Terrion Arnold

Former defensive back at Alabama. 2023: 5 interceptions, 12 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

DB · Alabama · So. · #3

6′0″ · 196 lb · Tallahassee, FL

CFB Index 97 · #2 of 339 cornersLow confidenceNational watchDetroit — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 24, #24 overall

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 51 nationally · Signed with Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Alabama. 2023: 5 interceptions, 12 pass breakups, 63 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2021.
Drafted round 1 by the Detroit in 2024.
Named All-America (ESPN) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Alabama, 108 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #24 overall by Detroit.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2021

Signed with Alabama4-star out of John Paul II Catholic

202314 games

All-Americafirst · 3 selectors
All-SECfirst

2024

Drafted by Detroitround 1, pick 24

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#51 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #24

Detroit · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

2 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2023)

Featured in The Canon

#89

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 3rd NFL season

#24Rd 1 · Pick 24

DetroitEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Nick Saban — 23-4 over that span.

2022Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

97All-America level #2 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (99th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#10 / 2842 · 100th pct

Interceptions#6 / 827 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#223 / 2842 · 92nd pct

Tackles#310 / 2842 · 89th pct

Tackles for loss#338 / 2842 · 87th pct

6.5

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	4.9	0.5	0.1	1.0
Road6g	4.0	0.4	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.8	0.5	0.1	0.9
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	0.4	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

97 · #2 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #2 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Alabama	63	40	6.5	1.0	12	5	--
2022	Alabama	45	34	1.0	0.0	8	1	--
Career		108	74	7.5	1.0	20	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2023

W 27–24

vs Georgia

6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 0 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Milroe — 192 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.4 · 29 rush yds (14 car) · J. Burnip — 46 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 56 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 56-7vs Middle Tennessee	5	1	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 24-34vs Texas	4	2	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 17-3@ South Florida	8	2	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 4	W 24-10vs Ole Miss	8	6	0.0	0.0	1	2
Wk 5	W 40-17@ Mississippi State	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 26-20@ Texas A&M	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 24-21vs Arkansas	4	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 34-20vs Tennessee	4	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 42-28vs LSU	5	4	0.0	0.0	1	2
Wk 11	W 49-21@ Kentucky	4	4	1.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 12	W 66-10vs Chattanooga	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 27-24@ Auburn	3	2	0.0	0.0	2	0
Wk 14	W 27-24vs Georgia	6	5	0.5	0.0	—	1
Bowl	L 20-27@ Michigan	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		63	40	6.5	1.0	5	12

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology