Brandon Arnold: S · Oregon State · #3.
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Brandon Arnold
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Oregon State. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Colorado State — Week 1, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
OregonLive Nov 2OregonLive Oct 26
Sports Illustrated Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oregon State | 25 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Oregon State | 68 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 93 | 55 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-58@ Colorado State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 35-32vs Portland State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-48vs Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-42vs No. 6 Washington | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ No. 14 USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-36vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-37@ California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-40vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-69@ Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 35-32
1 interception · 4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Portland State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL25 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Cory Hall
Pass share
46.9%
361 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
64.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon State, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Riley, Gary Andersen, and Cory Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
