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Green Selected By 49ers In Second Round Of NFL Draft
4/26/2024 9:40:00 PM | Football
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State defensive back Renardo Green was selected by the San Francisco 49ers during the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday evening.
Green, the 64th overall pick, is the fourth FSU player taken in the first two rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft, joining defensive end Jared Verse, wide receiver Keon Coleman and defensive tackle Braden Fiske. Verse on Thursday night became Florida State's 47th first-round pick in program history when he was selected 19th overall by the Rams. Coleman was the first selection Friday evening when the Buffalo Bills picked him 33rd overall and Fiske was picked by the Rams at No. 39 overall. Florida State now has 298 NFL Draft picks in its history, including 208 during its current streak of 41 straight drafts with at least one selection.
Green appeared in 53 games with 32 starts and twice earned All-ACC accolades during his five years at Florida State. He recorded 143 tackles, including 7.0 for loss with 0.5 sack, 22 pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble.
The Orlando native was an honorable mention All-American, second-team All-ACC selection and Thorpe Award semifinalist in 2023 after he started the season's first 13 games and made 43 tackles, 2.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, 13 pass breakups, one interception and one quarterback hurry. His pass breakups total led the ACC and ranked 10th nationally, and his 14 total pass breakups ranked second in the conference and 18th in the country. He made a season-high seven tackles in Florida State's 31-24 victory at Clemson, including a stop for no gain on 3rd-and-1 in overtime the play before FSU earned a game-ending stop on 4th down. He recorded a career-high three pass breakups in the ACC Championship Game victory over No. 14 Louisville and began the season with four solo tackles, one interception and one pass breakup against eventual Heisman Trophy winner and No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft Jayden Daniels during FSU's 45-24 win over LSU.
In 2022, Green appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts, recording 58 tackles, 3.0 for loss, and five pass breakups. His tackles total ranked fourth on the team and included two games with a career-high nine tackles. He first made nine stops in the 35-31 win at Louisville and then matched that total against No. 22 Wake Forest. Green made a career-best eight solo tackles in the 24-23 win against LSU in New Orleans and ended the season with six tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one pass breakup in the 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory over Oklahoma in Orlando.
Florida State has produced four picks in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft for the first time since 2015. FSU was the only team in the ACC and one of six nationally with four selections in the first two rounds of this year's NFL Draft. Live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft continues through Saturday on ESPN2, ABC and NFL Network.
Green, the 64th overall pick, is the fourth FSU player taken in the first two rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft, joining defensive end Jared Verse, wide receiver Keon Coleman and defensive tackle Braden Fiske. Verse on Thursday night became Florida State's 47th first-round pick in program history when he was selected 19th overall by the Rams. Coleman was the first selection Friday evening when the Buffalo Bills picked him 33rd overall and Fiske was picked by the Rams at No. 39 overall. Florida State now has 298 NFL Draft picks in its history, including 208 during its current streak of 41 straight drafts with at least one selection.
Green appeared in 53 games with 32 starts and twice earned All-ACC accolades during his five years at Florida State. He recorded 143 tackles, including 7.0 for loss with 0.5 sack, 22 pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble.
The Orlando native was an honorable mention All-American, second-team All-ACC selection and Thorpe Award semifinalist in 2023 after he started the season's first 13 games and made 43 tackles, 2.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, 13 pass breakups, one interception and one quarterback hurry. His pass breakups total led the ACC and ranked 10th nationally, and his 14 total pass breakups ranked second in the conference and 18th in the country. He made a season-high seven tackles in Florida State's 31-24 victory at Clemson, including a stop for no gain on 3rd-and-1 in overtime the play before FSU earned a game-ending stop on 4th down. He recorded a career-high three pass breakups in the ACC Championship Game victory over No. 14 Louisville and began the season with four solo tackles, one interception and one pass breakup against eventual Heisman Trophy winner and No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft Jayden Daniels during FSU's 45-24 win over LSU.
In 2022, Green appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts, recording 58 tackles, 3.0 for loss, and five pass breakups. His tackles total ranked fourth on the team and included two games with a career-high nine tackles. He first made nine stops in the 35-31 win at Louisville and then matched that total against No. 22 Wake Forest. Green made a career-best eight solo tackles in the 24-23 win against LSU in New Orleans and ended the season with six tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one pass breakup in the 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory over Oklahoma in Orlando.
Florida State has produced four picks in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft for the first time since 2015. FSU was the only team in the ACC and one of six nationally with four selections in the first two rounds of this year's NFL Draft. Live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft continues through Saturday on ESPN2, ABC and NFL Network.
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