Fifteen players made season debuts in Florida State’s win over Central Arkansas

Florida State’s 34-7 win over FCS Central Arkansas probably wasn’t nearly as comfortable as many of you would have wanted.

Starters had to play well into the second half on each side of the ball, limiting the opportunity for young players to get that valuable in-game experience that FCS games normally provide.

However, the game did allow 15 Seminoles to make their first appearances of 2026, including five freshmen who made their Florida State debuts.

Here are those 15 debutantes, along with a full breakdown of the snap counts from Saturday’s game, which was the last against a non-Power Four team this season for the Seminoles.

Franklin Whitley-DRT 25
Jaemin Pinckney-DLE 13
Wihtlley Cadeau-DLT 5

AJ Cottrill-WLB 28
Karon Maycock-RILB 21

Tre Bell III-SS 17
Jarvis Boatwright Jr.-FS 15
Jamari Howard-LCB 12
Zae Thomas-RCB 9

Chavez Thompson-C 7
Jayden Todd-RG 7
Jonathan Daniels-RT 7