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A program-record five members of the 2023 ACC champions Florida State football team have been recognized as members of the 2024 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. All-ACC kicker Ryan Fitzgerald, tight end Preston Daniel and offensive linemen Casey Roddick, Robert Scott Jr., and Thomas Shrader made up this year’s group of honorees.
The prestigious honor is reserved for college football players who maintained a cumulative 3.2 grade-point average throughout their college careers while making valuable contributions on the field. Florida State’s five members are its most in a season since the program began in 2007, bettering last season’s total of four, and the most among schools in Florida. This year’s group ranks sixth among ACC schools and gives FSU multiple members of the Hampshire Honor Society for the third straight year, the longest streak in program history.
Fitzgerald, who earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting, was a Lou Groza Award semifinalist, third-team All-ACC and member of the All-ACC Academic Team last season after scoring a career-high 115 points. He was 19-of-21 on field goals and a perfect 58-of-58 on PAT attempts, leading the ACC in made PATs, total made kicks and total points scored. His field goal percentage of .904 ranked seventh in the country and was the third-best single-season rating in program history, and his PAT total, which was 14 more than the next-closest kicker in the conference, ranked 11th in the country. Fitzgerald’s made PATs total also was the second-highest by an FSU kicker without a miss and ranked fourth overall on the program’s single-season list, while his points total was the 10th-highest in a season in program history.
Daniel appeared in all 14 games in 2023, making contributions on both offense and as part of multiple special teams units. Daniel graduated with a perfect 4.00 GPA in finance and also earned All-ACC Academic Team recognition and was a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy. He grabbed a four-yard touchdown catch in the 31-29 win at Boston College and also had a 14-yard kickoff return against the Eagles.
Roddick earned honorable mention All-ACC honors in his lone season at FSU after appearing in all 14 games with 13 starts at left guard. Scott appeared in seven games with one start, and Shrader saw action in 11 contests during the 2023 season. Roddick and Scott both graduated with social science degrees, and Shrader earned his bachelor’s degree in finance. The trio, who all earned All-ACC Academic Team honors, helped block for Jordan Travis, the ACC’s Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, and helped FSU’s offense lead the conference in scoring offense, total touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, yards per completion, fewest interceptions thrown and fewest turnovers. Florida State, which also led the ACC in scoring offense in 2022, became the first ACC team since 2018-20 to produce the conference’s best scoring offense in back-to-back seasons.