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The top 100 FSU football players— No. 50: defensive end Derrick Alexander

Fifty down, fifty to go. You’re up, Bon Jovi:

Unfortunately for offenses opposing Florida State’s defense in the early 90s, there wasn’t much of a prayer to live on, and a big part of that was defensive end Derrick Alexander. A Jacksonville recruit, Alexander made his way to Tallahassee in 1991 and redshirted before beginning to contribute in 1992.

But the Seminoles’ national title season of 1993 is when Alexander really announced himself on the national scene— and it didn’t take long. In FSU’s opener against Kansas in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Alexander was part of the epic goal-line stand that preserved Florida State’s shutout win over the Jayhawks.