Cameron Epps

A talented safety who returns after missing the end of the 2024 season ... Made a big impact when he broke into the starting lineup midway through 2023. 2024 (Sophomore): Played in the first seven games before an injury at BYU sidelined him for the rest of the season ... Started against Arkansas and Tulsa ... Finished the year with 11 tackles, including eight solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Had a pass breakup in the win at Tulsa ... Recorded a season-high of three tackles against South Dakota State, Arkansas and Utah. 2023 (Freshman): Named honorable mention All-Big 12 and honorable mention for Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year by the league’s head coaches ... Played in every game and started 10 of OSU’s final 11 games of the year ... His three interceptions led the team, tied for the second most among all FBS freshmen and ranked 56th among all FBS players ... Was one of just four FBS freshmen to record a pick-six against a Power Five opponent, as he intercepted Kansas State’s Will Howard and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown right before halftime ... Also intercepted Howard on Kansas State’s second possession of the game ... The performance made him the first OSU freshman with two interceptions in a game since 2010 and first OSU freshman with a pick-six since 2014 ... Added two pass breakups and five tackles against KSU to earn Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and OSU Co-Defensive MVP against Kansas State ... Made his third interception of the year against Cincinnati and returned it 16 yards to set up a short OSU touchdown drive in the third quarter ... Added a pass breakup against Cincinnati and also had one at Iowa State to finish the season with four ... Had 40 total tackles to rank third among OSU’s defensive backs and 27 of them were solo stops ... Had at least one tackle in 12 games with highs of 10 at Iowa State and seven against Kansas ... Arrived as a cornerback but moved to safety. 2022: Took a redshirt but played in four games ... Saw action against Central Michigan, UAPB, Texas and Kansas State ... Recorded three tackles on the year, two of which were solo stops. High School: Played for head coach Antoine Torrey at Chaminade ... Named the 2020-21 Metro Catholic Conference Player of the Year ... First team all-state cornerback and athlete in 2021 ... First team all-state and all-conference defensive back and athlete in his junior season ... Totaled 36 touchdowns with 28 rushing, five passing, one punt return and two receiving ... Had 193 rushes for 1,852 rushing yards for an average of 9.6 yards per carry ... Tallied 49 total tackles, one sack and four pass breakups on defense ... Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Also the seventh-ranked player in the state of Missouri by Rivals. Personal: Arno Cameron Epps was born in Saint Louis, Missouri… Son of Maishea and Donald Walton… Business major.