_(cropped).jpg) Arnold withAlabama in 2024 | |||||||||||
| No. 6 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Born | (2003-03-22)March 22, 2003 (age 22) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | John Paul II Catholic (Tallahassee) | ||||||||||
| College | Alabama (2021–2023) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 1st round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2025 | |||||||||||
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Terrion Bernard Arnold (born March 22, 2003) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theDetroit Lions of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theAlabama Crimson Tide, receivingAll-American honors in 2023. Arnold was selected by the Lions in the first round of the2024 NFL draft.
Arnold was born on March 22, 2003, inTallahassee, Florida.[1] He attendedJohn Paul II Catholic High School, where he played basketball and football. In football, Arnold caught 26 passes for 404 yards and three touchdowns as awide receiver and 49 tackles, five pass deflections, and four interceptions as asafety.[2] A four-star prospect, he would commit to playcollege football for theAlabama Crimson Tide.[3][4][5]
In 2021, Arnold redshirted and did not play in any games.[6] In week six of the 2022 season, Arnold recorded his first career interception off a pass byHaynes King before breaking up a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game to help the #1 Crimson Tide surviveTexas A&M 24–20.[7][8] In week 11, Arnold tallied ten tackles, two pass breakups, and a fumble recovery, as helped Alabama beatOle Miss 30–24.[9][10] Arnold finished the 2022 season with 45 tackles with one going for a loss, eight pass deflections, an interception, and a fumble recovery.[11][12] For his performance on the season, Arnold was named a 2022 Freshman All-American byFWAA.[13][14] In 2023, Arnold was named a first-teamAll-American after recording 63 tackles, 5 interceptions, a sack, and forced fumble.[15] He declared for the2024 NFL draft following the season.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.50 s | 1.54 s | 2.59 s | 4.24 s | 6.69 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[16][17] | ||||||||||||
TheDetroit Lions selected Arnold in the first round (24th overall) of the2024 NFL draft. The Detroit Lions initiated a trade that sent their first (29th overall) and third round (73rd overall) picks to theDallas Cowboys in order to receive the 24th overall pick to draft Arnold and also received a seventh round pick in the2025 NFL draft.[18]
On June 13, 2024, the Detroit Lions signed Arnold to a four-year,$14.34 millioncontract that includes asigning bonus of $7.25 million and is fully guaranteed upon signing.[19]
In Week 9 against theMinnesota Vikings, Arnold recorded his first career interception againstJ. J. McCarthy.[20]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 15 | 60 | 47 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 15 | 60 | 47 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2024 | DET | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Arnold has a close relationship with Terry Saban, the wife ofNick Saban, describing her as "like a best friend" and "a second mother".[21][22]
Arnold is a cousin of professionalsoccer playerJordyn Bugg.[23]
