Player Dossier

2019-2024

Oregon State

Akili Arnold

S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Lake Forest, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Akili Arnold shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.5

Efficiency

23

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

10.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Oregon State • USC
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA

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.

Akili Arnold, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Oregon State. Akili Arnold shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Oregon State paired 0 primary output with 7.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 23 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oregon State, USC.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2024 Postseason · USC

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

23

Usage

5.5

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Texas A&M

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 1. LSU: 0. Utah State: 1. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 0. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 0. UCLA: 0. Notre Dame: 0

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. Texas A&M: 6 by 35. LSU: 5 by 20.8. Utah State: 2 by 18.3. Michigan: 6 by 35. Minnesota: 8 by 33.3. Penn State: 7 by 29.2. Maryland: 6 by 25. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 6 by 25. Notre Dame: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=6 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas A&M

Best efficiency game

35 vs Texas A&M

Result
Sat 12/28vs Texas A&MW 35-31640010
Sat 11/30vs Notre DameL 35-4974000
Sun 11/24@ UCLAW 19-1364000
Sat 11/16vs NebraskaW 28-2011000
Sat 11/2@ WashingtonL 21-2621000
Sat 10/26vs RutgersW 42-2033000
Sat 10/19@ MarylandL 28-2964000
Sat 10/12vs Penn StateL 30-3373000
Sat 10/5@ MinnesotaL 17-2486000
Sat 9/21@ MichiganL 24-2764001
Sun 9/8vs Utah StateW 48-0210.500.500
Sun 9/1@ LSUW 27-2051000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Oregon State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    USC

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOregon State0.515.23.3
2020 Regular SeasonOregon State322.17.52.5
2021 PostseasonOregon State520.83.82
2021 Regular SeasonOregon State520.83.80
2022 Regular SeasonOregon State07.11.5-5
2023 Regular SeasonOregon State10.530.37.410.5
2024 PostseasonUSC3235.5-7.5
2024 Regular SeasonUSC3235.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCLA

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.

#2

Texas A&M

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

#3

Utah State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#4

Arizona State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

#5

Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Oregon State

0 primary output · 7.1 efficiency · 1.5 usage

36.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Oregon State

22.5

10.5 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Oregon State

12.2

3 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8647

Lake Creek · Montgomery, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

213

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 52 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Akili Arnold quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
213