• Consensus First-Team All-American
• First-Team All-SEC (AP & Coaches)
• Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award
• Third on the team in tackles with 71
• Third on the team and eighth in the SEC with 12.0 tackles for loss
• Fourth nationally and second in the SEC in punt returns at 15.41 yards per return
• SEC career record holder in both punt return touchdowns (7) and punt return yards (1,752)
• No. 2 in NCAA history in punt return yardage
• Ranked ninth nationally and second in the SEC in kick returns (29.00 ypr)
• Tabbed as the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his play vs. LSU and the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. UTC
• SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (UTC)
• Intercepted two passes in the BCS National Championship game to finish with five on the season and three in the final two games.

2009: One of the most dangerous return men in NCAA history and a shutdown cornerback, Javier Arenas was a cornerstone in the Crimson Tide’s vaunted defense ... started 13 games and finished third on the team in tackles with 71 while recording five interceptions and five pass breakups ... a consensus first-team All-American ... garnered first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association and Associated Press ... a second-team honoree by Walter Camp ... first-team All-SEC at cornerback by the Associated Press and the league coaches and at return specialist by the coaches ... also selected as the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year by the coaches ... a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes to the nation’s top defensive back ... specializes in the corner blitz, which resulted in five sacks (-53) while making 12.0 tackles for loss (-85 yards), which ranks eighth in the SEC ... ranks 16th in the SEC in sacks (5.0) ... selected as the SEC Defensive Player of the Week following the LSU game ... finished fourth nationally and second in the SEC in punt returns at 15.41 yards per return ... the SEC’s career leader in punt return yards (1,752) and punt return touchdowns (7) ... broke Lee Nalley’s (Vanderbilt) long-standing SEC record of 1,695 yards at Auburn ... second in NCAA history in punt return yards, nine yards behind Texas Tech’s Wes Welker who had 1,761 yards (2000-03) ... returned 19 kickoffs for a 29.0 yard average that ranks tied for ninth nationally and second in the SEC ... 13th in the SEC with 82.23 all-purpose yards per game, finishing with 1,069 all-purpose yards for the season. Virginia Tech: Recorded five total tackles with three solo stops also registered his first sack of the season ... returned three punts for 35 yards and three kickoffs for 55 yards. FIU: Was selected as the UA coaching staff’s special teams player of the week ... returned one punt for 25 yards and had four kickoff returns for 101 yards, which included a season-long 46-yard return ... had four solo tackles and five stops in the Tide’s 40-14 win over the Panthers. North Texas: Was nearly unstoppable in the return game, averaging 22.5 yards on four punts and returning one kickoff for 61 yards ... all four of his punt returns, including his long of 36 yards, set up touchdowns for the Tide, while his kickoff return setup a field goal ... made three total tackles on defense with two solo stops ... also tied for the team high with two pass breakups as Alabama held UNT to just 126 yards passing and 187 total yards. Arkansas: Was everywhere for the Tide’s defense, recording five tackles - four solos - three tackles for loss (-25) and a career-best two sacks (-21) ... also returned four punts for 49 yards ... had two punt returns called back for illegal blocks to the back, including one that he had returned inside the 5-yard line. Kentucky: Arenas made a season-high eight tackles with five solo stops against the Wildcats, helping the Tide limit Kentucky to just 20 points in a commanding 38-20 win in Lexington ... was named the special teams player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff. Mississippi: Did a little bit of everything against the No. 22 Rebels with five tackles - four solos - his first interception of the season, two kickoff returns for 40 yards and two punt returns ... wrestled away his first pick of the season with an outstanding play that set up a Tide field goal in the first half ... helped limit UM to 197 total yards while forcing QB Jevan Snead into 11 for 34 passing (32.3 percent) and just 140 yards. South Carolina: Missed a start for the first time in two years due to bruised ribs suffered in practice. Tennessee: Produced one of the most impressive games for a defensive back in college football this season ... recorded a career-best 14 tackles with a sack and a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss ... made a tackle on the Tide’s first blocked field goal in the fourth quarter ... dropped the UT quarterback for a loss of 12 yards ... returned two punts for 33 yards with a long of 24 yards ... notched his first quarterback hurry of the season. LSU: Was tabbed the SEC Defensive Player of the Week following the Crimson Tide’s 24-15 win over the No. 9 Tigers ... made seven tackles, including four solo stops ... recorded two more tackles for loss (-8 yards) ... also had a hurry on LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson ... Excellent decision making in the return game helped UA in field position ... returned three kickoffs for 78 yards with a long of 40 yards. Mississippi State: The Bulldogs’ defense did not test Arenas in the Tide’s 31-3 win ... the UA secondary allowed just 99 yards passing with Arenas making two solo tackles ... also had a quarterback hurry. Chattanooga: Did a little bit of everything against the Mocs and did them all well ... returned his seventh punt for a touchdown - 66 yards - to set the SEC career record ... made three tackles, including two solo stops on defense ... had half of a tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... intercepted his second pass of the season and returned it 22 yards to set up an Alabama score ... also broke up two passes to match his season high. Auburn: Earned defensive and special teams player of the week accolades from the Alabama coaching staff ... returned two punts for 67 to break the SEC career record ... returned one kick off for 46 yards to set up an Alabama score ... defensively, Arenas was second on the team with seven tackles, including four solo stops ... notched his fifth sack of the season by dropping the Tigers’ Chris Todd for a 10-yard loss ... added one quarterback hurry. Florida: Clinched the Crimson Tide’s 22nd SEC Championship with a fourth-quarter interception of Tim Tebow in the end zone ... made two tackles with a solo stop ... returned one punt for eight yards ... returned three kickoffs for 79 yards with a long of 32 yards. Texas: Pilfered two Garrett Gilbert passes to lead a Crimson Tide secondary that intercepted four passes and surrendered just 276 total yards en route to Alabama’s 13th national championship ... made five total tackles with four solo stops ... finished with three passes defended with one pass breakup and two interceptions ... also returned three punts for 19 yards with a long of 12 yards ... finished just nine yards shy of the NCAA career punt return yardage record.