Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Second year in the Ohio State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-America (AFCA). The receipt: 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Penn State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio State, 112 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2025) — drafted at #5 overall by New York.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2025)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Big Ten
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New York2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR13 · Consensus All-American
Consensus All-American. Recognized by a majority of the selectors.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2025)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 69 | 34 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 43 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 112 | 52 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 24–6
at Washington
5 TOT · 3 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Payton Wilson’s 2022 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tre Smith's sophomore season at San José State (2023).
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