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A former\u00a0Florida State\u00a0specialist has been projected to go in the seventh round in one of the latest mock drafts from ESPN’s Jordan Reid. The ESPN reporter\u00a0has\u00a0an NFC West squad selecting the former Seminole with the 252nd pick.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Florida State loses veteran defender to NCAA Transfer Portal<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Seminoles\u00a0have produced marquee kicking and punting talent going back to Sebastian Janikowski. Other kickers, such as Dustin Hopkins and Graham Gano, have made their mark in the National Football League throughout the last 15 years.<\/p>\n

With the 2025 NFL Draft beginning this week, seven-round mock drafts, such as Reid’s, are taking shape. Reid has former FSU place kicker Ryan Fitzgerald heading to the San Francisco 49ers with the 252nd selection in this year’s draft.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald, a Thomasville, Georgia, native, had two spectacular final seasons with the Florida State football program.<\/p>\n

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After a shaky start in his first three years with the\u00a0Seminoles, he made about 65% of his kicks. However, in 2023 and 2024, Fitzgerald only missed three field goal attempts (19-21 in 2023, 13-14 in 2024), making him one of the most efficient kickers in the country.<\/p>\n

His lone miss in 2024 was due to a high snap from the\u00a0FSU\u00a0long-snapper which led punter Alex Mastromanno to mishandle the ball and resulted in a putrid field goal attempt. The FSU record books do not even count this as a miss for Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the\u00a0FSU\u00a0kicker has not missed a kick from 50 yards or longer since the 2022 season. He also made a 59-yarder against Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, to open the season.<\/p>\n

The 2025 NFL Draft takes place in Green Bay, Wisconsin from April 24-26.<\/p>\n

RB Trey Benson – Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n

DB Jammie Robinson – Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n

OLB Josh Sweat – Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n

WR Keon Coleman – Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n

K Dustin Hopkins – Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n

DL Mario Edwards Jr. – Houston Texans<\/p>\n

DB Ronald Darby – Houston Texans<\/p>\n

DB Jarrian Jones – Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n

DL Fabien Lovett Sr. – Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

DE Janarius Robinson – Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

DB Derwin James Jr. – Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n

DB Asante Samuel Jr. – Los Angeles Chargers *free agent<\/p>\n

DL Braden Fiske – Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n

OLB Keir Thomas – Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n

OLB Jared Verse – Los Angeles Rams<\/p>\n

DB Jalen Ramsey – Miami Dolphins<\/p>\n

RB Cam Akers – Minnesota Vikings *free agent<\/p>\n

TE Jaheim Bell – New England Patriots<\/p>\n

OLB Brian Burns – New York Giants<\/p>\n

K Graham Gano – New York Giants<\/p>\n

QB Jameis Winston – New York Giants<\/p>\n

OLB Jermaine Johnson – New York Jets<\/p>\n

DL Derrick Nnadi – New York Jets<\/p>\n

QB Jordan Travis – New York Jets<\/p>\n

WR Ontaria Wilson – New York Jets<\/p>\n

WR Johnny Wilson – Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n

LB Tatum Bethune – San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n

DB Renardo Green – San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n

DL Eddie Goldman – Washington Commanders<\/p>\n

OL Bobby Hart – Washington Commanders<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 3 key positions FSU Football must address during spring transfer portal window<\/p>\n

Stick with\u00a0NoleGameday\u00a0<\/strong>for more\u00a0FREE coverage of Florida State\u00a0Football throughout the offseason<\/p>\n

Follow NoleGameday on and\u00a0Twitter,\u00a0Facebook,<\/strong>\u00a0Instagram,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0TikTok<\/p>\n

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The Seminole could be the first specialist from FSU drafted in nearly a decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":50478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nFormer Florida State All-American projected to San Francisco 49ers in mock draft - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50477\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former Florida State All-American projected to San Francisco 49ers in mock draft - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Seminole could be the first specialist from FSU drafted in nearly a decade.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50477\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-23T23:24:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avtvip-74-6.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50477\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=50477\",\"name\":\"Former Florida State All-American projected to San Francisco 49ers in mock draft - 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