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Jersey Number 0
Akili Arnold
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
- High School:
- Mission Viejo HS / Oregon State
Bio
CAREER: In his 6-year career (5 at Oregon State [2019-23] and 1 at USC [2024]), he had 211 tackles, including 6 for loss (with 1 sack), 11 PBUs, 4 INTs, 4 QB hurries, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery while appearing in 60 games with 37 starts.
2024: Arnold recorded 60 tackles (tied for third on the team), including 0.5 for loss of 2 yards (with 0.5 sacks for minus 2 yards), 1 INT, 1 QB hurry, and 1 PBU, while appearing and starting in 12 games (all but Wisconsin) as a redshirt senior in 2024.
As a redshirt junior in 2022, he tallied 12 tackles and 1 fumble recovery while appearing in 13 games and starting 2 (Fresno State and Arizona State).
Arnold tallied 31 tackles, including 1 for loss of 2 yards, 3 PBUs, 1 INT and 1 QB hurry while appearing in 13 games and starting 5 (California, Colorado, Stanford, Oregon and Utah State) as a redshirt sophomore in 2021.
As a redshirt freshman in 2020, he had 30 tackles, including 2 for loss of 4 yards, 1 PBU and 1 forced fumble while appearing in all 7 games and starting in 6 games of the shortened COVID-19 season.
Arnold totaled 17 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard while appearing in 4 games and starting 1 as a freshman in 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL: Arnold was ranked among the top 100 players in the state of California by 247Sports and competed in the 2019 Polynesian Bowl.
He was named the 2018 County Defensive Player of the Year by the Orange County Register and the Offensive MVP of the South Coast League as a senior at Mission Viejo in 2018. He recorded 32 tackles, adding 7 INTs for 176 return yards and 6 PBUs.Offensively, he caught 53 passes for 870 yards and 7 TDs. He was also credited with 236 kick return yards and 143 punt return yards.
As a junior in 2017, he helped the Diablos to a 12-1 record, making 25 tackles with 2 INTs and 2 PBUs. Offensively, he ran the ball 157 times for 1,467 yards and 14 TDs and finished the season with eight 100-yard games.
Arnold also competed in track and field in the 100 and the 4x100.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Oregon State in 2023. He is now pursuing a certificate in Gerontology from USC. His brother Eason Mascarenas-Arnold is also on the USC football team.
2024: Arnold recorded 60 tackles (tied for third on the team), including 0.5 for loss of 2 yards (with 0.5 sacks for minus 2 yards), 1 INT, 1 QB hurry, and 1 PBU, while appearing and starting in 12 games (all but Wisconsin) as a redshirt senior in 2024.
He had 6 tackles versus LSU and 2 tackles against Utah State, including 0.5 for loss of 2 yards (with 0.5 sacks for minus 2 yards). He tallied 6 tackles with 1 PBU at Michigan and 8 tackles against Minnesota. He recorded 7 tackles versus Penn State and 6 tackles against Maryland with 1 QB hurry. He collected 3 tackles against Rutgers and 3 versus Washington. He had 1 tackle against Nebraska and 6 at UCLA. He accounted for 7 tackles against Notre Dame and 6 tackles with 1 INT versus Texas A&M in the Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
OREGON STATE: As a redshirt senior in 2023, Arnold recorded 60 tackles, including 2 for loss of 6 yards (with 0.5 sack for minus 4 yards), 6 PBUs, 2 INTs, 2 QB hurries and 1 fumble recovery while appearing in and starting 11 games (all except Oregon and Notre Dame). He had a career-best 10 tackles against UCLA and recorded an INT in the same game.As a redshirt junior in 2022, he tallied 12 tackles and 1 fumble recovery while appearing in 13 games and starting 2 (Fresno State and Arizona State).
Arnold tallied 31 tackles, including 1 for loss of 2 yards, 3 PBUs, 1 INT and 1 QB hurry while appearing in 13 games and starting 5 (California, Colorado, Stanford, Oregon and Utah State) as a redshirt sophomore in 2021.
As a redshirt freshman in 2020, he had 30 tackles, including 2 for loss of 4 yards, 1 PBU and 1 forced fumble while appearing in all 7 games and starting in 6 games of the shortened COVID-19 season.
Arnold totaled 17 tackles, including 0.5 for loss of 1 yard while appearing in 4 games and starting 1 as a freshman in 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL: Arnold was ranked among the top 100 players in the state of California by 247Sports and competed in the 2019 Polynesian Bowl.
He was named the 2018 County Defensive Player of the Year by the Orange County Register and the Offensive MVP of the South Coast League as a senior at Mission Viejo in 2018. He recorded 32 tackles, adding 7 INTs for 176 return yards and 6 PBUs.Offensively, he caught 53 passes for 870 yards and 7 TDs. He was also credited with 236 kick return yards and 143 punt return yards.
As a junior in 2017, he helped the Diablos to a 12-1 record, making 25 tackles with 2 INTs and 2 PBUs. Offensively, he ran the ball 157 times for 1,467 yards and 14 TDs and finished the season with eight 100-yard games.
Arnold also competed in track and field in the 100 and the 4x100.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Oregon State in 2023. He is now pursuing a certificate in Gerontology from USC. His brother Eason Mascarenas-Arnold is also on the USC football team.
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