FSU 2005 Award Winners- Part 2

The 2005 Florida State football team celebrated their ACC Championship season at the end of the year dinner, held Saturday, January 28th.

Newcomer(s)of the Year Offense:Drew Weatherford

Freshman Year (2005): Redshirt freshman who started all 13 games for the Seminoles at quarterback...led all freshmen quarterbacks nationally in passing yardage (3,208) and passing touchdowns (18)...passed NC State's Philip Rivers as the top freshmen passer in ACC history with his 258-yard performance in the Orange Bowl vs. Penn State...completed a career-high 35 passes in the Virginia game which ranks sixth in the FSU all-time single game completion list...his 3,208 yards currently ranks as the third best passing yardage season at FSU...threw for 300 yards three different time this season...has accounted for 21 Seminole touchdowns (18 passing and three rushing)...named CollegeFootballNews.com second team freshman All-American...named to The Sporting News freshman All-American second team as well as first team freshman All-ACC...was named ACC Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News...named ACC Rookie of the Week twice...leads the ACC in total offense (244.6) and passing yards per game (246.8)...shared the most improved quarterback award with Xavier Lee following spring practice in 2005 as voted on by the Seminole coaching staff.

2004: A medical redshirt season after playing in one game and injuring his ankle against North Carolina...sprained his right ankle on a bootleg run to his left on his first collegiate play on the final play of the third quarter against the Tar Heels...did not play for the remainder of the season and was medically disqualified for the season...worked as the Seminoles' second string quarterback after an injury to Chris Rix moved Wyatt Sexton into the starters role entering the North Carolina game...Rix had been injured against Clemson.

High School: Graduated from Land O' Lakes High School in 2004...a four-star player and the No. 6 rated pro-style quarterback in the country by Rivlas.com...No. 2 quarterback on the Tallahassee Democrat Sunshine 75...as a junior he earned all-state first-team honors after completing 151 of 215 passes (.702 percent) for 2,494 yards, 37 touchdowns and only two interceptions...was the Pasco County Player of the Year by the Tampa Tribune ...completed 172 of 341 passes (.504 percent) for 2,639 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior...led his team to a 12-1 record as a senior...also rushed for 470 yards and 10 touchdowns...played safety as well and had 120 tackles and eight interceptions as his team finished 8-5...was named Florida's 4A Player of the Year as well as the 2003 All-Suncoast Player of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times...was one of the QBs for Team Florida in the California-Florida Bowl played on Jan. 2, 2004.

Personal: Born June 22, 1985...major is business...has been timed at 4.70 in the 40...grandfather played football at SMU...is one of nine children.

Newcomer(s)of the Year Offense:Greg Carr

Freshman Year (2005): True freshman who has enjoyed a spectacular rookie season with the Seminoles, scoring the most touchdowns (nine) by a first year player since Warrick Dunn scored 10 times in the 1993 season...tied former Virginia tight end Heath Miller for the most touchdown receptions by a freshman in ACC history...an All-ACC second team selection...led the conference in touchdown receptions and was voted second-team All-ACC...named third-team freshman All-American and first team freshman All-ACC by The Sporting News...led all FSU receivers in average per catch with 20.6, was second on the team in receiving yards (618) and yards per game (51.5), and was fifth in receptions (30)...had a season-high 129 yards receiving against Wake Forest...had a season-high three touchdown catches at Duke.

High School: Originally signed with Florida State in 2004 but did not enroll until January of this year...one of three players to enroll early (Emmanuel Dunbar and Anthony Kelly)...rated a four-star player by Rivals.com as a senior at North Marion High School and the No. 21 rated wide receiver in the nation...earned first team all-state honors in Class 3A as a junior and senior...recorded 42 catches for 1,142 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior...a two-sport athlete who also played basketball at North Marion and earned first team 3A all-state honors on the basketball court as well during his senior year...worked out with the FSU basketball team in the spring of 2005...at 6-6, he is believed to be one of the tallest receivers to play at Florida State.