Damon Arnette

Former cornerback at Ohio State. 2019: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 35 tackles.

CB · Ohio State · Sr. · #3

6′0″ · 195 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Las Vegas — drafted 2020, Rd 1, Pick 19, #19 overall

The story

Former cornerback at Ohio State. 2019: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 35 tackles.

Drafted round 1 by the Las Vegas in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ohio State, 140 tackles — drafted at #19 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2020

Drafted by Las Vegasround 1, pick 19

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Ohio State

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #19

Las Vegas · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

2 coaches

2016–2018

Urban Meyer

Ohio State

2019

Ryan Day

Ohio State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 7th NFL season

#19Rd 1 · Pick 19

Las VegasEntering 7th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Ohio State11-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Ohio State12-2HC: Urban Meyer · Run-leaning

2018Ohio State13-1HC: Urban Meyer · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (95th percentile). Strength: forced fumbles (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#108 / 2688 · 95th pct

Forced fumbles#11 / 721 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#816 / 2688 · 69th pct

Tackles#1160 / 2688 · 56th pct

Interceptions#301 / 779 · 31st pct

Tackles for loss#1809 / 2688 · 27th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.5
Road5g	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Ohio State	35	27	1.0	8	1	1
2018	Ohio State	40	31	0.0	6	1	--
2017	Ohio State	44	35	3.0	8	2	--
2016	Ohio State	21	11	0.0	--	1	--
Career		140	104	4.0	22	5	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2019

W 28–17

vs Penn State

1 PD

With J. Fields — 188 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (21 car) · J. Dobbins — 157 rush yds (36 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 42-0vs Cincinnati	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 51-10@ Indiana	2	2	0.0	1	2
Wk 4	W 76-5vs Miami (OH)	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 48-7@ Nebraska	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 34-10vs Michigan State	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 52-3@ Northwestern	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 38-7vs Wisconsin	7	5	1.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 13	W 28-17vs Penn State	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	W 56-27@ Michigan	3	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 15	W 34-21@ Wisconsin	7	7	0.0	—	2
Bowl	L 23-29vs Clemson	1	1	0.0	—	1
Total		35	27	1.0	1	8

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2020

2019 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays