Jameis Winston, 2013
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Quarterback, Florida State, 2012–⁠14

Jameis Winston

Lettered 2013–⁠14 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Bessemer, AL
Born
Jan 6, 1994, in Bessemer, Alabama

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Jameis Winston played quarterback at Florida State (2012–⁠14). He was the quarterback of the 2013 national champions (14–⁠0). He won the 2013 Heisman Trophy, the 2013 Davey O’Brien Award, the 2013 Manning Award and the 2013 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2013. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Winston first overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,057
Passing yards, 2013 (Florida State, 14–⁠0)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passer rating, 2013
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 2015 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

444passing yards, career highat Clemson, 20135touchdown passes, career highvs. Maryland, 2013

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 2012, 2013 and 2014; National champions, 2013

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
14–⁠0★ AP 113–⁠1AP 5
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Florida State25738466.94,05710.64010
2014Florida State30546765.33,9078.42518
Career56285166.07,9649.46528

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Florida State882192.5421
2014Florida State57651.1328
Career1452842.0728

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Florida State5QB
2013Florida State5QB
2014Florida State5QB6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Florida State3930.5199th (n=144)0.22201.746%0.410.17
2014Florida State5220.4191st (n=147)0.24215.156%0.57–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Florida State 13 games, 3,907 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Oklahoma StateW 37–⁠312540370129
Sep 6vs.The CitadelW 37–⁠122227256202
Sep 27atNC StateW 56–⁠41263836542−3
Oct 4vs.Wake ForestW 43–⁠323392971134
Oct 11atSyracuseW 38–⁠20303631730−3
Oct 18vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠272331273218
Oct 30atLouisvilleW 42–⁠31254840133−3
Nov 8vs.VirginiaW 34–⁠2022352611216
Nov 15atMiamiW 30–⁠262542304113
Nov 22vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠17223228111−4
Nov 29vs.FloridaW 24–⁠1912241252416
Dec 6vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠352130309305
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 20–⁠59294534811−15
2013 Florida State 14 games, 4,057 passing yards, 40 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atPittsburghW 41–⁠1325273564025
Sep 14vs.NevadaW 62–⁠71518214218
Sep 21vs.Bethune-CookmanW 54–⁠610191482011
Sep 28atBoston CollegeW 48–⁠3417273304167
Oct 5vs.MarylandW 63–⁠023323935024
Oct 19atClemsonW 51–⁠142234444312
Oct 26vs.NC StateW 49–⁠17162629231−11
Nov 2vs.MiamiW 41–⁠1421293251227
Nov 9atWake ForestW 59–⁠31728159214
Nov 16vs.SyracuseW 59–⁠3192127720−12
Nov 23vs.IdahoW 80–⁠14142522540−19
Nov 30atFloridaW 37–⁠71931327318
Dec 7vs.DukeW 45–⁠719323303259
Jan 6 ✦vs.AuburnW 34–⁠3120352372026

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015
Height6′3¾″
Weight231 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan78¾″W
40-yard dash4.97 s
10-yard split1.74 sW
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump8′7″
3-cone drill7.16 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

12 seasons, 109 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

Pro Bowl: 2015

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2015Tampa Bay Buccaneers163125354,0422215213
2016Tampa Bay Buccaneers163455674,0902818165
2017Tampa Bay Buccaneers132824423,5041911135
2018Tampa Bay Buccaneers112443782,9921914281
2019Tampa Bay Buccaneers163806265,1093330250
2020New Orleans Saints37117500−6
2021New Orleans Saints7951611,170143166
2022New Orleans Saints3731158584516
2023New Orleans Saints6254726423−6
2024Cleveland Browns111812962,121131283
2025New York Giants337665672223
2026 (so far)New York Giants4761328056342
NFL career1092,0573,37625,5971621161,362

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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