2005, but a scores with a long rush of 27. True freshmen Christian Ponder, who enrolled shoulder injury slowed him and he was held out of drills in the spring in order in January, and D’Vontrey Richardson will back up Weatherford and Lee. to get back to 100 percent. Shaw took advantage of the opportunity and impressed coaches not only with his receiving skills, but with his outstanding downfield blocking ability. No matter who wins the starting job, both will be PRESEASON DEPTH CHART heavily involved in the fall. True sophomore Rod Owens had knee surgery in QB 11 Drew Weatherford 6-3 220 SO January and will be closely evaluated by the training staff as workouts begin. 9 Xavier Lee 6-4 230 SO 14 Christian Ponder 6-2 210 FR 16 D’Vontrey Richardson 6-1 200 FR PRESEASON DEPTH CHART WR1 81 De’Cody Fagg 6-3 214 JR –or– 80 Joslin Shaw 5-10 180 JR FSU Quarterbacks in the NFL 86 Rod Owens 6-0 178 SO WR2 Brad Johnson .............................................................. Minnesota Vikings 5 Chris Davis 6-0 180 SR Chris Weinke................................................................. Carolina Panthers –or– 89 Greg Carr 6-6 203 SO 84 Robert Hallback 5-9 178 SR –or– 85 Richard Goodman 6-0 178 SO BRAD JOHNSON FSU Wide Receivers in the NFL Anquan Boldin ............................................................... Arizona Cardinals Laveranues Coles ................................................................ New York Jets Willie Reid .................................................................. Pittsburgh Steelers P.K. Sam ...................................................................... Cincinnati Bengals Craphonso Thorpe ........................................................ Kansas City Chiefs Javon Walker..................................................................... Denver Broncos Peter Warrick .................................................................. Seattle Seahawks FSU Quarterbacks & the Heisman 2000 Chris Weinke – Heisman Winner 1993 Charlie Ward – Heisman Winner PETER WARRICK 1992 Charlie Ward – Sixth 1991 Casey Weldon – Runner-up 1972 Gary Huff – 10th 1967 Kim Hammond – Fifth Top Five Single-Season Performances 1. Chris Weinke, 2000 ............................................................ 4,167 yards Top Five Single-Season Performances 2. Thad Busby, 1997 ............................................................... 3,317 yards 1. Ron Sellers, 1968 ................................................................. 1,496 yards 3. Drew Weatherford, 2005 .................................................... 3,208 yards 2. Snoop Minnis, 2000 ............................................................. 1,340 yards 4. Peter Tom Willis, 1989 ....................................................... 3,124 yards 3. Barry Smith, 1972 ............................................................... 1,243 yards 5. Chris Rix, 2003 ................................................................... 3,107 yards 4. Peter Warrick, 1998 ............................................................. 1,232 yards 5. Ron Sellers, 1967 ................................................................. 1,228 yards 15 RUNNING BACKS TIGHT ENDS nce again, running backs coach Billy Sexton ight ends coach John Lilly will have his work cut O boasts one of the nation’s top groups at tailback. Tout this fall as he must replace Matt Henshaw, Senior Lorenzo Booker leads the way and takes over as Donnie Carter and Matt Root — who were 1, 2, 3 on the the full-time starters after splitting time with Leon depth chart in 2005. Redshirt freshman Charlie Gra- Washington (now with the New York Jets) over the last ham will open as the starter and has shown significant two seasons. Booker led the 2005 squad in rushing improvement in his blocking and receiving skills since with 552 yards and four touchdowns while his 1,773 arriving at Florida State a year ago. career rushing yards rank 12th on the school’s career Behind Graham will be true freshmen Matt Dun- rushing list. Also an outstanding receiver out of the ham and Caz Piurowski. Dunham played running back backfield, Booker added 329 yards on 38 catches and in high school and broke a Georgia state record for with LORENZO BOOKER two TD’s a year ago. CHARLIE GRAHAM 111 rushing touchdowns — a mark formerly held by Second on the depth chart is sophomore Antone Herschel Walker. Piurowski was one of the nation’s Smith, who shared most valuable player honors with Booker following spring top prep tight ends a year ago and many will remember his name as his father, practice. Smith showed his homerun capability in the spring and coaches Paul, lettered for the Seminoles at linebacker from 1977-80. He was second on expect him to have a breakout season in 2005. Smith was third on the team as the 1980 Orange Bowl team with 122 total tackles. a true freshman in rushing with 188 yards on 36 carries (5.2 ypc) and finished second with three rushing touchdowns. Jamaal Edwards also had an impres- sive spring and will see action as well. Edwards bring a good combination of PRESEASON DEPTH CHART size and speed that will give FSU a good change of pace at the position. TE 45 Charlie Graham 6-3 240 FR The starting job at fullback is now in the hands of Joe Surratt following 40 Matt Dunham 6-2 257 FR the graduation of B.J. Dean and James Coleman, who saw most of the playing 19 Caz Piurowski 6-7 234 FR time at the position last year. Surratt played in all 13 games in 2005, but did not record a carry. True freshman Seddrick Holloway and walk-on Sean Compton will serve as the back-ups to Surratt. Matt Dunham could also see time in the backfield if depth at tight end allows. PRESEASON DEPTH CHART FB 32 Joe Surratt 6-1 255 JR 41 Seddrick Holloway 5-10 245 FR 38 Sean Compton 6-0 240 JR TB 28 Lorenzo Booker 5-11 195 SR 6 Antone Smith 5-9 188 SO 33 Jamaal Edwards 6-0 214 JR FSU Running Backs in the NFL Zack Crockett ................................................................... Oakland Raiders B.J. Dean ........................................................................ Baltimore Ravens Warrick Dunn .....................................................................Atlanta Falcons Greg Jones .................................................................. Jacksonville Jaguars Travis Minor .................................................................... Miami Dolphins Leon Washington ................................................................ New York Jets PAUL IRONS GREG JONES FSU Tight End Draft History Player Year Team (Round) Tony Romeo 1961 Washington Redskins (19th) Bill Dawson 1964 Los Angeles Rams (NFL-12th) Top Five Rushing Seasons Boston Patriots (AFL -19th) 1. Warrick Dunn, 1995 ............................................................ 1,242 yards Max Wettstein 1966 Denver Broncos (Free Agent) 2. Sammie Smith, 1987 ........................................................... 1,230 yards Thurston Taylor 1968 Philadelphia Eagles (12th) 3. Warrick Dunn, 1996 ............................................................ 1,180 yards Chip Glass 1969 Cleveland Browns (3rd) 4. Greg Allen, 1983 ................................................................. 1,134 yards Gary Parris 1973 San Diego Chargers (15th) 5. Warrick Dunn, 1994 ............................................................ 1,026 yards Ed Beckman 1977 Kansas City Chiefs (Free Agent) Zeke Mowatt 1983 New York Giants (Free Agent) Most 100-Yard Rushing Games Orson Mobley 1986 Denver Broncos (Free Agent) Pat Carter 1988 Detroit Lions (2nd) Warrick Dunn (1993-96) ........................................................................ 21 Reggie Johnson 1991 Denver Broncos (2nd) Greg Allen (1981-84) ............................................................................