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The Florida State football program was a big winner in the 2013 NFL Draft and it turns out that the Seminoles are big winners in the classroom too.

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When the Vikings were on the clock at No. 25 Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes is exactly what Spielman wanted.

We've had a week to digest the draft, so let's rank the top-five draft classes. Here's my list.

Series History The Panthers and Seminoles have sparred eight times in their history, each of which took place during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Last week 32 teams in the NFL realized the dreams of over 100 college football players.

The state of Florida produced 27 new athletes to the NFL through the draft last week -- ranging from pick No.

Floyd was rated as a top-five talent by some and projects as a Richard Seymour-like factor playing the three-technique. The fact he will be learning under one of the best of this generation, Kevin Williams, also won't hurt.

The 2013 NFL draft was light on glamour at the skill positions, but heavy on intrigue and burly bodies able to either get after or protect all those pricey passers.

Spruce Derden, USA TODAY Sports 13. Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri to the New York Jets .

After enduring several down years where the NFL pipeline at Florida State seemed to have dried up, the Seminoles proved it's open once again in the 2013 NFL Draft.

After sitting through the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday night without hearing their names called, the two remaining Seminoles who had first-round aspirations didn't have to wait long to get drafted in the second round Friday night.

Manti Te'o is headed to San Diego after being chosen early in the second round of the NFL draft by the Chargers on Friday after being passed over by the first round picks.

If Taylor had more prove-it type games, as Kyle Wilson did as a first-round choice of the Jets, he'd be a top-20 target.

Twenty-four NFL teams made an appearance at N.C. State, including San Francisco 49ers director of college scouting Joel Patten, Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Doug Whaley, defensive back coaches from the Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings, and three coaches from the New York Jets' staff.

The 2013 NFL Draft's first round was last night. Of course, the moment a pick is made, it has to be graded.

Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hold up a jersey with the words "Boston Strong" and the 617 area code during the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall.

They said that there would be multiple 'Noles picked Thursday night, there was too much talent coming out of Tallahassee for it not to happen.

Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff targeted a player and made a trade to land him in the NFL draft Thursday night.

The Vikings drafted a top-tier cornerback in Xavier Rhodes, and managed to do so at pick 25.