Jackson Arnold

Jackson Arnold (born September 2, 2004) Arnold is half Croatian by descent on his maternal side of the family. As a freshman and sophomore he was mainly the backup to future Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback and tight end Eli Stowers. As a junior, Arnold passed for 3,921 yards 34 touchdowns and also rushed for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was initially rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma from 25 scholarship offers.

Arnold participated in the finals of the 2022 Elite 11 quarterback competition and was named the tournament's MVP. Entering his senior year, he was re-rated a five-star recruit. At the conclusion of his senior year at Guyer, Arnold was named the 2022 winner of the Landry Award, given annually to the top high school football player in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Arnold was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year following his senior season.

College career Arnold joined the Oklahoma Sooners as an early enrollee in January 2023. He entered his freshman season as the backup to starter Dillon Gabriel. Arnold made his college debut in the Sooners' season opener against Arkansas State, entering the game in the third quarter and completing all 11 of his pass attempts for 114 yards and one touchdown and also rushing for 39 yards and one touchdown in a 73–0 win.

Following Dillon Gabriel's transfer to Oregon in December 2023, Arnold was named the starting quarterback for Oklahoma's bowl game against Arizona.

In 2024, Arnold made four starts before getting benched for true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr.

On December 4, 2024, Arnold announced he would enter the transfer portal. On December 14, 2024, Auburn announced they had signed Arnold.

On December 7, 2025, it was reported that Arnold would enter the transfer portal again. On January 7, 2026, Arnold transferred to UNLV.

Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2023 Oklahoma 7 1 0–1 44 69 63.8 563 8.2 4 3 142.7 31 116 3.7 1 2024 Oklahoma 10 9 5–4 154 246 62.6 1,421 5.8 12 3 124.8 150 444 3.0 3 2025 Auburn 10 8 4–4 136 215 63.3 1,309 6.1 6 2 121.7 112 311 2.8 8 2026 UNLV 1 1 0–1 25 37 67.6 291 7.9 2 0 151.5 21 54 2.6 1Career 28 19 9–10 359 567 63.3 3,584 6.3 24 8 127.6 314 925 2.9 13