Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 3 | 1916th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 17 | — |
Where Arnold's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Sam Houston#126 · 1-6 | 7 | 53% | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston#134 · 2-10 | 10 | 23% | 22 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin#58 · 5-7 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jace Arnold's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Jace Arnold's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ | L 21–24 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | L 17–23 | 5.9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | W 59–0 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | @ | L 14–49 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ | L 3–35 | 5.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | L 3–16 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 8 | L 24–30 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.0 | 17 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 17 | 1204th / 5408 |
| Solo | 11 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2021st / 2450 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Troy | ✓ S | 66 | ~15 (0–25) | 2 | · | 23% |
| Wk 2 · Tulsa | ✓ S | 73 | ~71 (29–73) | 5 | 1 | 97% |
| Wk 3 · Nicholls | ✓ S | 58 | ~47 (19–50) | 2 | · | 81% |
| Wk 4 · Texas Tech | ✓ S | 65 | ~22 (0–36) | 2 | · | 34% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | ✓ S | 52 | ~47 (19–50) | 3 | · | 90% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | ✓ S | 74 | ~25 (0–41) | 1 | · | 34% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico State | ✓ S | 71 | ~17 (0–28) | 2 | · | 24% |
| Season | 7 GS | 459 | 244 (108–266) | 17 | 1 | 53% |
23 DBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Railyn Adams | S | JR | 31 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Caesar Magee | CB | SR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ishmel Atkins | CB | SR | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey | S | SR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dravon Wilson | CB | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 9 | Jace Arnold | S | SR | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Justin Cottrell | CB | SR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 29 | Lyric Smith | S | JR | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 15 | Cameron Franklin | S | SR | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jalyn Stanford | S | SR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards | S | JR | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 39 | Joseph Opara | CB | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | CJ June | S | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Braylen Wortham | S | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 27 | Robert McFarland | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr. | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →