Most of the players in the top 25 of this countdown took a similar path. Arrive in Tallahassee as a ballyhooed recruit, starting making noteworthy contributions as early as eligibility rules would allow in the era in which you played, announce yourself to the college football world on the big stage, then become a high NFL draft pick. There are a few exceptions, of course. Andre Wadsworth walked on at FSU. Chris Weinke played baseball for half a decade before matriculating to Tallahassee. And Ron Simmons took people down in a ring instead of on the gridiron.
The top 100 FSU football players: No. 2— quarterback Charlie Ward
