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Longtime readers of the AFC East blog know I detest grading drafts before rookies play their first NFL game. But there is nothing wrong with examining potential. The "P" word is exactly what I see when I look at the Buffalo Bills' 2013 draft. I se...

Each season brings with it new expectations, and a handful of Seminoles will bear the brunt of the pressure to perform in 2013. We're counting down the top 10 FSU players being counted on the most to help the Seminoles live up to expectations. No....

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES 2012 record: 12-2 2012 conference record: 7-1 Returning starters: Offense 6, Defense 5, Kicker/Punter 1 Top returners WR Rashad Greene, LT Cameron Erving, C Bryan Stork, LB Christian Jones, LB Telvin Smith, DB Lamarcu...

It's easy to focus on the first- and second-round picks. But great teams are made when the front office hits on sleepers in the middle and later rounds. Here are four sleepers to watch this season. 1. Mike Gillislee, running back Team/Round: Mi...

Florida State registered a nation-leading 11 NFL draft picks over the extended weekend. NoleNation takes a look back at how they were scouted coming out of high school. QB EJ Manuel Selected by: Buffalo Bills, No. 16 overall What people thought ...

Florida State followed up its big first round with a huge NFL draft weekend, as the Seminoles led every program in the nation with 11 total picks, setting a new school record. That's right. The Noles had more picks than national champion Alabama (...

Quarterback isn't the only position where there will be various competitions involving rookies in training camp. Two teams in the AFC East also drafted place kickers on Day 3 of the NFL draft. The Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills picked kickers in...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- There weren't many mock drafts that pegged EJ Manuel as the top quarterback available, but Jimbo Fisher had a hunch his guy would impress a few teams. Manuel's athleticism made him a popular prospect for teams looking to explo...

Scouts Inc. offers a full seven-round projection for the 2013 NFL draft.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It's tough to say with any level of certainty just how many sacks Florida State's defense would have recorded if Saturday's spring game was played under true game conditions, but even if the quarterbacks couldn't get hit, Jeremy ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For all the buzz about new schemes and aggressive tweaks to the defense, odds are Saturday's Garnet and Gold game will feature a relatively vanilla approach as Florida State defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt winds down the spri...

With half of the conference playing spring games this weekend, here's a look at what to watch if you're keeping an eye on the ACC as spring ball comes to a close: CLEMSON When: 4 p.m. ET on Saturday (ESPN3) What to watch: Quarterbacks o...

How best to put into perspective the duration of Jason Hanson's career with the Detroit Lions? Here is one attempt: When his tenure began in 1992, about two-thirds of the players on the Lions' roster weren't yet in the first grade. Hanson spent 21...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- There was no chance Roberto Aguayo would see action. Two months earlier, he wasn't even expecting a scholarship. This was simply a dry run, a small sample of what the life of a kicker might someday be like. And yet, when Agua...

Florida State lost a ton of talent off its ACC title team, including two All-Americans. Much of the focus this offseason has been on how the Noles will replace one of them -- defensive end Bjoern Werner. Much less has focused on a replacement for ...

Drumroll please ... No. 1. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson 2012 stats: He ranked No. 5 in the country in passing efficiency at 165.59, No. 10 in passing yards with 3,896, and No. 14 in passing yards per game at 299.69. He threw for an ACC-record 36 touc...