Florida State has already been without two starting cornerbacks due to injuries this season, and they have three potential starters on the initial injury report for the NC State game on Friday night.
The Noles will play in a shortened week after playing Virginia Tech on Saturday night. Omar Graham Jr., Samuel Singleton, and Richie Leonard were all listed as questionable.
Singleton was listed as questionable leading into the Virginia Tech game, but played and led all running backs with 14 carries. Leonard got hurt during the Virginia Tech game, and we’re not sure when Graham got hurt.
FSU has plenty of depth at running back, but the Leonard injury is a blow, though FSU got experience with him not in the game against Virginia Tech last week. Luckily, NC State’s defense isn’t great, and their defensive line doesn’t create a ton of tackles for a loss.
Omar Graham Jr. has been productive, and the Virginia Tech game was his second-highest number of tackles all season. FSU could play more nickel and move to just two linebackers to mitigate the loss if he’s not able to play.
NC State has guys listed as out, but they are not contributors or have been out for weeks. They will go into the game relatively healthy.
FSU will start a freshman in place of Ja'Bril Rawls, but Shamar Arnoux has gotten lots of snaps over the last few weeks. His position could get some looks from the NC State offense as they look to take advantage of his inexperience. Other than that, FSU is relatively healthy and remains a -4.5 betting favorite.