Player Dossier

2016-2017

Vanderbilt

Arnold Tarpley III

S • 6'1" • 203 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Arnold Tarpley III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.9

Efficiency

13.7

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

8.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt

161617

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Vanderbilt
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Arnold Tarpley III, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Arnold Tarpley III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Vanderbilt paired 5.5 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

13.7

Usage

1.9

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

1234567891011

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 1. Unknown: 0. Kansas State: 0. Alabama: 0. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0. Ole Miss: 0. South Carolina: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Kentucky: 1. Missouri: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 6 by 25. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 0 by 10. Missouri: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=7 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

25 vs Georgia

Result
Sun 11/19vs MissouriL 17-4511001
Sat 11/11vs KentuckyL 21-4400001
Sat 11/4vs Western KentuckyW 31-1733000
Sat 10/28@ South CarolinaL 27-3422000
Sat 10/14@ Ole MissL 35-5741000
Sat 10/7vs GeorgiaL 14-4563000
Sat 9/30@ FloridaL 24-3831000
Sat 9/23vs AlabamaL 0-5954000
Sat 9/16vs Kansas StateW 14-721000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown11000
Sun 9/3@ Middle TennesseeW 28-621001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonVanderbilt5.520.26.2
2016 Regular SeasonVanderbilt5.520.26.20
2017 Regular SeasonVanderbilt313.71.9-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ole Miss

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#2

NC State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.9 takeover score.

#3

Middle Tennessee

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.

#4

Missouri

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.

#5

Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Vanderbilt

5.5 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage

15

#2

2016 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

15

5.5 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

8.7

3 primary · 13.7 efficiency · 1.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8093

Central Catholic · Pittsburgh, PA

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

69

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Arnold Tarpley III quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
69