18   Sean Key
	Class: Senior Hometown: Miami, FL High School: American Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: Rover

At Florida State: Won the job as the starter at free safety following spring drills...shared the second effort award in the spring with teammate Bobby Rhodes...made a solid return to action as a junior after redshirting for the 1997 season and was second in tackles among secondary members with 52...one of the fastest Seminoles with a 40-yard dash time of 4.37 during spring testing.

Junior Year (1998): The second leading tackler in the Seminoles' secondary with 52 stops despite not starting a game...29 of his tackles were solo...played behind Derrick Gibson at rover... credited with a season-high nine stops against Miami...intercepted a pass against Duke that set up an FSU touchdown...picked off a pass on the goal line against Florida...deflected passes against Duke and North Carolina (2)...caused fumbles in the Southern California and North Carolina games...his forced fumble against North Carolina set up a Sebastian Janikowski field goal...recorded tackles for loss in the Miami, Clemson and North Carolina contests...seven of his tackles were on third-down...named to the Victor's Club list six times.

1997: Redshirted.

Sophomore Year (1996): Totaled 33 tackles, including 17 solo stops during sophomore season...had a career-high seven tackles against Southern Miss...also contributed a tackle for loss and three pass break-ups on the season ...had pass deflections against NC State, Virginia and Clemson... earned Victor's Club honors in seven games.

Freshman Year (1995): One of only six members of his recruiting class to play as a true freshman...worked his way up to second-team free safety during his rookie campaign...played in seven of the last eight games in a reserve role behind Sean Hamlet at free safety...finished the season with 13 tackles, including seven solo stops.

High School: One of the top defensive backs in the South coming out of American High in Hialeah, FL...earned first team Class 6A all-state honors as a senior... snagged six interceptions his senior year, returning one 102 yards for a touchdown...triple jumped 47 feet as a member of the Patriots' track team... SuperPrep's No. 5 defensive back in the nation...the National Recruiting Advisor's No. 6 defensive back in the Southeast...Tom Lemming's No. 13 cornerback nationally and top 50 nationally at all positions...Max Emfinger's No. 9 free safety prospect in the country...Orlando Sentinel Super 24 selection...made Forrest Davis' third team All-South.

Personal: Majoring in crim-inology...born June 25, 1977.

Key'S CAREER STATS

YEAR	SOLO	ASST	TOT	TFL	QS	PBU	FC	FR	INT
1995	7	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	17	16	33	1	0	3	0	0	0
1997				RESHIRTED
1998	29	23	52	3	0	3	2	0	2
Career	53	45	98	4	0	6	2	0	2

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