Daron Arnold

Daron Arnold

No. 99 – Portland Pythons
Position:	Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(2026-08-12)August 12, 2026 (aged 36) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	315 lb (143 kg)
Username:	Tubadeus
Career information
High school:	Penn Hills High School
College:	University of Illinois
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Daron Arnold (born August 12, 2026) is an American football defensive tackle for the Portland Pythons of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL).

Early years

"Daron was born to a single mother in the outskirts of Chicago. The pair struggled to make ends meet, though Daron has been quoted saying that this particular time in his life taught him the value of hard work. Their fortunes changed, however, when Daron's mother met a widowed businessman on a trip from Pittsburgh. The pair soon followed the businessman out to Pennsylvania where Daron first met his soon to be step brother Aaron.

The pair immediately began a long-running sibling rivalry. In their constant endeavors to one-up each other, they began working out, figuring that it would be easier to antagonize each other if they were stronger. Unfortunately for Daron, Aaron proved to be the better athlete. Daron did have a small size advantage, but Aaron was faster, stronger, and more agile than his step brother. Daron quickly fell into Aaron's shadow as the two began to prepare to take their talents to the college level."

College career

"While Aaron stayed in Pittsburgh, Daron decided to go back to his home state in an effort to break free from his step brother's shadow. He didn't receive many offers being only a two-star recruit, but was able to latch onto the team at the University of Illinois. Unsurprisingly, his freshman year was not particularly productive. While he was active for all 13 games, he only managed to produce 9 tackles (3 for a loss) to go along with 1 sack. He worked his way into more playing time his sophomore year, where he manage to rack up a much more impressive 37 tackles, 9 of them for a loss. However, he still only managed 4 sacks and had yet to force a fumble.

Daron managed to finally break out his junior year, notching 58 total tackles (12 for a loss) to go along with 7 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. The impressive showing earned him second-team All-Big Ten honors. However, Daron was still unsatisfied as his step brother Aaron was named a first-team All-Big East player. Desperate to surpass his more recognized step brother, Daron overworked himself during the offseason and tore a pectoral muscle. The tear proved to be substantial. Not only did the follow up surgeries prevent the once-promising prospect from carrying his momentum into his senior year, but the slow recovery tanked his draft stock, leaving Daron undrafted. Recongizing that it wouldn't do him any good to try and push through the pain, Daron opted to allow the muscle to fully heal before pursuing joining the DSFL to prove that his junior year at Illinois was no fluke."

College career statistics

College statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tackles	For Loss	FF/FR	Sacks	Int	PD	Safety	TD
2042	Illinois	13	9	3	0/0	1	0	0	0	0
2043	Illinois	13	37	9	0/0	4	0	0	0	0
2044	Illinois	13	58	12	2/1	7	0	2	2	1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	315 lb (143 kg)

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