A do-it-all fullback that set the standard for future versatile Seminoles in the backfield like Lonnie Pryor, Edgar Bennett was a force to be reckoned with at Florida State.
Hailing from Jacksonville, Fla., Bennett was a tri-sport athlete at Lee High School, coming to Tallahassee as part of the 1987 FSU recruiting class alongside names like quarterbacks Casey Weldon and Brad Johnson. Though he played halfback in high school, Bennett transitioned to fullback in a crowded backfield that including running back Amp Lee and fellow fullback William Floyd.
The skilled and speedy (Bennett reportedly ran a 4.