73   Bobby Meeks
	Class: Senior Hometown: Houston, TX High School: Nimitz Height / Weight: 6-3 / 299 Position: OG

At Florida State: Listed as the Seminoles' starter at tight guard after spring drills...was held out of the first part of spring practice after a having a shoulder scope, but did return during the second half of spring drills...is a versatile player who can play any of the offensive line positions...excellent technique at his position ...quickness makes him an strong run blocker ...played despite injuries last season...one of five returning starters along the FSU offensive front.

Junior Year (2003): Part of a young, but talented offensive line... entered the season second on the depth chart behind Eric Broe, only to take over the starting role after Broe was injured and missed the entire season... started nine games at the tight guard position and played in 11 games...missed two games due to a shoulder injury...blocked for a group of running backs that averaged 4.6 yards per carry... worked on an offensive line for an offense that finished second in the ACC in scoring, third in pass offense, fourth in pass efficiency and third in total offense.

Sophomore Year (2002): Played in five games and made the first two starts of his career against North Carolina and Florida...first career starts came in place of the injured Montrae Holland...the Seminoles combined for 430 rushing and passing yards against North Carolina and 419 against Florida while averaging 35.5 points per game in the two victories...did not start but saw extensive playing time in the second half against Georgia Tech and earned the start the next week against North Carolina...part of an offensive line that allowed only one sack against the hard charging Yellow Jackets as the Seminoles won with two regular starters out (Montrae Holland and Ray Willis) and a third (Brett Williams) playing tight tackle instead of split tackle.

Freshman Year (2001): Earned playing time as a backup at the tight guard position in three games as a redshirt freshman...saw playing time in victories over Duke, UAB and Clemson...graded out at a season-high 84 percent against Duke...recorded two intimidation blocks in the victory over the Blue Devils...contributed to an offense that ranked second in the ACC in scoring and total offense.

2000: Redshirted along with most of his signing class.

High School: Graduated from Nimitz High School in 2000...considered to be one of the top offensive linemen prospects in the nation as a prep senior...selected to the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team in 1999...named as the 18 th best prep lineman in the nation by PrepStar...ranked 17 th on the Super 30 All-Midlands Region team by PrepStar...ranked No. 47 on the list of Texas' top 100 prep players by the Austin American Statesman...a member of the "Super Team" and ranked as one of the top five offensive linemen in the state of Texas his senior season by Dave Campbell...ranked 65 th in the nation among all offensive linemen by Rivals100.com...was a three-year starter at Nimitz, a school that sent 73 prospects to the Division IA or 1AA rankings during his prep career... earned All-District first-team honors as a senior...selected Florida State over Texas A&M, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma.

Personal: Born April 8, 1981...major is social science.

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