Ryan McMahon Class: RS Junior Hometown: Savannah, GA High School: Darlington Prep Height / Weight: 6-3 / 282 Position: C

2009 Outlook: One of the top centers in the nation, McMahon is a candidate for the Rimington Trophy...after moving from the defensive line, McMahon has started 26 consecutive games at center for line coach Rick Trickett...has ranked either first or second overall among offensive linemen in 12 games over the last two seasons...has been in the top three overall 18 times in 26 games...Trickett graded him as the top run or pass blocker 12 times in the last two seasons and gave him either the first or second best grade 22 times...has been whistled for just three penalties in over 1,831 snaps in his career...has 44 knockdowns in his career and has allowed just five sacks in two seasons...only All-American candidate Rodney Hudson has more knockdowns than McMahon since 2007...showed massive improvement from his first season in 2007 when he missed 31 assignments by missing only 12 assignments in 872 snaps in 2008...recipient of the second effort award following spring practice...named one of four Leadership Award winners for the offense this spring...also named the Iron Nole winner for the offense this spring.

2008: One of the most reliable centers in the ACC...named an honorable mention All-ACC selection by ASCMA/AP...a candidate for the Rimington Award as the nation's top center...Bob Crenshaw Award winner for the Seminole with the biggest heart...started all 13 games for FSU and has now started 26 consecutive games...in a blowout win over Western Carolina McMahon was replaced at center ending his streak of 994 consecutive offensive snaps...was in on 872 plays this season, second-most among offensive linemen...played as well as any offensive lineman during the second half of the season...graded out at 81% or higher in six of the last seven games and at 85% or higher in four of those games...received the highest overall grade on the team in three of the last seven game...starting with Virginia Tech, McMahon graded out first or second overall four times in the final seven games...joined Rodney Hudson as the only offensive lineman to receive a top grade overall, a top run blocking grade and a top pass blocking grade in one game (Georgia Tech)...the only player in 2008 to receive a 100% grade of any sort from OL coach Rick Trickett when he received a 100% in pass blocking versus Virginia Tech...the only offensive lineman to receive an overall grade over 90% when he graded out at 93% versus Georgia Tech...posted back-to-back run grades of 97% and 90% against Georgia Tech and Clemson...had the top run or pass grade six times in the last seven games...had six grades in either run or pass blocking of 88% or better in the second half of 2008...had 24 knockdowns and missed just 12 assignments in 872 snaps.

2007: Played in all 13 games including his first career bowl game appearance against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl...played every offensive down and made every offensive snap of the season for the Seminoles...the only freshman or sophomore in the FBS to handle every snap for his team at the center position...Freshman All-American first team by Rivals.com, College Football News and the Football Writers Association of America...freshman All-American second team by the Sporting News...named to the All-ACC freshman team by the Sporting News and Rivals.com... earned a spot on the all-state team as selected by the Miami Herald...graded out either first of second among the offensive linemen seven times in 13 games and was the highest graded linemen against Miami, Maryland and Duke...three times in 2007 he went an entire game without missing an assignment...was not flagged for a penalty during the entire season despite being on the field for every single offensive snap...allowed just two sacks and recorded 20 knockdown blocks in a total of 959 plays....in a system where a grade of 68 percent is passing, McMahon graded out at 78 percent seven times on pass blocking downs...recovered a fumble against Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.

2006: A redshirt season.

High School: Graduated from Darlington Prep in 2006...an All-Region selection as a junior and a senior by PrepStar Magazine...a three-star prospect as ranked by Rivals.com...rated as the No. 30 prep defensive tackle in the nation according to Rivals.com... ranked as the 42nd-best defensive tackle in the nation as a prep senior according to Scout.com...recorded 40 tackles, 12 tackles for minus yardage and five sacks during his senior season...credited with 48 tackles, 12 for minus yardage, five quarterback sacks and two blocked punts as a junior...also played offensive guard during his high school career...led Darlington to an 8-2 record an into the state championship playoffs in 2005...selected Florida State over Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Kentucky.

Personal: Born May 11, 1988...major is applied economics.