Running back, California, to 2004
J.J. Arrington
- Born
- Jan 23, 1983, in Nashville, North Carolina
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J.J. Arrington played running back at California (to 2004). He finished eighth in the 2004 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2004. The Arizona Cardinals took Arrington in round 2, No. 44 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
261rushing yards, best game on fileat Southern Miss, 20043rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last vs. New Mexico State, 2004Honors
- 2004Consensus All‑American
- 2004First-team All-Pac-10
- 2004National leader in rushing yards (2,018)
- 2004Eighth in the Heisman vote
Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 2004
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | California | 289 | 2,018 | 7.0 | 15 | 89 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | California | 21 | 121 | 5.8 | 0 | 30 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2004 California 12 games, 2,018 rushing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Air Force | W 56–14 | 16 | 181 | 3 | 89 | 2 | 20 |
| Sep 11 | vs. New Mexico State | W 41–14 | 16 | 177 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 20 |
| Oct 2 | at Oregon State | W 49–7 | 22 | 108 | 1 | 12 | 1 | −6 |
| Oct 9 | at USC | L 17–23 | 21 | 112 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| Oct 16 | vs. UCLA | W 45–28 | 29 | 205 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 23 | at Arizona | W 38–0 | 24 | 135 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. Arizona State | W 27–0 | 30 | 188 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Oregon | W 28–27 | 26 | 188 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 13 | at Washington | W 42–12 | 22 | 121 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Stanford | W 41–6 | 27 | 169 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 17 |
| Dec 4 | at Southern Miss | W 26–16 | 31 | 261 | 0 | 56 | 1 | −2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Texas Tech | L 31–45 | 25 | 173 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 30 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2005 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅞″ |
| Weight | 214 lb |
| Arm length | 30½″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.81 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.10 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 57 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Arizona Cardinals | 15 | 112 | 370 | 2 | 25 | 139 |
| 2006 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 58 |
| 2007 | Arizona Cardinals | 15 | 26 | 78 | 0 | 29 | 241 |
| 2008 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 30 | 188 | 1 | 30 | 254 |
| NFL career | 57 | 182 | 655 | 3 | 92 | 692 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UFL | Las Vegas Locomotives * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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