We continue the second round of our Seminole Madness tournament today with the Defensive Line bracket. You get one vote in the poll, and it will stay open for 24 hours.
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day).
First-round winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85, warchant99, seminoleken, islandchief, TMoneyNoles, BriSape23, niemannbill, wbontrag, Tom81
Second-round winners -- choppyshop, RobearNole, Atarp1, JayColle, tankdmw
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 2 seed Andre Wadsworth vs. No. 3 seed Corey Simon
Andre Wadsworth still remains the highest-drafted defensive player in Florida State history. The former walk-on worked his way into the defensive line rotation early in his career and then became one of the greatest to ever wear the garnet and gold. Wadsworth's 1997 season was one of the most dominant by any college player. The consensus All-American finished with 16 sacks and 19 tackles for loss in leading Florida State to an 11-1 record. The 16 sacks are the second most in a season in school history, only trailing former teammate Peter Boulware's 19 in the year before. Wadsworth ended up being the No. 3 overall pick of the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. He was the highest selection ever for Florida State until Jameis Winston was taken with the No. 1 pick in 2015.
Corey Simon didn't start a single game his first two years at Florida State. He sure made up for lost time in his final two years. The Pompano Beach native was a first-team AP All-American in 1998 and then became a consensus All-American in 1999, while leading the Seminoles to an undefeated season and national championship. Simon had 16 tackles for loss as a junior and then followed that up with a monster season in 1999, leading the team with 21 tackles for loss. He had 84 tackles total, which is an enormous number for a defensive tackle. Simon, who battled injuries his first two seasons, finished his FSU career with 44 career tackles for loss and 11 quarterback sacks. He was drafted with the No. 6 overall pick of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
* Note: Whoever makes the best argument for a player will win a $25 eCard to Garnet & Gold (one winner per day).
First-round winners - Noleway85, BoNoles, JayColle, PlanoNole2, fsubuck, dougadee68, snapper-zapper, Noleway85, warchant99, seminoleken, islandchief, TMoneyNoles, BriSape23, niemannbill, wbontrag, Tom81
Second-round winners -- choppyshop, RobearNole, Atarp1, JayColle, tankdmw
Here are the bios for this matchup:
No. 2 seed Andre Wadsworth vs. No. 3 seed Corey Simon
Andre Wadsworth still remains the highest-drafted defensive player in Florida State history. The former walk-on worked his way into the defensive line rotation early in his career and then became one of the greatest to ever wear the garnet and gold. Wadsworth's 1997 season was one of the most dominant by any college player. The consensus All-American finished with 16 sacks and 19 tackles for loss in leading Florida State to an 11-1 record. The 16 sacks are the second most in a season in school history, only trailing former teammate Peter Boulware's 19 in the year before. Wadsworth ended up being the No. 3 overall pick of the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft. He was the highest selection ever for Florida State until Jameis Winston was taken with the No. 1 pick in 2015.
Corey Simon didn't start a single game his first two years at Florida State. He sure made up for lost time in his final two years. The Pompano Beach native was a first-team AP All-American in 1998 and then became a consensus All-American in 1999, while leading the Seminoles to an undefeated season and national championship. Simon had 16 tackles for loss as a junior and then followed that up with a monster season in 1999, leading the team with 21 tackles for loss. He had 84 tackles total, which is an enormous number for a defensive tackle. Simon, who battled injuries his first two seasons, finished his FSU career with 44 career tackles for loss and 11 quarterback sacks. He was drafted with the No. 6 overall pick of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
