--- description: The Heisman Trophy winner is expected to be a top pick in the Draft title: Florida State Quarterback Jameis Winston to Enter NFL Draft image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3975b6b2a6ee8810/6987787d2dce0120319dccbd/jameis-winston3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [College football](/tag/college-football/) ## College football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Florida State Quarterback Jameis Winston to Enter NFL Draft by [Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 3:44 PM CUT  Quarterback Jameis Winston of the Florida State Seminoles reacts after losing 59-20 to the Oregon Ducks in the College Football Playoff Semifinal on Jan. 1, 2015 in Pasadena, Calif. Quarterback Jameis Winston of the Florida State Seminoles reacts after losing 59-20 to the Oregon Ducks in the College Football Playoff Semifinal on Jan. 1, 2015 in Pasadena, Calif.Jeff Gross—Getty Images by [Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated](/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 3:44 PM CUT The father of [Florida State](http://www.si.com/college-football/team/florida-state-seminoles "undefined") quarterback [Jameis Winston](http://www.si.com/college-football/player/jameis-winston "undefined") says he will forego his final two seasons of eligibility and enter the 2015 NFL Draft, [according](https://twitter.com/KNegandhiESPN/status/552836386316107777 "undefined") to ESPN.com’s David Hale. According to the [report](https://twitter.com/knegandhiespn/status/552836134469115905 "undefined"), Winston will announce he is leaving school on Wednesday. Winston, the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner, is expected to be a top pick in the Draft, which will be held April 30-May 2 in Chicago. Winston lost only one game as a starting quarterback, a 59-20 loss to [Oregon](http://www.si.com/college-football/team/oregon-ducks "undefined") in the College Football Playoff Semifinals. Though he excelled on the field, Winston’s time at Florida State was plagued by off-the-field problems. In December 2012, Winston was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student. Investigators looked into the case nearly a year later and decided not the charge Winston because of lack of evidence. He was then investigated for violating four sections of the school’s code of conduct and could have been expelled if he was found guilty. He was cleared in all cases. The school is still being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education on how it handled the Winston case, which could be a possible Title IX violation. Winston was [suspended for one game](http://si.com/college-football/2014/09/19/jameis-winston-suspended-entire-game "undefined") this season for using vulgar language in the student union and was [cited for shoplifting](http://www.si.com/college-football/campus-union/2014/04/30/jameis-winston-florida-state-cited-shoplifting "undefined") $32.72 worth of crab legs and crawfish from a Publix in Tallahassee in February. In Winston’s two seasons with Florida State, he threw for 7,964 yards with 65 touchdowns and 28 interceptions. _This_ [_article_](http://www.si.com/college-football/2015/01/07/florida-state-jameis-winston-nfl-draft "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_SI.com_](http://www.si.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3657467/jameis-winston-nfl-draft/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3657467/jameis-winston-nfl-draft/"},"headline":"Florida State Quarterback Jameis Winston to Enter NFL Draft","datePublished":"2015-01-07T15:44:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:21:48.882Z","description":"The Heisman Trophy winner is expected to be a top pick in the Draft","url":"https://time.com/3657467/jameis-winston-nfl-draft/","keywords":["College football","Football"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3975b6b2a6ee8810/6987787d2dce0120319dccbd/jameis-winston3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3975b6b2a6ee8810/6987787d2dce0120319dccbd/jameis-winston3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Quarterback Jameis Winston of the Florida State Seminoles reacts after losing 59-20 to the Oregon Ducks in the College Football Playoff Semifinal on Jan. 1, 2015 in Pasadena, Calif.","caption":"Quarterback Jameis Winston of the Florida State Seminoles reacts after losing 59-20 to the Oregon Ducks in the College Football Playoff Semifinal on Jan. 1, 2015 in Pasadena, Calif.","creditText":"Jeff Gross—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/college-football/","name":"College football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3657467/jameis-winston-nfl-draft/","name":"Florida State Quarterback Jameis Winston to Enter NFL Draft"}}]}] ```