Without Football, Jameis Winston Might Have Been First-Round Pick

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Without Football, Jameis Winston Might Have Been First-Round Pick 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:48 pm

Jameis Winston, the quarterback for the BCS champion Florida State Seminoles, is also a right-fielder for the college.


Winston also pitches for the Seminoles and is a switch-hitter.


Experts are already saying he would be the No. 1 player taken if he were eligible for this April's NFL Draft. Coming out of high school, Winston was regarded as a top-three-rounds pick as a baseball player.


"If football weren't a factor, Winston would have a solid chance to be a 2015 first-round pick in baseball. On the mound, he showed a 92-94 mph fastball and a promising slider. Because he has gained weight for football, he isn't the well above-average runner he used to be, but he's still a solid-average runner with a right fielder's arm," writes J.J. Cooper.

Via J.J Cooper/Baseball America

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