Jarmon Fortson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Hurtsboro, AL High School: Carver Height / Weight: 6-3 / 223 Position: WR

2009 Outlook: The only true freshman wideout to catch a pass for Florida State in 2008...Fortson will be expected to shoulder a bigger role with the departure of receivers who accounted for more than 80 catches last season...tough player who makes plays over the middle, Fortson also showed big play ability with the second-highest average per catch at over 17 yards...joins Bert Reed as the only two current Seminoles with a catch of over 40 yards in 2008...will most likely enter the season behind redshirt sophomore Bert Reed but will see plenty of action in three and four-wide sets.

Freshman Season (2008): True freshman appeared in 10 games and made one start versus UTC...made one of the biggest impacts of any first-year player in Jimbo Fisher's offense...recorded a catch in six of his 10 games...made the most of his chances as five of his eight catches went for firsts and another went for a TD...75% of his receptions resulted in either a first or a touchdown...hauled in the fourth-longest pass of the season when he caught a 42-yarder versus the top-ranked Gators...started his FSU career with a TD catch in his first collegiate game versus Western Carolina...opened up the year with five grabs for 61 yards and a TD against Western Carolina, Chattanooga and Colorado...ended the season on a high note with the two longest catches of his career versus Florida (42) and Wisconsin (20).

High School: Was a four-star recruit according to both Rivals and Scout.com...SuperPrep All-American...PrepStar All-Southeast Region...AJC Super Southern 100...Class AAA All-State selection as a senior...first team all-city as a junior...ESPN describeed Fortson as "a massive target" with a "wonderful combination of size, strength, quick hands and speed"...ESPN summed up Fortson by saying "Overall, Fortson is big and physical, and you don't find receivers with his size, speed and change-of-direction skills"...registered over 1,500 yards and 22 receiving TDs in his final two seasons at Carver...runs a 4.6 in the 40 and has a 33" vertical...max bench is 265 and max squat is 390...chose FSU over Auburn, Clemson, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisville and South Carolina.

Personal: Born July 7, 1989...major is sport management.

Receiving Career-Highs

Receptions 2, two times last vs. Chattanooga, 2008

Yards 42, Florida, 2008

Longest Catch 42, Florida, 2008

TD 1, Western Carolina, 2008

Longest TD 3, Western Carolina, 2008