Damon Arnette

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the first round (19th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, April 23, 2020...Signed by the Texans as an unrestricted free agent on June 20, 2025

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the first round (19th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, April 23, 2020...Signed by the Texans as an unrestricted free agent on June 20, 2025

2021 (Las Vegas 4/0):

• Appeared in four games, compiling four tackles (three solo) and one pass defended
• Recorded a season-high three tackles and defensive snaps played (22) in Week Four against the Chargers (10/4)
• Began the year in a special teams role, playing 14 snaps over the first four weeks of the season (9/13-10/4)

2020 (Las Vegas 9/7):

• Appeared in nine games while making seven starts in his rookie campaign, compiling 25 tackles (21 solo) and two passes defensed
• Played 50-plus defensive snaps three times (at NE, vs. KC, vs. MIA) seeing the field for 54.5% of the season's defensive snap total
• Made his NFL debut with a start at Carolina (9/13) recording five tackles (two solo) and one pass defended
• Saw a season-high 71 defensive snaps against the Chiefs (11/22), recording four solo tackles and a pass defended
• Recorded a single-game high seven solo tackles, playing 49 defensive snaps in a victory over the Saints (9/21)
• Appeared in a reserve role on defense against the Broncos (1/3/21) recording three tackles and his first career tackle for loss
• Missed Weeks 4-9 while on the Reserve/Injured List with a thumb injury and was inactive for Weeks 13-14 due to a concussion/neck injury

College:

• Spent five seasons at Ohio State from 2015-19, appearing in 53 games with 38 starts and recorded 140 tackles (104 solo), 27 passes defensed, five interceptions, one interception returned for a touchdown, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• Earned All-Big Ten conference honors three times (2017, Honorable Mention; 2018, Honorable Mention; 2019, Second-Team)
• As a senior in 2019, played in 13 games and totaled 35 tackles (27 solo), eight passes defensed, one interception and one forced fumble earning him Second-Team All-Big Ten honors
• Totaled two tackles (two solo), two passes defensed and one interception returned for a touchdown at Indiana on Sept. 14, 2019
• As a junior in 2018, played in 13 games finishing the season with 40 tackles (31 solo), six passes defensed and one interception
• As a sophomore in 2017, played in 14 games totaling career-highs with 44 tackles (35 solo), eight passes defensed and two interceptions
• As a redshirt-freshman in 2016, played in 13 games and accumulated 21 tackles (11 solo) and one interception

Personal:

• Born in Dallas, Texas
• Signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL) in December of 2024
• Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Helped St. Thomas Aquinas to the Florida 7A State Championship in 2014
• Named a four-star prospect by ESPN
• Communications major at Ohio State
• His first child, a son, was born in 2020