We continue our Seminole Madness tournament in the Defensive Playmakers bracket. You get one vote in the poll above that will stay open for 24 hours. You can also vote on Warchant's Twitter account (subscribers get two votes).
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day). First eight winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 8 seed Jalen Ramsey vs. No. 9 seed Tay Cody
Jalen Ramsey was so good, so quickly, that he started every game as a true freshman in 2013 -- on a team that returned a boatload of NFL talent in the secondary and went on to win a national championship. The five-star recruit out of Tennessee then became one of the best players in the nation his final two years in college. He started at a hybrid DB/LB position as a sophomore, racking up 80 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles, and then followed that up with an All-America junior season at cornerback. The two-sport star (he was a track standout in the long jump as well) was a consensus All-American in 2015 and scored his lone career touchdown on a fumble return at Boston College. He was the 5th overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Tay Cody might not be one of the first names that comes up when your'e talking about Florida State defensive backs, but the Georgia native is truly one of the best in school history. And his 2000 season was one of the very best a Florida State defensive back has ever had. Cody, who always seemed to come up with big plays in big games, intercepted two passes in the Seminoles' regular-season finale against Florida that year. He also forced a critical fumble late in the fourth quarter against Miami. He was named a consensus All-American in 2000 and was a third-round pick of the San Diego Chargers. Cody, who was listed at 5-foot-9, finished his Florida State career with 12 interceptions. He had six interceptions alone in 2000, and his 200 return yards that year was one of the best single-season marks in school history.
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day). First eight winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 8 seed Jalen Ramsey vs. No. 9 seed Tay Cody
Jalen Ramsey was so good, so quickly, that he started every game as a true freshman in 2013 -- on a team that returned a boatload of NFL talent in the secondary and went on to win a national championship. The five-star recruit out of Tennessee then became one of the best players in the nation his final two years in college. He started at a hybrid DB/LB position as a sophomore, racking up 80 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles, and then followed that up with an All-America junior season at cornerback. The two-sport star (he was a track standout in the long jump as well) was a consensus All-American in 2015 and scored his lone career touchdown on a fumble return at Boston College. He was the 5th overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Tay Cody might not be one of the first names that comes up when your'e talking about Florida State defensive backs, but the Georgia native is truly one of the best in school history. And his 2000 season was one of the very best a Florida State defensive back has ever had. Cody, who always seemed to come up with big plays in big games, intercepted two passes in the Seminoles' regular-season finale against Florida that year. He also forced a critical fumble late in the fourth quarter against Miami. He was named a consensus All-American in 2000 and was a third-round pick of the San Diego Chargers. Cody, who was listed at 5-foot-9, finished his Florida State career with 12 interceptions. He had six interceptions alone in 2000, and his 200 return yards that year was one of the best single-season marks in school history.
