| Javier
Arenas
Scout.com Headlines: |
McClain, Arenas, Saban Honored
SEC football coaches select top individuals in league for 2009
-by BamaMag.com
Dec 9, 2009 |
Tide Prepares For Florida’s Spread 
McClain, Arenas both agree and disagree on facing the Gators’ offense
-by BamaMag.com
Nov 30, 2009 |
Arenas Gets Closer To Return Records
Senior could get SEC and NCAA marks for most career punt return yards
-by BamaMag.com
Nov 23, 2009 |
SEC Had Tiders To Choose From
Arenas represents Alabama on SEC Player of Week list
-by BamaMag.com
Nov 9, 2009 |
Arenas Semifinalist For Thorpe Award
Crimson Tide senior one of 12 in running for nation's best defensive back honor
-by BamaMag.com
Nov 3, 2009 |
Arenas Says Tide Did Job On Block
Tider cornerback missed part of the heroics against Tennessee
-by BamaMag.com
Oct 25, 2009 |
Pig Stewie
Jamie Christensen discusses Tide's kicking game.
-by Scout.com
Oct 1, 2009 |
"The Big Picture" of Alabama Football
The direction of the Tide football program.
-by Scout.com
Sep 30, 2009 |
Javier Makes Big Plays For Bama
Fine cornerback is outstanding punt return man
-by BamaMag.com
Sep 29, 2009 |
With higher expectations come higher goals
Former Tide kicker Jamie Christensen's evaluation.
-by Scout.com
Sep 24, 2009 |
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| Biography: |
2007 (SOPHOMORE): Arenas was starting return man and a back-up defensive
back who saw action in 12 games, missing the Auburn game with an ankle injury. He had 27 kickoff returns for 657 yards to rank second in the Tide single-season
return charts in both categories.
Arenas returned 21 punts for 323 yards and a touchdown, averaged 15.4 yards per punt return, also the second-best single-season mark in UA history. He ranked second in the SEC and 12th nationally in average punt
return yardage (15.4).
He had 20 tackles, including two for
loss, and a pass breakup on defense for the season.
Arenas had his best game of the season against No. 3 LSU, when he racked up 237 all-purpose yards, a career high. He had eight kickoff returns, a new school record, for 168 yards against the Tigers. He also had three punt returns for 69 yards, including a memorable 61-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give the Tide a seven-point lead.
Arenas played extensively in the secondary
in the LSU game as well, recording four tackles, including one for loss and a pass breakup.
Arenas had a season-high 79 punt return
yards on three attempts at Vanderbilt, including his season-long 69-yard effort in the first quarter that set up the team’s first score. He also had three kickoff returns for 59 yards and had a tackle against the Commodores.
Arenas had six punt returns for 79 yards against Arkansas, including a 58-yarder to
the Razorback two-yard line that set up a touchdown in the third quarter.
He set up another key touchdown in the win at Ole Miss with a 54-yard return that led to the game-tying score and finished with 164 all-purpose yards against the Rebels.
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Arenas' first kickoff return of the season was a 30-yarder, setting up Terry Grant’s 47-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, the team’s first score of the season.
He recorded a 62-yard kickoff return in the 41-17 win over Tennessee and had two tackles in the game. He had a 34-yard kickoff return at Mississippi State, returned three kickoffs for 76 yards, including a long of 31 against Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory.
Arenas was named SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week for his
efforts against Ole Miss and LSU and named Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Western Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and LSU. |
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