Ranking Top FSU Football Alumni in NFL History: No. 6

FSU football has sent hundreds of players to the NFL over the years – here’s another look at one of the ten best to play in the pro game.

This weekend, another class of talented former FSU Seminoles made their way to the National Football League when their respective teams drafted them. It was just another time when it was great to be associated with Florida State – a program that has sent hundreds of the best players to the next level since the first player was picked in 1951.

The list of former Noles who have excelled in the pro game is a who’s who of not just the best to come from FSU football, but some of the best to EVER play in the NFL. However, the question then becomes this: who were the best 10 players in NFL history who spent their college time in Tallahassee?

It may have been one of the hardest list we have ever had to come up with – dozens of former All-Pros, Pro Bowlers and even Super Bowl Champions didn’t make the cut. That’s how talented FSU’s crop of former players is. We also looked at the length of a career and what they did over that time – so while players like Jameis Winston, Devonta Freeman and Jalen Ramsey could make this list in another decade, they have to wait their turn.

Without further delay, here’s the latest installment of the top players in NFL history from Florida State.

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No. 6 – LeRoy Bulter, Cornerback (Green Bay Packers 1990-2001)

There are some in the FSU football family who don’t care about all the great things Butler did in the pros, since he was the one who executed the famous Puntrooskie play during the 1988 season against Clemson that helped the Seminoles come back and beat the Tigers in one of the wildest plays in college football history.

After being taken in the second round by the Packers, Butler would have a relatively quiet first three years in the league – but a career high six interceptions in 1993 set notice to the league that Butler was going to do big things. Butler also took another former Seminole defensive back, Terrell Buckley, under his wing when the team selected him in 1992. He became a keep piece of the Packers’ defense, helping them to their first Super Bowl win in nearly three decades – one of three straight seasons where he had five interceptions.

When his career ended after the 2001 season due to a shoulder injury, the four time All-Pro and four time Pro Bowler became one of the latest names added to the team’s Hall of Fame – while also being credited with being the player to originate the now famous Lambeau Leap that players and fans do every single game. Butler was also the first defensive back to have both 20 interceptions and 20 sacks for his career.