Jackson Arnold
UNLV Rebels
81
Good

Jackson Arnold

QBOffenseGoodTRANSFER · Auburn
Projected Starter

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Jackson Arnold is the projected starter at QB for UNLV Rebels.

Jackson Arnold is the projected starting QB on a Average UNLV — 81 OVR.

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Depth at QB · UNLV Rebels

  1. 11181Jackson ArnoldStarter
  2. 2158Alex Orji

What's Next

The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Denton Guyer, ranked #8 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1,309 passing yards, 6 TD, 2 INT. That's 37% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit5★ · #8 NatlTeam Share37%
Denton, TX
Jersey
#11
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
220 lbs
Transfer
Auburn

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
130962

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9963
National Rank
#8
High School
Denton Guyer
Hometown
Denton, TX

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated offense; 65th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 81.

Team offense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 65% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 21% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LUNTYDS 194
CMP-ATT
18-27
YDS
194
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
127.0
CAR
14
YDS
-11
AVG
-0.8
TD
0

Final L 44-6

Sep 6WHAWYDS 116
CMP-ATT
8-18
YDS
116
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
98.6
CAR
16
YDS
89
AVG
5.6
TD
2

Final W 21-6

Aug 30LMEMYDS 291
CMP-ATT
25-37
YDS
291
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
151.5
CAR
21
YDS
54
AVG
2.6
TD
1

Final L 27-21

Jackson Arnold's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 1309 pass yds · 6 TD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
Coach UNLVTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.