The Daily Nole — Aug. 13, 2017: Athlon Ranks FSU DBs No. 1

It’s Sunday, Florida State fans. As your weekend winds down, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.

Lead Story

Athlon Sports continued its rankings of the best units in college football on Friday by looking at secondaries and no one sat above Florida State.

With two potential All-Americans in the defensive backfield in safety Derwin James and cornerback Tarvarus McFadden, FSU occupied the top spot. McFadden led the nation in interceptions last season while James missed all but two games to injury, but is finally healthy and can do just about everything.

In addition to those two, the Seminoles blend youth and experience with youngsters Stanford Samuels III, Levonta Taylor, Carlos Becker and Kyle Meyers all expected to make a big impact at cornerback. Joining James at safety is redshirt senior Nate Andrews, who was a prominent member of FSU’s 2013 national championship team and has twice led the team in picks.

Behind FSU on the list was Alabama, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Ohio State.

Between the Lines

There were no FSU athletic events scheduled for Saturday.

On the Agenda

There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Sunday.

News and Notes

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