He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Georgette and Jean-Claude Kouandjio, Arie's mother and father, immigrated to the United States from Cameroon in 1998 when he was six years old.

After his sophomore year he was recruited and transferred to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland along with his younger brother Cyrus, where he played football for the Stags program.

The Washington Redskins selected Kouandjio in the fourth round with the 112th overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft.

[18] Kouandjio's younger brother, Cyrus, who played at Alabama as an offensive tackle and was selected in second round of the 2014 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.