Sheldon Arnold Jr.: DB · UCF · #9.
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Sheldon Arnold Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The first career honor came in 2023: All-America (NCAA). One game to point at: 8 tackles against West Virginia — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCF | 49 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 49 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Sam Houston | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 9 Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-37vs No. 11 BYU | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-12vs Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31@ West Virginia | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL49 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
310 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
One season at UCF, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 1 selector
