13   Marvin Minnis
	Class: Senior Hometown: Miami, FL High School: Northwestern Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185 Position: Flanker

At Florida State: FSU’s top returning receiver with 19 catches last year...the emotional leader of the receiving corps who has made a number of big plays over his career...a starter in the three and four wide receiver sets with Ron Dugans and Peter Warrick last season...begins preseason practice listed at No. 1 at flanker with Atrews Bell...caught four passes for 82 yards in the Garnet & Gold game...ran a 4.40 in the 40-yard dash during spring testing.

Junior Year (1999): Played in 10 of 12 games, missing the first two games with a broken bone in his foot...started against Miami and caught four passes for 58 yards and a TD...ranked third on the team with 19 receptions...totaled 257 yards receiving and three touchdowns on the season...turned in his best performance of the year in FSU's 30-23 victory at Florida...matched a season-high with four receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown...TD was a 27-yarder from Chris Weinke with just over six minutes remaining that sealed the win...recorded three catches for 56 yards against Maryland...helped key FSU's comeback win at Virginia with two touchdown catches...scored on a six-yard throw from Weinke to tie the game at seven...caught a 20-yard scoring strike to give the Seminoles the lead for good at 14-10...had two catches for 25 yards in the national championship game versus Virginia Tech...finished the season with receptions in eight straight games.

Sophomore Year (1998): Stepped up in his sophomore season to round out FSU’s outstanding receiving quartet...appeared in every game and was a part-time starter in multi-receiver sets...finished third on the team with 22 catches for 338 yards...averaged 15.4 yards per reception and had two TD grabs...had catches in nine games...best game of the season came in his hometown of Miami when the Seminoles downed the Hurricanes 26-14...caught four balls for 70 yards and a touchdown in the Orange Bowl...TD came on a 23-yard strike from Chris Weinke...had a highlight reel grab in that contest when he went airborne over two UM defenders for a key 25-yard gain on FSU’s first play of the second half...also made four catches against Clemson, totaling 50 yards, including a 15-yard TD...showed signs of his breakout season in the first game of the year when he caught four passes for 35 yards versus Texas A&M...

Redshirt Freshman Year (1997): Made an immediate impact in a deep receiving corps during his redshirt freshman season...played in every game and finished with 11 catches for 163 yards and a touchdown...scored his first collegiate TD on a 20-yard hookup with Thad Busby in FSU’s 38-0 shutout of Georgia Tech...season-long catch was a 23-yarder against Miami...posted season-highs of three receptions and 53 receiving yards against Georgia Tech...also ran twice on reverses for six yards... Freshman Year (1996): Sat out the season as a redshirt...impressed coaches with his play early in preseason practice and may have seen some game time but suffered a broken arm in a preseason scrimmage that dictated his redshirt...

High School: A USA Today Honorable Mention All-American and a Bluechip Dream Teamer...the top-rated wide receiver in the Southeast according to Bluechip Illustrated...a second team Class 6A All-State selection...recorded 109 yards on four receptions in the Class 6A state title game as a senior...had 35 catches for 855 yards and 10 touchdowns in his final season at Miami Northwestern...one of eight members of the 1996 recruiting class selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game...chose FSU over Miami, Notre Dame and Florida...

Personal: A criminology major...born February 6, 1977...fan favorite of the home Doak Campbell Stadium crowd, who chant his nickname “Snoop” after all his catches...earned the moniker after the Peanuts character Snoopy...prepped at the same high school as FSU Butkus Award winner and All-American linebacker Marvin Jones.

Minnis’ Career Statistics

Year	Receptions	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long
1997	11	163	14.8	1	23
1998	22	338	15.4	2	43
Career	33	501	15.2	3	43

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