Westbrook, 23, started 25 of his 43 career games for the Seminoles. He recorded 147 tackles, 3.5 for loss, with 1.5 sacks, 16 pass breakups, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.

Another former Daytona Beach prep star will chase professional football dreams north of the border.

A.J. Westbrook, a Mainland grad who played four years at Florida State, signed a contract Friday with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League. A day earlier, former Seabreeze wide receiver Charles Nelson agreed to a new two-year deal with the champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Westbrook, 23, started 25 of his 43 career games for the Seminoles. He recorded 147 tackles, 3.5 for loss, with 1.5 sacks, 16 pass breakups, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.

Westbrook went undrafted in 2019 despite a stellar pro day at FSU in which he was rumored to have run a 40-yard dash time under 4.4 seconds. He earned a tryout with the Atlanta Falcons and attended rookie minicamp, but did not crack the team's 90-man roster entering the summer.