Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 23-24@ Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-3vs Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
#17
Tarvos Alford
Sophomore linebacker for Ohio State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 237 lb · Port Saint Lucie, FL
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 INT, vs Ball State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Ohio State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ohio State in 2025.
Tarvos Alford
Second year in the Ohio State linebacker corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 INT against Ball State — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Ohio State4-star out of Vero Beach
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Ohio State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Tarvos Alford's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–3
vs Ball State
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Day — 14-3 over that span.
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
2026Ohio State2-1HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
48.3%
97 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
67.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The linebacker corps · Ohio State
- #14Christian Alliegro48 tackles · 2025
- #26Payton Pierce44 tackles · 2025
- #5Riley Pettijohn9 tackles · 2025
- #17Tarvos Alford6 tackles · 2025
- #23Garrett Stover5 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Ohio State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology