Player Dossier

2022-2025

Georgia Southern

OJ Arnold

RB • 5'9" • 195 lbs • Quitman, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

OJ Arnold leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

67%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina

Player Story

OJ Arnold built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Quitman, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of OJ Arnold's career was his backfield work: 2,020...

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OJ Arnold, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern. OJ Arnold leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,559
Rushing yards
2,020
Receiving yards
539
Touchdowns
22

Quick Answers

OJ Arnold quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia Southern · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,559
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern
Top game
Coastal Carolina
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2025 Scrimmage yards rank
1,249 scrimmage yards · RB 30th (top 5%) · Sun Belt 4th (top 2%) · National 37th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2022 PostseasonGeorgia Southern1174686038.7
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1124118952338.7
2023 PostseasonGeorgia Southern101367049
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern10522405117549
2024 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern11460315145648.1
2025 PostseasonGeorgia Southern1216315211069.9
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern121,086885201869.9

Related Context

OJ Arnold played RB for Georgia Southern. Across 4 tracked seasons, OJ Arnold recorded 155 passing yards, 2,020 rushing yards, and 539 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Georgia Southern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Georgia Southern paired 1,249 primary output with 60.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 60.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

104.1

Efficiency

60.2

Usage

24.1

Consistency

50.6

Best Game by takeover score

Coastal Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. App State: 163. Fresno State: 41. USC: 46. Jacksonville State: 133. Maine: 97. James Madison: 10. Southern Miss: 56. Georgia State: 159. Arkansas State: 74. App State: 142. Coastal Carolina: 320. Old Dominion: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 15 by 95.3. Fresno State: 9 by 47.5. USC: 9 by 56.5. Jacksonville State: 17 by 82.6. Maine: 14 by 69.7. James Madison: 4 by 26. Southern Miss: 13 by 44.9. Georgia State: 16 by 79.9. Arkansas State: 15 by 53.1. App State: 23 by 58.5. Coastal Carolina: 25 by 100. Old Dominion: 5 by 8.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins169 · Games = 6 · +129.8 vs Losses
Losses39.2 · Games = 6 · -129.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Coastal Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs Coastal Carolina

Result
Mon 12/29@ App State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 29-101115213.80041110.9
Sat 11/22vs Old DominionL 10-45310.300271.6
Sat 11/15vs Coastal Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 45-402126712.70245312.8
Fri 11/7@ App State100 rush yardsW 25-23201055.3003376.2
Sat 10/25@ Arkansas StateL 24-3414735.200114.9
Sat 10/18vs Georgia State150 scrimmage yardsW 41-2412746.2004859.9
Fri 10/10vs Southern MissL 35-3813564.3004.3
Sat 9/27@ James MadisonL 10-354102.5002.5
Sat 9/20vs MaineW 45-1713856.5011126.9
Sat 9/13vs Jacksonville State100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 41-341612882157.8
Sat 9/6@ USCL 20-598455.600115.1
Sun 8/31@ Fresno StateL 14-429414.6004.6

Player Story

OJ Arnold story

OJ Arnold built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Quitman, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of OJ Arnold's career was his backfield work: 2,020 rushing yards, 326 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 539 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 155 passing yards, 539 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives OJ Arnold's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Georgia Southern

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2022202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonGeorgia Southern31550.29.2
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern31550.29.20
2023 PostseasonGeorgia Southern53556.214.8220
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern53556.214.80
2024 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern46051.814.8-75
2025 PostseasonGeorgia Southern1,24960.224.1789
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1,24960.224.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 121 Coastal Carolina

Week 12 · W 45-40 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

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Scrimmage Yards

100 takeover

320 scrimmage yards and 39.1 usage.

#2

@ App State

Week 13 · L 27-55 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

82.2 takeover

Loss with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

#3

@ Buffalo

Week 1 · L 21-23 · Postseason

74

Scrimmage Yards

79.7 takeover

Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

74 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#4

@ Georgia State

Week 5 · W 38-21 · Conference game

110

Scrimmage Yards

79 takeover

Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

110 scrimmage yards and 15.9 usage.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 4 · W 40-3

102

Scrimmage Yards

77.4 takeover

Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Georgia Southern

1,249 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 24.1 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

69.9

1,249 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 24.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Georgia Southern

49

535 primary · 56.2 efficiency · 14.8 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games