The 10 biggest FSU football NFL Draft busts of all time
48. . K. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Roberto Aguayo. 5. player
No. 5 biggest FSU football NFL Draft bust of all time: Roberto Aguayo
2016 NFL Draft: Round 2, Pick 59
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2016
Chicago Bears, 2017 (Did not make roster)
Carolina Panthers, 2017 (Did not make roster)
Los Angeles Chargers, 2018 (Did not make roster)
New England Patriots, 2020–2021 (Did not make roster)
That a kicker is on this list is a testament to Roberto Aguayo’s career at Florida State. Aguayo led the ACC in points with 157 and field goals converted with 21 during the Seminoles’ BCS Championship season in 2013. For his FSU career, Aguayo went 69/78 on field goal attempts and an astonishing 198/198 on extra-point attempts.
In the NFL, though, Aguayo was just another replacement-level kicker — bouncing from team to team and rarely lasting more than a year at each spot.
4. player. 87. . QB. Carolina Panthers. Chris Weinke
No. 4 biggest FSU football NFL Draft bust of all time: Chris Weinke
2001 NFL Draft: Round 4, Pick 106
Carolina Panthers, 2001–2006
San Francisco 49ers, 2007
College football fans wouldn’t blink twice at Chris Weinke’s story now — that of a late-20s starter at Florida State who won the Heisman but was discriminated against as an All-American by voters due to his age. At the time, though, Weinke was somewhat of a unicorn.
Unfortunately, his NFL career was anything but mystical following a successful four years in Tallahassee. Weinke holds the Panthers’ franchise record for interceptions during a rookie season and went 1-15 during his rookie season, and his time in Carolina was mostly spent backing up Jake Delhomme.
He’s moved on to have a successful coaching career, but Weinke will mostly be defined by pursuing the sport of football too late after spending his early 20s pursuing a professional baseball career.