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1 Four Seminoles lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the first time in their careers as the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII in thrilling fashion, 41-33 in Minneapolis, Minn. n After spending the first half of the season on injured reserve, cornerback Ronald Darby came into his own in the playoffs, leading the NFL with six passes defended including two in the Super Bowl. n Linebacker Nigel Bradham contributed seven tackles, while defensive back Patrick Robinson registered three and Timmy Jernigan was responsible for two quarterback hurries in the win over the Patriots. n At least one Seminole has played in each of the last six Super Bowls. n Super Bowl LII was the third time that four Seminoles were on the same Super Bowl winning team, which is the most in history. n 62 Noles have been on Super Bowl rosters. 2 OVERALL The 2018 NFL Draft was held April 26-28 inside PICK NAME YEAR POS TEAM AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and featured six 1 Jameis Winston 2015 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seminoles selected. 3 Andre Wadsworth 1998 DL Arizona Cardinals 4 Marvin Jones 1993 LB New York Jets Round Overall Name Position Team 4 Peter Boulware 1997 DE Baltimore Ravens 1 17 Derwin James DB Los Angeles Chargers 4 Peter Warrick 2000 WR Cincinnati Bengals 3 75 Derrick Nnadi DT Kansas City Chiefs 5 Deion Sanders 1989 DB Atlanta Falcons 4 127 Rick Leonard OT New Orleans Saints 5 Terrell Buckley 1992 DB Green Bay Packers 4 130 Josh Sweat DE Philadelphia Eagles 5 Jalen Ramsey 2016 DB Jacksonville Jaguars 7 250 Ryan Izzo TE New England Patriots 6 Ron Sellers 1969 SE Boston Patriots 6 Walter Jones 1997 OT Seattle Seahawks 7 253 Auden Tate WR Cincinnati Bengals 6 Corey Simon 2000 DT Philadelphia Eagles 9 Sammie Smith 1989 RB Miami Dolphins n Derwin James became the 44th first round NFL Draft pick in 9 Ernie Sims 2006 LB Detroit Lions Florida State history after he was selected 17th overall by the 10 Jamal Reynolds 2001 DE Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Chargers. 11 Derrick Alexander 1995 DE Minnesota Vikings n Florida State tied for fifth in the nation with six picks in 2018. It 11 Tra Thomas 1998 OT Philadelphia Eagles was the most since an ACC-record 11 were taken in 2015. 12 Alphonso Carreker 1984 DE Green Bay Packers n FSU has had 14 defensive linemen drafted since 2008 after 12 Warrick Dunn 1997 RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Derrick Nnadi and Josh Sweat were selected in 2018. 12 Christian Ponder 2011 QB Minnesota Vikings n Rick Leonard was the third offensive tackle and fifth offensive 13 Kamerion Wimbley 2006 DE Cleveland Browns lineman drafted from FSU in the last four years. 14 Reinard Wilson 1997 DE Cincinnati Bengals 14 Brodrick Bunkley 2006 DT Philadelphia Eagles 15 Lawrence Timmons 2007 LB Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Travis Johnson 2005 DT Houston Texans 16 EJ Manuel 2013 QB Buffalo Bills 17 Sebastian Janikowski 2000 K Oakland Raiders 17 Derwin James 2018 DB Los Angeles Chargers 19 Alex Barron 2005 OT St. Louis Rams 19 Antonio Cromartie 2006 DB San Diego Chargers 19 Cameron Erving 2015 OL Cleveland Browns 20 Javon Walker 2002 WR Green Bay Packers 23 21 Barry Smith 1973 WR Green Bay Packers First round picks since 2000 23 Jesse Hester 1985 WR Los Angeles Raiders 24 J.T. Thomas 1973 DB Pittsburgh Steelers 285 24 Bjoern Werner 2013 DE Indianapolis Colts 25 Bobby Butler 1981 DB Atlanta Falcons FSU-produced draft picks all-time 25 Dexter Carter 1990 RB San Francisco 49ers 25 Xavier Rhodes 2013 DB Minnesota Vikings 35 26 Devin Bush 1995 DB Atlanta Falcons Consecutive seasons with a player 28 William Floyd 1994 RB San Francisco 49ers selected in the NFL Draft, every year 28 Derrick Brooks 1995 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1984 28 Derrick Gibson 2001 DB Oakland Raiders 28 Kelvin Benjamin 2014 WR Carolina Panthers 32 Patrick Robinson 2010 DB New Orleans Saints 3 The Florida State football team has made community service a priority. For the second straight season, the Seminoles registered more than 1,000 hours in 2017-18, tallying 1,480 total volunteer hours. Players volunteered with several organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Leon County Schools, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and FSU Recycles. As a junior in 2017 Fredrick Jones led the team with 46 total hours and was named an ACC Top Six for Service recipient. Jones volunteered at various events but contributed most of his hours serving at Grace Mission Episcopal Church. 4 The Musial Awards recognized Travis Rudolph’s inspiring friendship with Bo Paske, a Tallahassee middle schooler with autism that he befriended during a visit to Montford Middle School in August of 2016. Rudolph saw Paske eating by himself, was photographed and the image soon went viral, thanks to Bo’s mother, Leah. When the outpouring of support for the duo went national, Rudolph presented Bo and Leah with a personalized jersey and tickets to the season opener against Ole Miss in Orlando. Both Leah and Bo were on hand when Travis was picked up by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent. He was one of 11 award winners for Extraordinary Sportsmanship. The Musial Anquan Boldin 2015 Awards are presented by Maryville University Warrick Dunn 2004 and produced by the St. Louis Sports Derrick Brooks 2000 Commission and National Sportsmanship Foundation in honor of longtime Cardinals baseball player Stan Musial. The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team is one of the most coveted off-the-field honors in college football, recognizing the finest players in terms of character and leadership in addition to maintaining a good academic standing. Florida State has produced an Allstate AFCA Good Works Team member in the past two seasons. Alec Eberle was recognized for his efforts in 2016 as the head of Florida State’s Uplifting Athletes chapter, which raises money for rare diseases. In 2017, Mavin Saunders was recognized for his work as a mentor at Riley Elementary, where he volunteered twice a week helping students with their studies. 5 18-16 vs. Nebraska | Orange Bowl | Miami, Fla. January 1, 1994 | 12-1 n Florida State put an exclamation point on its 1993 season by capturing the program’s first National Championship with a dramatic, 18-16 victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1994. n The Seminoles closed the year with a 12-1 record and Florida State was the first team in eight years to open the season at No. 1 and go on to win the title. n Senior quarterback Charlie Ward collected 20 national awards, including the Heisman Trophy, while leading the Seminoles to their long-awaited crown. n FSU led the nation in scoring offense and defense, outscoring their 13 opponents by an average of 34 points per game. 46-29 vs. Virginia Tech | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. January 4, 2000 | 12-0 n The 1999 Florida State football team became the first in the history of the Associated Press poll to go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Seminoles completed their 12-0 campaign with a thrilling 46-29 Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech on January 4, 2000. n Not only did coach Bobby Bowden lead the Seminoles down a path no other team had traveled – wire-to-wire at No. 1 – he also recorded the first perfect season of his career. Along the way, Bowden picked up his 300th career victory. 6 34-31 vs. Auburn | BCS National Championship Game | Pasadena, Calif. January 6, 2014 | 14-0 n Florida State closed out a dominant 14-0 season by defeating No. 2 Auburn 34-31 to win the final BCS National Championship Game. n The Seminoles rallied from 18 points down, trailing 21-3 with 5:01 remaining in the second quarter, and trailed 31-27 with 1:11 left in the game. n Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston engineered a seven-play, 80-yard drive that was finished off with his game-winning 2-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds remaining that completed the comeback and earned FSU its third national championship. 7,267 Total offensive yards tallied by FSU in 2013 to set new school and ACC records 723 Total points scored in 2013, a new FBS record previously held by Oklahoma’s 2008 team which scored 716 total points 94 Touchdowns scored by Florida State the most in the country and an FSU and ACC record 26 Interceptions made by the Seminoles, leading the nation in 2013 and breaking the school’s single-season record. 7 DeMARCUS WALKER (DE) 2016 ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DERWIN JAMES (DB) n n 2017 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN n 2017 FIRST TEAM ALL-ACC DALVIN COOK (RB) n 2015 JIM BROWN AWARD WINNER DEONDRE FRANCOIS (QB) n 2016 ACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR n 2016 ACC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR n Jameis Winston, P.J. Williams and Rashad Greene attended the 2014 ESPYS in Los Angeles. The Seminoles were nominated for Team of the Year and Winston was a finalist for Male College Athlete of the Year in 2014. BRYAN STORK (C) n 2013 RIMINGTON TROPHY WINNER 8 Year Name No. Pos. 1964 Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR 1967 Ron Sellers 34 WR 1979–1980 Ron Simmons 51 DL 1983 Greg Allen 26 RB 1985 Jamie Dukes 64 OL 1987–1988 Deion Sanders 2 CB 1989 LeRoy Butler 6 CB 1991–1992 Marvin Jones 55 LB 1991 Terrell Buckley 27 CB 1993 Charlie Ward 17 QB 1993–1994 Derrick Brooks 10 LB 1993 Corey Sawyer 8 CB 1994 Clifton Abraham 2 CB 1995 Clay Shiver 53 C 1996 Peter Boulware 58 DE 1996 Reinard Wilson 55 DE 1997 Sam Cowart 1 LB 1997 Andre Wadsworth 85 DE JAMEIS WINSTON (QB) 1998–1999 Sebastian Janikowski 38 K n 2013 HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNER 1998–1999 Peter Warrick 9 WR n 2013 DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD WINNER 1999 Corey Simon 53 DL n 2013 MANNING AWARD WINNER 1999 Jason Whitaker 68 OL n 2013 WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 2000 Tay Cody 27 CB PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2000 Snoop Minnis 13 WR 2000 Jamal Reynolds 58 DE 2003–2004 Alex Barron 70 OL 2010 Rodney Hudson 62 OL 2011 Shawn Powell 45 P 2012 Björn Werner 95 DL ROBERTO AGUAYO (K) 2013 Lamarcus Joyner 20 CB n 2013 LOU GROZA AWARD 2013 Bryan Stork 52 C WINNER 2013 Jameis Winston 5 QB n 2014 FINALIST 2014 Roberto Aguayo 19 K Of all the players that have worn 2014 Tre’ Jackson 54 OL the Garnet and Gold over the past 71 2014 Nick O’Leary 35 TE seasons, only 10 have had their jersey honored.

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