FSU Football: Two Former ‘Noles Make NFL All-Under 25 Team
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU Football has long prepared players to play in the NFL since the days of Bobby Bowden. That trend continues under Jimbo Fisher.
FSU Football has been represented well in the NFL over the years. Those players are not only getting drafted, many of them are playing meaningful roles on their respective teams.
NFL.com released their All-Under 25 team recently, and two former ‘Noles appeared on the list. Those players were second year Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback Jameis Winston, and rookie Jacksonville Jaguar cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
Here’s what NFL.com’s Elliot Harrison had to say about both players:
Yet another rookie to make the All-Under-25 list, Ramsey delivered as advertised last season in Jacksonville. He held his own in coverage for a freshman starter. The proof was in the puddin’ with Ramsey’s impact, as the pass defense went from 29th to fifth in one year. With Ramsey, Telvin Smith, Malik Jackson, A.J. Bouye and Myles Jack, the Jaguars’ defense is bursting at the seams with young talent.. Cornerback. Jaguars. Jalen Ramsey. 20. player. 52
Buccaneeers. Jameis Winston. 3. player. 48. Statistically, he is behind both Dak Prescott and Marcus Mariota. Yet Winston, the youngest of the three, is asked to do so much more on a football field in spite of that youth. He’s already thrown nearly 300 more passes than Mariota, even though both came into the league the same year. (Of course, Mariota has missed some time due to injury — but that’s part of this equation, too.) Ultimately, Winston’s lack of help — juxtaposed with Mariota’s luxury of leaning on a top-flight running game — landed the Bucs QB a spot on this list. Asked one of our resident scouts here at NFL.com, Daniel Jeremiah, to rank them if he was starting an expansion team. “1) Winston, 2) Prescott, 3) Mariota. Obviously it’s really close.” There you go.. Quarterback
Thoughts
Winston should have made the team last season along with former ‘Noles Ronald Darby and Eddie Goldman. I guess that would have been too much FSU swag at one time.
Check out this Jameis Winston highlight below. The throws he makes are absolutely ridiculous.
Of course Jalen Ramsey wasted no time in making his presence felt as he shut down top receiver after top receiver his rookie season.
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These two former FSU football greats should continue to be at the top of their game for the next decade. It’ll be fun getting to watch them get better and better with more experience.