Bradley Jennings, a former Florida State linebacker who helped the Seminoles win the 1999 BCS nationwide championship, died unexpectedly Wednesday in Jacksonville at age 47, in response to the Tallahassee Democrat. Jennings earned first-team All-ACC and fourth-team All-America honors as a senior in 2001.
Jennings appeared in 41 video games for the Seminoles, recording 339 complete tackles, 5 tackles for loss, two sacks, 4 fumble recoveries and three interceptions. He was the third-leading tackler for Florida State in the course of the 1999 nationwide championship season, tied for the crew lead in 2000 and led the Seminoles outright as a senior in 2001.
Jennings was thought of an NFL Draft prospect, however he went unselected in 2002 after he was practically fatally shot by a carjacker simply weeks earlier than the draft. He didn’t play within the NFL.
Two of Jennings’ sons — Bradley Jennings Jr. and Branden Jennings — have performed faculty soccer. Jennings Jr. spent 4 seasons at Miami (2017–2021) earlier than ending his profession at Indiana in 2022. Branden, a fifth-year senior at Mississippi State, beforehand performed at Maryland (2021), UCF (2022) and Hinds Group School (2023). He initially dedicated to Florida State in February 2020 earlier than flipping to Michigan that October, then in the end signing with Maryland in the course of the early signing interval.
Jennings’ youngest son, Brody, is a three-star cornerback within the 2026 class and is dedicated to Michigan, however Florida State stays in pursuit. In March, Jennings visited Tallahassee for a recruiting go to the place the Seminoles workers made their pitch.
“My brothers did not come right here however they will get one Jennings. That is what they mentioned,” Brody mentioned, per 247Sports.
Jennings’ daughter, Brittney, is a freshman on the Miami girls’s observe and area crew.