Noah Arinze
Noah Arinze
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Bob Stoops, Jerry Kill, Tony Sanchez and Tim Beck. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Virginia — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jamey Chadwell, Chad Staggs, and Tim Beck. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 31 | 22 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 16 | 11 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 42 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 13–0
vs Charleston Southern
1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 1 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kenyatta Jackson’s 2024 season.
Matches Kenyatta on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jason Vaughn's graduate season at South Florida (2024).
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