Florida State Football: Top 15 players in program history

9. Peter Boulware

Peter Boulware came to Florida State as one of the nation’s highest-regarded prospects for the 1993 recruiting cycle. His senior season of high school saw him record 132 tackles and 14 sacks which drew the attention of FSU defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews.

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During the 1993 national championship season, Boulware was redshirted and didn’t even start until the 1996 season. But from 1994-1995 he still recorded 15 sacks in a reserve role.

The 1996 season was Boulware’s stand out All-American season as he recorded 68 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 19 sacks in his junior season. He was a consensus All-American and broke Ron Simmons‘ record for a single-season which was 12 sacks. The Baltimore Ravens selected him with the fourth overall pick of the 1997 NFL Draft. During Boulware’s four seasons in Tallahassee the Noles won forty-three games.

While Boulware was a defensive end in college he was labeled a linebacker in the NFL for the Ravens. He played next to Ray Lewis on the Super Bowl XXXV championship Ravens squad. Boulware played all nine of his seasons in the NFL with Baltimore, finishing his career with 403 tackles and 70 sacks. He now resides in the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor and was a four time Pro Bowl participant.