Sam Houston Bearkats · S RoomS
#9 Jace Arnold
Class RS JR/TRFrom Wisconsin (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'11" · 185 lbHometown Douglasville, GA · Marietta HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
NB1Placement
StarterRoom
SafetyExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Jace Arnold holds the NB · Starter spot in Sam Houston Bearkats’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Wisconsin→Sam Houston Bearkats
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
19
Tackles
1
Passes defended
Background & career
Jace Arnold is a nickelback from Douglasville, Georgia, who attended Marietta High School. A three-star recruit in the 2023 class, he recorded 40 tackles, 2 interceptions, and four pass breakups as a senior while earning all-region and all-county honors. Arnold played at Wisconsin, appearing in 10 games during the 2024 season primarily on special teams, with defensive snaps against Purdue and Northwestern. He transferred to Sam Houston ahead of the 2025 season, where he has recorded 19 total tackles including 9 solo tackles and 1 pass defensed through the year.
Wisconsin2023 – 2024
Sam Houston2025 — presentPrevious schoolWisconsinRecruiting3-star · No. 752 nationalOriginDouglasville, GA · Marietta HS