
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
Career highs
444passing yards, career highat Clemson, 20135touchdown passes, career highvs. Maryland, 2013Honors
- 2013Heisman Trophy
- 2013Quarterback of the national champions (14–0)
- 2013Davey O’Brien Award
- 2013Manning Award
- 2013Walter Camp Award
- 2013AP College Football Player of the Year
- 2013Archie Griffin Award
- 2013Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2013Consensus All‑American
- 2013ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
- 2013ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2013ACC Player of the Year
- 2013ACC Rookie of the Year
- 2013National leader in passer rating (184.8)
- 2014Sixth in the Heisman vote
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
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida State | 257 | 384 | 66.9 | 4,057 | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| 2014 | Florida State | 305 | 467 | 65.3 | 3,907 | 8.4 | 25 | 18 |
| Career | 562 | 851 | 66.0 | 7,964 | 9.4 | 65 | 28 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida State | 88 | 219 | 2.5 | 4 | 21 |
| 2014 | Florida State | 57 | 65 | 1.1 | 3 | 28 |
| Career | 145 | 284 | 2.0 | 7 | 28 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Florida State | 5 | QB | |
| 2013 | Florida State | 5 | QB | |
| 2014 | Florida State | 5 | QB | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida State | 393 | 0.51 | 99th (n=144) | 0.22 | 201.7 | 46% | 0.41 | 0.17 |
| 2014 | Florida State | 522 | 0.41 | 91st (n=147) | 0.24 | 215.1 | 56% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 37–31 | 25 | 40 | 370 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 37–12 | 22 | 27 | 256 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 56–41 | 26 | 38 | 365 | 4 | 2 | −3 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 43–3 | 23 | 39 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 38–20 | 30 | 36 | 317 | 3 | 0 | −3 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 31–27 | 23 | 31 | 273 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 42–31 | 25 | 48 | 401 | 3 | 3 | −3 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 34–20 | 22 | 35 | 261 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 30–26 | 25 | 42 | 304 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 20–17 | 22 | 32 | 281 | 1 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 24–19 | 12 | 24 | 125 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 37–35 | 21 | 30 | 309 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 20–59 | 29 | 45 | 348 | 1 | 1 | −15 |
2013 Florida State 14 games, 4,057 passing yards, 40 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 41–13 | 25 | 27 | 356 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 62–7 | 15 | 18 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 54–6 | 10 | 19 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 48–34 | 17 | 27 | 330 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 63–0 | 23 | 32 | 393 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 51–14 | 22 | 34 | 444 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 49–17 | 16 | 26 | 292 | 3 | 1 | −11 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 41–14 | 21 | 29 | 325 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 59–3 | 17 | 28 | 159 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 59–3 | 19 | 21 | 277 | 2 | 0 | −12 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 80–14 | 14 | 25 | 225 | 4 | 0 | −19 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 37–7 | 19 | 31 | 327 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 45–7 | 19 | 32 | 330 | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| Jan 6 ✦ | vs. | W 34–31 | 20 | 35 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ |
| Weight | 231 lb |
| Arm length | 32″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 78¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.97 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.74 sW |
| Vertical jump | 28½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′7″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.16 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 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
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 312 | 535 | 4,042 | 22 | 15 | 213 |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 345 | 567 | 4,090 | 28 | 18 | 165 |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 282 | 442 | 3,504 | 19 | 11 | 135 |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 244 | 378 | 2,992 | 19 | 14 | 281 |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 380 | 626 | 5,109 | 33 | 30 | 250 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 7 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 0 | −6 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 95 | 161 | 1,170 | 14 | 3 | 166 |
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 73 | 115 | 858 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 25 | 47 | 264 | 2 | 3 | −6 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 181 | 296 | 2,121 | 13 | 12 | 83 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 3 | 37 | 66 | 567 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 4 | 76 | 132 | 805 | 6 | 3 | 42 |
| NFL career | 109 | 2,057 | 3,376 | 25,597 | 162 | 116 | 1,362 | |
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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