Florida State Football: Top 15 players in program history

Florida State football moved from obscurity into a national power. Here are the 15 greatest Seminoles from the modern era.

I’m not going to argue that Lee Corso, Burt Reynolds, and Fred Biletnikoff aren’t legendary football players and personalities in the world of college football. However, the focus here will be on the modern era of college football.

The modern era started when bowl games became determining factors for national championships, which was set in stone around 1974. Bobby Bowden took over the program in 1976. The Seminoles have won three national championships, been the home of three Heisman Trophy winners, and a number one overall NFL draft selection.

Narrowing down the 15 best out of Tallahassee, Fla., wasn’t an easy process. The Seminoles have had some all-time college football greats and personalities.

Bowden missed out on national titles because of a field goal on a number of occasions and he won 304 games as the head football coach of the Seminoles. His programs were led by Mickey Andrews’ defense and strong quarterback play over his career that spanned thirty-three years in garnet and gold.

The Jimbo Fisher era saw his program win 83 games including the final BCS National Championship in 2013, and the ‘Noles make the College Football Playoff in 2014.

Here are the 15 greatest Florida State Seminoles of the modern era.