FSU football: All-Time top ten rushing leaders in Seminoles history
FSU football does not own the “RBU” moniker by any stretch, but for much of its history, particularly since the turn of the century, the Seminoles have had at least one big-time producer in their backfield.
Florida State was home to several NFL starters right now, which is not an easy feat to accomplish considering the scarcity of jobs at the professional level — particularly at a position that is dying a slow, painful death due to the lack of financial resources being poured into it by every franchise.
Regardless of where the RB position is going in the sport, Tallahassee has seen more than enough greats don the gold and garnet to have one of the position’s finest alumni groups.
Here are the all-time top ten rushing leaders in FSU football history
FSU football career rushing leader T – No. 10: Devonta Freeman
- 2,255 rushing yards
- 31 rushing touchdowns
- 5.6 yards per rush
Devonta Freeman was a member of the 2013 national championship Seminoles that won the final BCS Championship before the sport’s postseason system shifted to the College Football Playoff, and his First Team All-ACC presence helped lift Heisman winner Jameis Winston to the heights he reached in Tallahassee.
Surprisingly enough, though, Freeman is somehow not the only Seminole to have exactly 2,255 rushing yards during his Florida State career…
FSU football career rushing leader T – No. 10: Antone Smith
- 2,255 rushing yards
- 26 rushing touchdowns
- 4.6 yards per rush
Despite not having the career Freeman did, Antone Smith was able to accumulate the same number of rushing yards in four years that Freeman did in three.
Smith, unlike Freeman, didn’t go on to have a celebrated NFL career. Instead, the Pahokee native carved out a niche role on the early-era Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons before retiring in 2016 after playing with the Chicago Bears in 2015 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers his final season.