FSU Football: No Single-Digits, Newcomers Get Numbers

The 2018 Florida State football media guide has been released and as of now, players have still not reverted back to the single-digit numbers.

New head coach Willie Taggart implemented the change in the spring, explaining that players with jersey numbers between 1 and 10 would have to earn them back. As of now, that has not happened.

Sophomore quarterback James Blackman and junior cornerback Levonta Taylor, who each previously wore No. 1, remained No. 13 and No. 28, respectively. Sophomore running back Cam Akers remains No. 23 after wearing No. 3 and setting an FSU freshman rushing record last season. Khalan Laborn, a redshirt freshman running back, remains No. 21 after donning No. 4 last season.

Linebacker Dontavious Jackson’s switch from No. 5 to No. 16 remains intact. He’ll share that number with tight end Tre’ McKitty, who previously wore No. 6.

Last season’s leading receiver, Nyqwan Murray, will go back to No. 80, which he wore his first three years on campus after wearing No. 8 last season and No. 11 during the spring. Cornerback Stanford Samuels III, who also wore No. 8 last season, is listed at No. 18. Jacques Patrick, a senior running back, will remain No. 19 after wearing No. 9 last season.

NEWCOMERS

When it comes to newcomers, wide receiver Warren Thompson will get Auden Tate’s No. 18. Tate was drafted in the seventh round of the NFL Draft after leading the Seminoles will 10 touchdown catches last year.

Freshmen Jaiden Woodbey, a safety, and Keyshawn Helton, a wide receiver will each wear No. 20. Woodbey, an early enrollee, wore that number in the spring. Safety Trey Marshall wore the number last year.

Freshman running back Anthony Grant will share No. 24 with sophomore safety Cyrus Fagan. Notable No. 24s in recent history include fullback Lonnie Pryor and linebacker Terrance Smith. Cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. will wear No. 26, which is shared by tight end Johnathan Vickers.

Redshirt freshman linebacker DeCalon Brooks wore the number last season, but is now listed at No. 28. Cornerback P.J. Williams wore No. 26 for FSU’s 2013 national championship team. Freshman wide receiver D’Marcus Adams is also listed at No. 28. Notable players to have worn the number include running backs Warrick Dunn and Lorenzo Booker and safety Chris Hope.

Freshman cornerbacks Isaiah Bolden and A.J. Lytton are No. 29 and No. 30, respectively. Notable No. 29s on defense include safety Nate Andrews most recently and linebacker Kendall Smith before that as well as former wide receiver and FSU assistant Lawrence Dawsey. Derek Nicholson, a former linebacker, and former safety Shevin Smith are among notable players to wear No. 30. As he did in the spring, freshman linebacker Amari Gainer will wear No. 33.

Offensive lineman Christian Meadows will be given No. 52. In the past, defensive tackle Broderick Bunkley and centers Bryan Stork and Antoine Mirambeau have worn the number.

Freshman defensive end Dennis Briggs will wear No. 58, previously worn by Peter and Michael Boulware as well as Jamal Reynolds. Linebacker Xavier Peters will wear No. 59. Defensive tackle Neefy Moffett and offensive linemen Henry Orelus and Ryan Hoefeld wore the number in recent years.

Tackle Jalen Goss will share No. 61 with long snapper Grant Glennon. Chaz Neal, a tackle, will wear No. 71, which was worn last season by Brock Ruble. As he did in the spring, Christian Armstrong will wear No. 77. Former tackle Roderick Johnson was a 2-time All-ACC performer while wearing that number.

Freshman wide receiver Jordan Young will wear No. 83. That number had success in recent years with wide receiver Bert Reed and linebacker Lawrence Timmons. Tight end Camm McDonald will take No. 87, which was worn by walk-on and fan favorite Jared Jackson last season.

Tre’Shaun Harrison, a wide receiver, will don No. 88. Tight end Mavin Saunders wore the number last year. Other notables include Kez McCorvey and fellow receiver Bruce Lasane as well as tight end Beau Reliford.

Defensive tackle Robert Cooper will take over Derrick Nnadi’s No. 91. Defensive end Cornellius “Tank” Carradine had success with that number in 2012. Bjoern Werner had an excellent 2012 season wearing No. 95. That will be assumed this year by defensive lineman Jamarcus Chatman. Defensive end Malcolm Lamar will wear No. 97.

To see the new FSU roster, click here. Click here to view the media guide.

Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson