Patrick Payton, Joshua Farmer, Darius Washington to represent Florida State at ACC Kickoff

Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell is bringing some heavy hitters to Charlotte, North Carolina, next week.

On Monday afternoon, FSU announced that defensive linemen Joshua Farmer, Patrick Payton, and offensive tackle Darius Washington will be the three players representing the Seminoles at the 2024 ACC Kickoff media event.

All three Seminoles played an important role in FSU's 13-1 season and winning the program's 16th ACC title.

Washington will be entering his sixth season with the Seminoles. Last year, he started 10 games and anchored FSU's offensive at left tackle and center.

He received first-team All-ACC and All-American honors from multiple media outlets.

Payton started all 14 games last year. Playing on the opposite side of Jared Versge, he became FSU's second leader in sacks with seven. He led FSU with a career-best 14.5 tackles for loss. He also registered 10 pass breakups, seven quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles.

Farmer made second-team All-ACC after recording 32 tackles, including 7.0 for loss with 5.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in 13 games.

Last week, FSU quarterback DJ Uiagalelei announced that he declined an invite to the ACC Kickoff, which allowed his current teammates from last year to represent the Seminoles. FSU returns nine all-conference players from last year.

This annual preseason media event will begin on July 22. FSU, Georgia Tech, and SMU will be available to the media on Monday.

The Seminoles will open the season against Georgia Tech for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Aug. 24 in Dublin, Ireland. The game will kick off at noon Eastern time and broadcast on ESPN.

Florida State Seminoles 2024 Football Schedule

• Aug. 24 vs. Georgia Tech *Dublin, Ireland at 7:30 p.m., ESPN
• Sept. 2 vs. Boston College at 7:30 p.m., ESPN
• Sept. 14 vs. Memphis
• Sept. 21 vs. California
• Sept. 28 at SMU
• Oct. 5 vs. Clemson
• Oct. 18 at Duke
• Oct. 26 at (U) Miami
• Nov. 2 vs. North Carolina
• Nov. 9 at Notre Dame
• Nov. 23 vs. Charleston Southern
• Nov. 30: Florida
• Dec. 7: ACC Championship

BOLD = ACC

* = Neutral Site

Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.