Zebrie Sanders Class: Sophomore Hometown: Dayton, OH High School: Northmont Height / Weight: 6-5 / 288 Position: OT

2009 Outlook: Started the first game of his true freshman season at left tackle before switching to the right side and finishing the year with nine straight starts...will enter pre-season practice as the starter at the right tackle position...like all true freshmen, Sanders struggled at times during the season but on many occasions showed he has the ability to be a dominating college tackle...he and true freshman Andrew Datko started opposite each other at tackle along Rick Trickett's young line and could spend the next three years at bookends of one of the league's best offensive lines...Sanders continued to get better each week in his first season...after missing five assignments versus Miami, Sanders responded by missing just two assignments or less in five games and in three of those games he missed one or fewer assignments...in his final eight games of the season he was not flagged for a single penalty in 466 snaps.

2008: Started 11 games and played in all 13 games...one of only two true freshman to start double digit games...joined left tackle Andrew Datko as true freshmen bookends on the line as each started double digit games...played 654 snaps on Trickett's line...recorded the best overall grade on the line versus BC and in the 2008 Champs Sports Bowl versus Wisconsin...was also the No. 1 graded run blocker versus Boston College...posted a 93% in pass blocking versus Wisconsin, the top grade on the line...an excellent run blocker who graded out in the top three five times including two top grades...registered 31 knockdowns including season-high six versus Miami, Georgia Tech and Wisconsin...joins All-ACC guard Rodney Hudson as the only two Seminoles to record six or more knockdowns in at least three games...his 31 knockdowns were the third-most on the team....allowed just one sack in over 650 plays going against much more experienced defensive ends...was whistled for just one penalty all season.

RANKINGS: Rivals -- 128th, Rivals -- 15th (OT), Rivals -- 8th (Ohio Top 50), ESPN -- 18th (OT), Scout -- 27th (OT), SuperPrep - 34th (Midwest)Four-star prospect according to Scout and Rivals...ranked the fifth-best athlete among all offensive line prospects by Rivals...Rivals considers Sanders to have All-America ability on the collegiate level...PrepStar All-American...Anthony Munoz Foundation Offensive Lineman of the Year...named Under Armour All-American, ESPNU All-American, ONN Ohio All-State, All-Conference and All-District...ran a 5.3 in the 40, maxed out on the bench at 305, squats 475 and has a 26" vertical...started as the varsity LT since the beginning of his sophomore season...helped his team make the state playoffs and finish with a 7-4 record as a senior...SuperPrep believes Sanders has the potential to be an outstanding lineman at the next level...member of The National Honor Society with a 3.475 GPA...holds the rank of Eagle scout in the Boy Scouts of America...has received superior rankings as a violist in the chamber orchestra...born in Columbia, SC...mother attended the University of Georgia...chose FSU over offers from Georgia, Florida, LSU, Clemson and UCLA among others.