Reid Carrico
Reid Carrico
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Texas Tech, Week 14, 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: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
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 | West Virginia | 69 | 39 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 54 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 128 | 57 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 31–24
vs Pittsburgh
6 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -16 net (34 in / 50 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alex Afari Jr.’s 2025 season.
Matches Alex on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Cobbs's graduate season at San José State (2024).
Matches Jordan on
Differs from Jordan on