Top FSU Football Players Under Jimbo Fisher: No. 7

FSU football has had some great talent over the time Jimbo Fisher has been head coach – here’s another one of the 10 best during his tenure.

It was nearly seven and a half yeas ago that everything changed for FSU football. After almost three and a half decades under the leadership of legendary head coach Bobby Bowden, it was time to hand the keys over to Jimbo Fisher – who had spent the previous three seasons as the offensive coordinator and “head coach in waiting”.

Since that time, the Seminoles have come back from the time known as the “lost decade” from many and turned the program back into a perennial winner over Fisher’s seven seasons in charge. It’s a tenure that has included ACC titles, a national championship and countless award winners and All-Americans who reminded the country that Florida State was indeed back.

Of the hundreds of players who have suited up in the garnet and gold under Fisher, which ones have been the best of the best? It’s not an easy question considering all the talent that has come through Tallahassee. In compiling our top 10 list of the best FSU football players under Fisher, countless players who brought home honors and ended up in the pros didn’t make the cut – showing you the amount of talent that is on the list.

Without further ado, here’s another of the top Seminoles during the Jimbo Fisher era.

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No. 7 – Roberto Aguayo, K (2012-2015)

When you look at the history of FSU football, the kicker position has been one that has brought great joy – looking at you, Sebastian Janikowski – while also ripping the hearts out of Seminoles fans at the same time – looking at you, Wide Rights. When Aguayo arrived on campus, Florida State got a kicker who may go down as one of the best to ever kick in the college game.

After redshirting his first year following a solid prep career at Groveland South Lake, Aguayo made an immediate impact during his first year on the field. As part of the high powered offense during the 2013 national championship season, Aguayo made all 94 of his point after touchdown attempts and made 21 of his 22 field goal attempts for the year. He ended up finishing the year leading the ACC in scoring while being named an All-American – both freshman and all teams – and winning the Lou Groza Award as the top kicker in the country.

For his career in Tallahassee, Aguayo attempted 276 kicks – and missed a grand total of nine. That’s right, he made all 198 extra point attempts and missed just nine of his 78 field goal attempts – all of them from 40 yards or more – for a nearly 97 percent average. Aguayo would make five attempts from 50 yards or more during his career, including 53-yard kicks against Syracuse in 2013 and Miami in 2014.

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He would be a consensus All-American as a sophomore before heading to the NFL early, being drafted in the second round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2016 NFL Draft.