Brandon Arrington
Brandon Arrington is an American college football cornerback for the Texas A&M Aggies. He played football and ran track in high school, and was named the California Gatorade Track & Field Player of the Year in 2024.
Early life
Arrington was born to Brandon Arrington and Shanail Earls on December 1, 2007, and is a native of San Diego, California. His cousin, Kenan Christon, set the California state record in the 100 meters at Madison High School before going on to play college football at San Diego State, while another cousin, Jalil Tucker, played football at Oregon. Arrington began running track at the age of nine.High school career
Arrington originally attended Helix High School in La Mesa, California. As a freshman, he was called up to the varsity football team for the final six games of the season and won the state title in the 150 meters at the California Track and Field Winter Outdoor Championships. Arrington caught six touchdown passes and ran back a punt return for a touchdown in two seasons at Helix. He then transferred to Mount Miguel High School midway through the school year in January 2024. As a sophomore at Mount Miguel, Arrington successfully defended his 150 meter state title at the California Winter Outdoor Championships before capturing the state titles in both the 100 meters and 200 meters. He was named the California Gatorade Track & Field Player of the Year.In two seasons with the Mount Miguel football team, Arrington led the Matadors to a combined record of 17–7 and consecutive appearances in the CIF [San Diego Section] championship. As a junior, he posted 31 catches for 527 yards and five touchdowns on offense and 26 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery on defense. As a senior, Arrington was the starting wide receiver, cornerback, and kick returner, tallying 20 catches for 389 yards and two touchdowns along with 27 tackles. He earned invites to the Navy All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl.
Arrington had a historic junior track season. He set the meet records at the California Winter Outdoor Championships in both the 60 meters and 150 meters to sweep both events in February 2025, then broke the San Diego Section records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the Mt. Carmel Invitational the following month. Arrington achieved the double at the Arcadia Invitational in April as well, with his time in the 200 meters shattering the meet record of 20.49 s previously held by Noah Lyles. He doubled again at the Mt. SAC Relays the next week, setting the meet record in both events. Arrington broke Michael Norman's 100 meters meet record with a personal best of 10.21 s and won the 200 meters by a full second with a time of 20.44 s. However, he was unable to defend his state championship titles after injuring his hamstring in the Grossmont League championships, and subsequently missed his senior track season due to graduating early in December 2025.