62   Cory Niblock
	Class: Senior Hometown: St, Augustine, FL High School: Nease Height / Weight: 6-4 / 300 Position: OT

At Florida State: Senior who is the most experienced lineman on the roster with 21 career starts...a preseason Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American...missed spring practice after knee surgery but is expected to be 100 percent when preseason drills begin in August...will open practice as the co-starter at right guard with David Overmyer...moved from guard (freshman and sophomore years) to left tackle and started the first 10 games of 2005...went down with a season-ending knee injury at Clemson last season...ability to play both guard and tackle gives line coach Mark McHale the opportunity to juggle the lineup...hard-nosed player who is equally talented in run and pass blocking.

Junior Year (2005): Took over the left tackle position vacated by All-American and first round NFL draft selection Alex Barron... Niblock's pass protection was key in the Seminoles leading the ACC in passing offense with a freshman quarterback...played in and started the first 10 games of the year before being sidelined by the knee injury at Clemson...made the transition to tackle after starting the final 11 games of 2004 at guard when Matt Meinrod was lost for the year...missed spring practice in 2005 after undergoing successful shoulder surgery after the Gator Bowl.

Sophomore Year (2004): Played in all 12 games, while starting 11, including the Seminoles' Gator Bowl victory over West Virginia... stepped in for an injured Meinrod at split guard at Miami and started the final 11 games when Meinrod was lost for the year with a knee injury during the season opener against Miami...earned his first career start during the Seminoles victory over UAB in the second game of the season...a very good run blocker who was a key reason Leon Washington and Lorenzo Booker averaged better than five yards per carry...Florida State was one of two teams in the ACC with two backs that averaged 70+ yards per game rushing...named as the Seminoles' Most Improved Offensive Player at the team's annual banquet following the 2004 season.

Freshman Year (2003): Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman...spent the season as the No. 2 split guard behind Matt Meinrod, who started every game and earned All-ACC honorable mention...was a member of the field goal and extra point teams...began the year as a reserve at tackle before moving to guard...named to The Sporting News All-ACC Freshman Team in 2003.

2002: A redshirt season.

High School: Graduated from Nease High School in 2002...a three-year starter at Nease...recorded 55 pancake blocks as a senior... anchored an offensive line that led Panthers running back Matt O'Steen to a 5.8 yards-per-carry average...earned all-state third-team honors... appeared in the North-South Shrine Bowl All-Star game...also earned one varsity letter in basketball.

Personal: Born April 24, 1984...major is criminology...father, Danny, is a professional comedian.

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