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Seminoles.com Senior Writer Brandon Mellor breaks down FSU's returning defensive players and looks at the 'Noles' needs on the defensive line, at linebacker and in the secondary heading into National Signing Day 2012.
Florida State defensive stars Brandon Jenkins and Greg Reid have decided to return for their senior seasons. Plus a note on Arrington Jenkins and Avis Commack and a list of all-star games featuring FSU's 2011 class of seniors.
2011 OUTLOOK
Instinctive player who excels not only on the defensive side of the ball but as a returner on special teams. Has great vision and awareness on the field which makes him a natural playmaker with good feel for the game. Part of one of the top cornerback tandems in the country with Xavier Rhodes. Has garnered preseason All-ACC honors as a cornerback and return man by several publications. One of four Seminoles to make the Bednarik Award list of 65 preseason candidates for the trophy presented to the nation's most outstanding defensive player by the Maxwell Football Club. Also a candidate for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's top defensive back and the Paul Hornung Award presented to the most versatile player in major college football.
2010 A 14-game starter at the boundary cornerback position after making the transition as primary nickelback in 2009...capped off the season by earning Chick-fil-A Bowl Defensive MVP after racking up five tackles, two forced fumbles and four pass breakups in the win over SEC East Champion South Carolina...led the team and ranked fifth in the ACC in kickoff returns (23.9 avg), amassing an FSU single-season record 724 yards on 30 returns with a long of 55...set a single-game school record with 193 kickoff return yards against North Carolina, breaking a mark that stood for 36 years...also led the 'Noles in punt returns with 314 yards on 31 attempts (10.1 avg), including a 74-yarder for a touchdown in the opener against Samford, which was the second of his career...ranks 24th in ACC history for career punt return yards (701)...ranked fourth on the team with 65 tackles, including 54 solo stops, which tied for second-most among 'Noles...had a career-high 10 tackles against Oklahoma...led the Seminoles with 14 pass breakups and 17 passes defended...recorded second-most interceptions (3), including a career-best two in FSU's road win at Virginia...also notched a drive-stopping fourth quarter interception in the win over Maryland...honorable mention All-ACC defensive back...his 742 kickoff return yards were the most in a single-season by a Seminole surpassing Michael Ray Garvin's (697) mark in 2007...given the Mr. Versatile Award at the annual football team banquet.
2009 Played all 13 games as a true freshman...led the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in punt returns with an 18.4 yard average, piling up 387 yards on 21 returns, including a 68-yard return for a touchdown at Wake Forest...a week later at home against Maryland, with FSU's active bowl appearance streak on the line, his 48-yard return set up the game-winning TD with 1:14 to play...Reid burst on the scene with 100 yards in kickoff returns in his collegiate debut against Miami, and also added his first interception and contributed three tackles...he averaged 25.5 yards as FSU's primary kickoff return man to rank fourth in the ACC...returned a third quarter interception 63 yards for a touchdown in a 54-28 win at No. 7 BYU...became the first Seminole since Clifton Abraham in 1992 to return a punt and an interception for a touchdown in the same season...finished the season with 23 tackles (16 solos), which ranked second among true freshmen...finished second on the team with six pass break-ups...logged a career-high four tackles (three solos) against Georgia Tech...led the Seminoles with 1,114 all purpose yards (85.7 ypg) without a single yard of offense...twice earned ACC Specialist of the Week honors and added one ACC Defensive Back of the Week honor...a consensus freshman All-American as a punt return specialist...was an honorable mention All-ACC selection.
PERSONAL
Highly decorated three-way star out of Lowndes County High School...earned All-American honors from Parade Magazine, Under Armour, EA Sports and SuperPrep...MVP of Under Armour All-Star game...AAAAA Georgia Sports Writers Player of the Year...Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Classes Georgia Player of the Year...earned acclaim as the AAAAA Georgia Player of the Decade...as a senior cornerback at Lowndes registered 28 tackles (21 solos), nine interceptions and a fumble recovery...also rushed for 1,242 yards on 118 carries with 16 TDs and caught eight passes for 234 yards and two scores...had a combined 352 return yards on 19 touches...a five-star recruit who was rated as the No. 2 cornerback in the nation...born September 8, 1990.