Florida State long snapper Mason Arnold Named to Mannelly Award Watch List

The Seminoles have had a top-tier special teams unit over the last few years.

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TALLAHASSEE – Florida State redshirt senior long snapper Mason Arnold is on the preseason watch list for the Mannelly Award, presented to the best long snapper in the nation.

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Arnold, from Tampa, served as Florida State’s long snapper in all 12 games in 2024, joining punter Alex Mastromanno and kicker Ryan Fitzgerald – both first-team All-Americans in 2024 – as the third member of Florida State’s special teams unit.

Mastromanno was a Consensus All–American and led nation with 49.3 yards per punt and 30 punts of over 50 yards while setting the ACC single-season punting record and re-writing FSU’s record book for punters. Fitzgerald joined Mastromanno as a first-team All-American from the AFCA and was perfect in 2024, making all 13 field goals and all 14 extra points. Fitzgerald’s five 50-yard field goals were the most in a season at FSU. Both players were finalists for their position’s national player of the year awards.

Arnold was named FSU’s Special Teams Newcomer of the Year and a College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District selection for his work in the classroom.

Arnold and the Seminoles will open the 2025 season in the renovated Doak Campbell Stadium on August 30 at 3:30 p.m. against Alabama. The contest will air nationally on ABC.

Preseason Award Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Tommy Castellanos
Wuerffel Trophy – Richie Leonard IV
Mannelly Award – Mason Arnold

Press Release Courtesy of Florida State Athletics.

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