Daron Rose Class: Sophomore Hometown: Tampa, Fla. High School: Jefferson Height / Weight: 6-5 / 284 Position: OL

2007: Another one of FSU's young offensive lineman who played next to freshman All-Americans Ryan McMahon and Rodney Hudson...Rose started 11 of 13 games...all 11 starts came at the left tackle position...posted a grade in the top four in seven of his 11 starts...graded out as the best run blocker on the team versus Duke...one of the top three run blockers in seven of his last eight starts...registered 28 knockdowns in 764 plays...had his best game of the season grading out at 76% versus BC.

Freshman Year (2006): Appeared in just two games as a freshman... played versus Rice as the Seminole offense piled up a seasonhigh 287 rushing yards and 500 total yards.

High School: Graduated from Jefferson High School in 2006...a four-star prospect regarded as the No. 2 offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com...listed as the No. 30 overall player on the Rivals100 for 2006 and ranked as the No. 4 recruit on Rivals.com's Florida Postseason Top 100...did not surrendered a sack during his final two years of high school football...named first team all-state for Class 4A by the Florida Sports Writers Association after his senior season...the No. 6 offensive line prospect in the nation on the postseason PrepStar100 ...represented Team Florida in the annual CaliFlorida Bowl and was named the No. 1 player on the Rivals Florida Hot 11 list based on a week's worth of practices and his performance in the game...named to The ESPN 150 for 2006...a preseason All-American selection by PrepStar magazine after helping lead his Jefferson team to the state championship game as a junior in 2004...chose Florida State over Florida, Michigan and South Carolina.

Personal: Born Aug. 9, 1988...enrolled in undergraduate studies...first name is pronounced Duh-ROHN.