TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State offensive lineman Dillan Gibbons has been voted captain of the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, it was announced Monday. “The only thing more impressive than Dillan’s fierceness on the field is his philanthropy off of it,” Florida State head coach Mike Norvell said. “He is a smart, thoughtful leader, and he has made a massive difference in his time as a Florida State Seminole. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor than Dillan.” Gibbons, who is a first-team All-ACC performer, winner of this year’s Jim Tatum Award as the ACC’s top senior football scholar-athlete and a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy, has established a non-profit foundation to raise funds for those in need. His foundation partners with collegiate ambassadors across college football and connects with charitable causes they are passionate about, including those with special medical needs, shopping with children in the community and repairing damage caus
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Redshirt freshman defensive end Patrick Payton is the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, it was announced Wednesday afternoon. Payton is the third Seminole to win the award and first since 2012.
Payton, from Miami, finished with 29 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks over 12 games. He added three pass breakups, a quarterback hurry and forced a fumble in the Noles 45-3 victory at Miami. Payton’s 4.0 sacks were the most in the conference among freshmen, and his 5.0 TFL were second behind teammate Joshua Farmer’s 6.0 among ACC freshmen.
Payton set a career high with six tackles at NC State, including three tackles and a pass breakup on one series. All 4.0 of Payton’s sacks were in conference play – 1.0 each against Boston College, Wake Forest, Miami and Syracuse – and his 38 sack yards lost were the sixth-most against ACC opponents.
Payton also added a tackle for loss against Georgia Tech. His forced fumble at Miami was the first of his car
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State had 15 players earn All-ACC honors Tuesday, including three on the first team, four on the second team, one on the third team and seven honorable mention. Safety Jammie Robinson was named a first-team safety for the second consecutive season, offensive guard Dillan Gibbons earned his first first-team honor after an honorable mention season in 2021, and defensive end Jared Verse earned the most votes among all defensive players in his first season in the league. Quarterback Jordan Travis, running back Trey Benson, wide receiver Johnny Wilson and offensive tackle Robert Scott Jr. are on the second team, while offensive guard D’Mitri Emmanuel is on the third team. Center Maurice Smith and running back Treshaun Ward are on the honorable mention list, joining defensive tackles Fabien Lovett and Robert Cooper, linebacker Tatum Bethune and cornerback Renardo Green. Punt returner Mycah Pittman is an honorable mention as a specialist. Florida State’s 15