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89   Brian Sawyer
Brian Sawyer

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cordele, GA
High School:
Crisp County
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 246
Position:
Deep Snapper

At Florida State: Begins his fourth consecutive season as Florida State's starting deep snapper...has played in 39 consecutive games -- every game over the last three years and has made every special teams snap during that time...has executed 413 consecutive successful snaps during his first three years as Florida State's deep snapper...has snapped on 181 points, 166 extra point attempts and 66 field goal attempts...has helped All-America kicking candidate Xavier Beitia convert 95 of 99 extra point attempts including 77 consecutive entering the 2003 season...earned the starting deep snapper job vacated by four-year starter Clay Ingram in 2000...earned a scholarship prior to his redshirt freshman season.

Junior Year (2002): Played in all 14 games including the Sugar Bowl against Georgia...handled all of Florida State's deep snaps on field goal and extra point attempts...snapped 76 times on punts, 51 times on extra points and 28 times on field goal attempts ...recorded three tackles with unassisted hits coming against Iowa State, Duke and Wake Forest.

Sophomore Year (2001): Played in all 12 games including the Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech...responsible for all deep snaps on special teams...a total of 117 snaps including 55 on punts, 48 on extra points and 14 on field goal attempts...credited with a career-high tying four tackles including solo stops against North Carolina and Georgia Tech...a single-game career-high two special teams tackles against Georgia Tech.

Freshman Year (2000): Played in all 13 games including the Orange Bowl national championship game against Oklahoma...was the snapper for all special teams efforts...141 total snaps with 51 coming on punts, 67 on extra point attempts and 14 on field goal attempts...recorded four tackles including solo stops against Duke and Florida...was re-warded with a scholarship by the coaching staff during-preseason practice.

1999: A redshirt season after joining the team as a walk-on.

High School: Graduated from Crisp County High School in 1999 ...earned Class 3A all-state first-team honors as a senior and all-state second team honors as a junior...a two-time All Middle-Georgia first-team selection...an all-region selection as a junior and senior...played both tight end and defensive end during his prep career...also earned four varsity letters in basketball and one in golf...graduated in the top-10 percent of his class with a 3.5 grade point average.

Personal: Born May 7, 1981...major is sport management ...father Bill played football for Florida State from 1974-76.

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