BRANDON ARNOLD 3 | SAFETY Senior | 5-11 | 205 | Experience: 3V Major: Liberal Studies Los Angeles, Calif

2017 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE RETURNING PLAYERS BRANDON ARNOLD 3 | SAFETY Senior | 5-11 | 205 | Experience: 3V Major: Liberal Studies Los Angeles, Calif. | Crespi HS OVERVIEW • 15 career starts • Returns this fall for his senior season as the incumbent starter at one of the safety spots OREGON STATE Karl Maasdam 2016 (JUNIOR) • Played in all 12 games, starting 11 Brandon Arnold (3) made 11 starts at safety in 2016 and finished the season fifth on the squad with 68 • Finished the season fifth on the team with 68 tackles tackles. Arnold made the first interception of his career, shown here, against Idaho State last year. • Set career-high with 10 tackles against Boise State ARNOLD’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2016 – played in all 12 games) • Picked off a pass against Idaho State and returned it 43 yards Opponent Tck TFL BrUp • Recovered a fumble for the first time in his career against Utah @ Minnesota 5 0.0-0 0 2015 (SOPHOMORE) Idaho State 3 0.0-0 0 • Played in 11 games, starting three Boise State 10 0.0-0 0 • Made first career start against UCLA @ Colorado 7 0.0-0 0 • Registered 36 tackles including a half-tackle for loss California 7 0.5-0 0 • Made his first career interception at Washington State Utah 5 0.0-0 0 @ Washington 3 0.0-0 0 2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) • Played in 10 games, mostly on special teams Washington State 9 0.0-0 0 • Recorded one tackle on the season, against USC @ Stanford 5 0.0-0 0 @ UCLA 3 0.0-0 0 2013 (FRESHMAN) Arizona 5 0.0-0 0 • Redshirt Oregon 6 0.5-1 1 • Spent most of the season on the ‘ready to play’ list INT-1 (ISU); FR-1 (UTAH) CRESPI HIGH SCHOOL ARNOLD’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2015 – played 11 games) • Rivals listed him as the No. 58 prospect in California and the No. 39 safety in the Opponent Tck TFL BrUp nation Weber State 2 0.0-0 0 • PrepStar All-American @ Michigan 1 0.0-0 0 • Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 member San Jose State 1 0.0-0 0 • Scout West 150 member Stanford 2 0.0-0 0 • Recorded 54 tackles, two interceptions and four fumble recoveries as a senior @ Arizona 4 0.5-2 0 • Tallied 49 tackles and six interceptions as a junior @ Washington State 1 0.0-0 0 • Helped Crespi to 8-2 record in 2012 and ranked No. 19 in California Colorado 4 0.0-0 0 • Pac-5 second team selection as a junior and senior @ Utah 2 0.0-0 0 • First team all-area on defense UCLA 6 0.0-0 0 • Returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown to set a school record @ California 7 0.0-0 0 • Played at the same high school as former OSU wide receiver Kevin Cummings Washington 6 0.0-0 0 PERSONAL ARNOLD’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2014 – played in 10 games) • Born May 21, 1995 Opponent Tck TFL BrUp • Son of Al and Janet Arnold USC 1 0.0-0 0 • Has one brother, Kevin • Has a daughter, Ava • Honor Roll Brandon Arnold, Oregon State safety, aiming for • Majoring in liberal studies better ‘nose for the ball’ in 2017 ARNOLD’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS By Gina Mizell Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FF FR BrUp Int KB The Oregonian March 9, 2016 2016 40 28 68 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2015 23 13 36 0.5-2 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0 CORVALLIS — Brandon Arnold calls getting his first-career college start a “dream 2014 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 come true.” But the Oregon State safety is also quick to note the challenges of playing Total 63 42 105 1.5-3 0.0-0 0 1 1 2 0 that position in the Pac-12. “If a play is made on you,” Arnold said, “(if) they catch a long pass on you or you miss a tackle or someone scores on you, like coaches say, ‘Always have amnesia. Go on to the next play.’ That’s the toughest thing.” Last week against UCLA, Arnold stepped in for Justin Strong (concussion), the Beavers’ most consistent defensive back and arguably their most underrated overall performer on that side of the ball. Though Arnold had seen a fair amount of playing time in 2015 — his interception at Washington State serves as the biggest highlight — Saturday marked his first chance to take the game’s first defensive snap. And Arnold, a sophomore, had one of those “amnesia plays” early on, when Josh Rosen lofted a pass over Arnold’s head and into the arms of Thomas Duarte for the 12 @BeaverFootball RETURNING PLAYERS 2017 OREGON STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE • Played in the Samoa Bowl Bruins’ first touchdown. • Named Male Athlete of the Year at Leone “No matter what,” Arnold said, “When something happens, you’re always think- ing about that. ‘Is that gonna happen again on me?’ You start just having random PERSONAL thoughts.” • Born Emmanuel Aydon November 11, 1996 in Honolulu, Hawai’i Arnold, who finished with six tackles against UCLA, will get another chance to • Son of James and Faau Aydon strike that mental balance this week. With Strong officially ruled out for Saturday’s • Has one sister, Mary contest at California, Arnold will next match up against future NFL quarterback Jared • Enjoys singing and playing basketball Goff and a talented crop of Golden Bears receivers. • Received the leadership award in high school “Hopefully it continues,” Arnold said. “Keep doing the right thing on the field.” • Lists J.J. Watt as his favorite athlete • Assisted as a volunteer with kids’ wrestling and football camps in Pendleton • Wants to be the governor of Samoa someday and is pursuing an internship in Samoa ELU AYDON • Majoring in sociology AYDON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 99 | DEFENSIVE TACKLE Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds FF FR BrUp Int KB Sophomore | 6-3 | 345 | Experience: 1V 2016 10 11 21 2.0-4 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 1 Major: Sociology AYDON’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS (2016 – played in all 12 games) Opponent Tck TFL Sacks Leone, American Samoa | Leone HS Idaho State 1 1.0-1 0.0-0 Boise State 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 @ Colorado 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 Utah 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 El-lou A-den @ Washington 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 OVERVIEW @ Stanford 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 • Four career starts Arizona 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 • Versatile, big man could line up at defensive tackle or nose tackle Oregon 2 1.0-3 1.0-3 • Expected to take a large role in the defensive line rotation and will vie for a starting BLOCK-1 (COLO) spot • Is part of the Poly Notes, an acapella group, with Miki Fifita, Fred Lauina and Gus Elu Aydon, Oregon State defensive lineman, a smooth Lavaka singer off the field OREGON STATE By Gina Mizell 2016 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) The Oregonian September 16, 2016 • Played in all 12 games making four starts at nose tackle • Finished the season with 21 tackles from the middle of the interior line CORVALLIS — Noah Togiai felt the skeptical stares as he and Elu Aydon walked onto • Set his season-high with four tackles against Boise State and matched it at the stage in front of a packed auditorium for Oregon State athletics’ “Other Side” tal- Colorado and at Washington ent show this past spring. • Recorded the first sack of his career in the Civil War win over Oregon Togiai, the Beavers tight end, began strumming on his guitar. And then Aydon, the • Blocked a first quarter PAT at Colorado 327-pound defensive tackle, opened his mouth. • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team by Athlon “To the top of the clouds, we’re floating away,” Aydon smoothly sang, the crowd 2015 (FRESHMAN) bursting into cheers as his notes kept rising while extending the last word of the line • Signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Oregon State in February in John Legend’s tune, “So High.” • Did not play in a game, using his redshirt season That’s Aydon, the redshirt freshman starter who possesses physical power while • Played at defensive tackle for the scout team manning the trenches on the football field and silky vocals off of it. • Coaching staff considered adding him to the active roster 2015 “Once he started singing, everyone was like, ‘Wow,’” Togiai recently recalled. • Won the “Other Side” talent show as a singer in the spring “Even I sometimes am like, ‘How the heck does that (voice) come out of that (guy)?’” Aydon understands why his imposing size and athlete status — or the fact that LEONE HIGH SCHOOL he’s more soft-spoken in conversation — could spark a surprised reaction when peo- • Three-star athlete by 247Sports and Scout ple initially discover his no-longer-so-hidden talent. But in reality, Aydon is a natural • 247Sports ranked him No. 66 nationally on its defensive tackles list entertainer. • Three-year letterman, two-year varsity captain He recorded himself doing the Running Man Challenge in the middle of a Corvallis • Attended the All-Poly Camp in Utah during the summer of 2014 street and broke into a freestyle rap on an episode of the Pac-12 Network’s docu- • Invited to play in the Polynesian All-America Bowl series, “The Drive.” He posts clips of his vocal chops on Twitter, including a song he wrote for his mom on Mother’s Day.

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