Kelvin Benjamin Kelvin Benjamin was a 6’5″ 238 lbs wide receiver out of Belle Glade, FL. Benjamin was arguably the most physically gifted receiver to ever come through Tallahassee. With incredible size and good speed and quickness for a big…
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1960s Fullback
Jim Mankins Jim Mankins was a 6’2″ 226 lbs fullback out of King City, CA. A rare player from the west coast for the Noles, Mankins was a junior college transfer that made the most of his two seasons as…
1970s Fullback
James Jarrett James Jarrett was a 6’1″ 206 lbs fullback out of Elizabethton, TN. Jarrett really came on during his junior season when he was tied for second on the team in carries, third in yardage, and tied for lead…
1980s Fullback
Marion Butts Marion Butts was a 6’1″ 248 lbs fullback out of Sylvester, GA. Butts was a junior college transfer that joined the Noles in ’87 as a junior. He stepped in immediately and made an impact as a powerful…
1990s Fullback
Edgar Bennett Edgar Bennett was a 6’1″ 212 lbs fullback out of Jacksonville, FL. Bennett was arguably the most versatile fullback in Florida State history with impacts made running the ball, catching passes out of the backfield and leading the…
2000s Fullback
James Coleman James Coleman was a 6’0″ 260 lbs fullback out of Tallahassee, FL. Coleman was shaped like a bowling ball and gained 40 lbs during his time at Florida State. He used that massive size to lead the way…
2010s Fullback
Chad Abram Chad Abram was a 6’0″ 229 fullback out of Lakeland, FL. Abram came to FSU as a defensive back and spent his first couple years in Tallahassee as a reserve safety and linebacker. In 2012 Abram moved to…
2010s Runningback
Devonta Freeman Devonta Freeman is a 5’9″ 203 lbs running back out of Miami, FL. Freeman just recently became the first 1,000 yard rusher for the Seminoles since 1996. A combination of patience, vision, balance, power, and burst helped make…
2000s Runningback
Lorenzo Booker Lorenzo Booker was a 5’11” 193 lbs runninback out of Ventura, CA. Booker came across country to Tallahassee with massive hype and expectations. While it’s safe to say that Booker didn’t quite live up to the initial expectations,…
1990s Runningback
Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn was a 5’9″ 185 lbs running back out of Baton Rouge, LA. 3,959 yards rushing for his career, most ever in FSU history. 1,242 yards rushing in a season, most ever in FSU history. 5,321 all-purpose…
1980s Runningback
Greg Allen Greg Allen was a 6’0″ 201 lbs running back out of Milton, FL. Allen re-wrote the Seminole record book in his four years in Tallahassee. To this day he holds the record for single game rushing (322), season…
1970s Runningback
Leon Bright Leon Bright was a 5’9″ 175 lbs running back out of Merritt Island, FL. As a freshman, Bright didn’t start out making an impact until toward the end of the season when he had a 22 carry 105…