Picked Penn State over Oregon, Tennessee and UCLA.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Charter Oak High School for head coach Dom Farrar…Was a captain and Team MVP as a senior…Led Charter Oak to an 8-3 record as a senior…Helped the Chargers to a 10-1 record and Mountain West League championship as a sophomore…Earned All-Mountain West League, All-San Gabriel Valley and All-CIF honors as a junior…Named All-Mountain West League as a sophomore…Invited to the Army All-American Bowl…As a junior, posted 65 tackles, 12 sacks, nine QB hurries and one interception…As a sophomore, recorded 62 tackles, three tackles for loss and four QB hurries…Rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and a three-star prospect by ESPN, On3 and Rivals…Tabbed as the No. 127 overall prospect, No. 9 linebacker and No. 11 prospect in California in the class by 247Sports…Ranked as the No. 37 linebacker and No. 35 prospect in California by On3…Rated as the No. 30 defensive end by Rivals…Also lettered in track, breaking the school record in the 100m (10.75).
PERSONAL
Full name is LaVar Lamon Arrington II…Son of LaVar and Trishia Arrington…Has a brother, Keeno, and three sisters, Marlee, Laila and Penn…Father, LaVar, played at Penn State from 1997-99 and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame…Brother, Keeno, played football at Delaware…Hobbies include bowling and playing board games…Intends to major in journalism.