Safety, USC (from Oregon State), 2019–24
Akili Arnold
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lake Forest, CA
Akili Arnold played safety at Oregon State (2019–23) and USC (2024).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. UCLA, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oregon State | 17 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 33 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 62 | 25 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | USC | 59 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 213 | 112 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oregon State | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 4 | 70 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 96 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oregon State | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Oregon State | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Oregon State | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Oregon State | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Oregon State | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | USC | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 USC 12 games, 59 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. LSU | W 27–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Utah State | W 48–0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Michigan | L 24–27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at Minnesota | L 17–24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Penn State | L 30–33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Maryland | L 28–29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Rutgers | W 42–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Washington | L 21–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Nebraska | W 28–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at UCLA | W 19–13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Notre Dame | L 35–49 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 35–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Oregon State 12 games, 62 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at San José State | W 42–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UC Davis | W 55–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. San Diego State | W 26–9 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Washington State | L 35–38 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Utah | W 21–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at California | W 52–40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.UCLA | W 36–24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | at Arizona | L 24–27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Colorado | W 26–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Stanford | W 62–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Washington | L 20–22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Oregon | L 7–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Oregon State 7 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Fresno State | W 35–32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Montana State | W 68–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Colorado | W 42–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atWashington | L 21–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.California | W 38–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Arizona State | W 31–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Oregon | W 38–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Oregon State 9 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Purdue | L 21–30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Idaho | W 42–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Utah | W 42–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atCalifornia | L 25–39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | atColorado | L 34–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Stanford | W 35–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Arizona State | W 24–10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atOregon | L 29–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs.Utah State | L 13–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 Oregon State 7 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs.Washington State | L 28–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atWashington | L 21–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.California | W 31–27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Oregon | W 41–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | atUtah | L 24–30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Stanford | L 24–27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Arizona State | L 33–46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Oregon State 5 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Hawai’i | L 28–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atUCLA | W 48–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atCalifornia | W 21–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | atArizona | W 56–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atOregon | L 10–24 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11″ |
| Weight | 196 lb |
| Arm length | 29¾″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 73½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.71 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.24 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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