Arnold Tarpley


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Position: DB
Jersey #: 38
Date of Birth: June 18, 1996
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 203 lbs
College: Vanderbilt
Drafted: Round , Pick in 2018 by
First Team: ATL (2024)
Last Team: ATL (2024)

Career Summary

Vanderbilt defensive back.

Arnold Tarpley played safety and nickel back at Vanderbilt, finishing his college career with 47 appearances and 21 starts.

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High School

All-state defensive back in Pennsylvania.

Tarpley earned all-state and all-league honors as a senior. His team won the WPIAL Class AAAA championship and finished as state runner-up, and he was selected for the Big 33 Pennsylvania-Ohio game.

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College Career

Four seasons in Vanderbilt's secondary.

Tarpley saw action as a true freshman in 2014. He finished his Vanderbilt career with 123 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Against NC State in the Independence Bowl, he recorded 12 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

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30054, 00-0037670, 1996-06-18, Arnold Tarpley, Arnold, Tarpley

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