Washington · L 14-16
No tackles.
Utah · L 0-33
No tackles.
Troy · W 21-10
No tackles.
Colorado State · W 31-14
1 tackle
The other 4 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Arnold has tackles in 5 of Utah State’s 8 games: none against Washington, Utah and Troy.
Bobby Arnold III
Came to Utah State by way of New Mexico. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Washington State — Week 6, 2026.
13 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Utah State | 20 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 21 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 27 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-37@ No. 22 Boise State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16vs Washington State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
13tackles this season13 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #17 of 17 Mountain West Ss — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall.
