Bobby Arnold III
Bobby Arnold III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He got to Utah State by way of New Mexico. The receipt: 6 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nate Dreiling → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 20 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 21 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 48–7
vs McNeese
4 TOT · 0 TFL · 1 PD
Dominant 41-point win at home against McNeese.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Utah State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #97
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brylan Green’s 2022 season.
Matches Brylan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Colby McCalister's sophomore season at Kansas State (2024).
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