OJ Arnold

#22 · RB · Sr. · Georgia Southern5′9″ · 195 lb · Quitman, GA · Brooks County

OJ Arnold is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Georgia Southern.

Arnold hits the crease and outruns the angle. Fourth year in the Georgia Southern backfield. The first one came in 2025: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 267 rushing yards and 73 passing yards against Coastal Carolina — Week 12, 2025.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

139Carries
948Yards
26.8%Top-5 share
10.8%Stuffed rate

Just 26.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 10.8% of his carries. 3 carries for 1 yds vs Old Dominion; 18 for 191 vs Coastal Carolina.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

The closer

33.2%Carry share
36.6%Q4-lead share
96.7%In competitive games

33.2% of carries overall (140/422) → 36.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (30/82) — 96.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

4/28Inside-5 share

4 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (14.3%).

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