Hall of Fame
Position: Wide Receiver
Years: 1996-99
Place of Birth: Bradenton, Florida
Date of Birth: June 19, 1977
Jersey Number: 9
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Weight: 195 lbs
High School: Southeast (Bradenton, Florida)
Peter Warrick emerged as one of the era's most dynamic playmakers while helping power one of the greatest runs in college football history with the Seminoles never finishing ranked lower than No. 3 during his run in Tallahassee. The Bradenton, Florida, native now becomes the 10th Florida State player inducted into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame.
A two-time First Team All-American (consensus in 1998 and unanimous in 1999), Warrick played a central role in the Seminoles' four-year stretch of national dominance, during which Florida State compiled a 45–4 record and never finished lower than No. 3 in the final national polls.
Playing for NFF Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden and alongside NFF Hall of Fame teammate Warrick Dunn, his contributions powered Florida State to four consecutive bowl berths and two national championship game appearances, including the 1999 national crown. His performance in the 2000 Sugar Bowl stands among the most memorable in postseason history, as he scored a Sugar Bowl-record 20 points and claimed Most Valuable Player honors. His contributions helped deliver Florida State the national title with the Seminoles as the first team in history to go wire-to-wire in the AP Poll as the No. 1 team in the nation.
At the conference level, Warrick was a dominant force in the ACC, leading Florida State to four straight league titles while earning First Team All-ACC honors twice as a receiver (1998, 1999) and once as a specialist in 1999. He finished his career as the ACC's all-time leader in receiving yards (3,517, now ranked fourth) and ranked second in touchdown receptions (31). In 1999, he led the ACC in receptions per game (7.9), receiving yards per game (103.8) and punt return average (12.6).
A 1999 team captain, Warrick departed Tallahassee as the school's career leader in receiving touchdowns and ranked among the top three in virtually every major receiving category in Florida State history. He finished his career with 207 receptions for 3,517 yards and 32 touchdowns. He added 188 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground and passed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. He returned 72 punts for 937 yards and two touchdowns and 11 kickoffs for 220 yards during his career.
Selected fourth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by Cincinnati, Warrick played six seasons in the league with the Bengals and Seahawks.
A member of the ACC's 50th Anniversary Team, Warrick had his Florida State jersey retired in 2018 and was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame (2010) and the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame (2022).
He currently resides in Douglasville, Georgia, running the Payton Warrick Foundation, named in honor of his son who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and assists children born with disabilities.
