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College Football: Top 10 quarterback/wide receiver duos of the 2000’s

By Luke Feliciano

LUBBOCK, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: James Washington #28 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys makes the catch during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 30, 2017 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - SEPTEMBER 30: James Washington #28 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys makes the catch during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 30, 2017 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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2013 was a special year for Florida State– not only did they win the final BCS National Championship game (2014) but quarterback Jameis Winston took home the Heisman Trophy.

Of course, he couldn’t have done this alone and had some help from his receiving core, most notably by wideout Rashad Greene. In that season, Greene was Winston’s favorite target. He caught 76 passes for 1,128 yards and nine touchdowns. In his career, Greene had 270 receptions for 3,830 yards and 29 touchdowns.

In his 2013 Heisman season, Winston threw for 4,057 yards and 40 touchdowns. That number of touchdown passes ranks him first all-time in program history for most in a single season. He also ranks third in career passing yards (7,964).

Greene actually had a more effective 2014 season with Winston, but the team itself made it to the Rose Bowl and fell to Oregon as part of the first installment of the College Football Playoff (2015).

Winston is another case of a player leaving early for the NFL and perhaps, he could have been at the top of the leaderboard with another year under his belt.

If winning the Heisman trophy wasn’t Winston’s lasting legacy, maybe it is the comeback, game-winning drive he engineered to allow Florida State to defeat Auburn in the 2014 BCS National Championship game.

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