Linebacker, Ohio State, 2023–25
Arvell Reese
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Cleveland, OH
- Born
- Aug 30, 2005, in Cleveland, Ohio
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Arvell Reese played linebacker at Ohio State (2023–25). He was a consensus All‑American in 2025. The New York Giants took Reese in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Penn State, 2025Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2024
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | FF | FR | Int | Yds | TD | PD | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 69 | 34 | 35 | 10 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 112 | 52 | 60 | 13.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
From the college statistics table in Reese’s Wikipedia article (Arvell Reese, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ohio State | 8 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Ohio State | 8 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Ohio State | 8 | LB | Jr. | 6′4″ | 243 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Ohio State 14 games, 69 tackles, 6.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Texas | W 14–7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Grambling | W 70–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Ohio | W 37–9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | at Washington | W 24–6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Minnesota | W 42–3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Illinois | W 34–16 | 9 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Wisconsin | W 34–0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Penn State | W 38–14 | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Purdue | W 34–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UCLA | W 48–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Rutgers | W 42–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Michigan | W 27–9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Indiana | L 10–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Miami | L 14–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Ohio State 13 games, 43 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Akron | W 52–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 56–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Marshall | W 49–14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Michigan State | W 38–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Iowa | W 35–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Nebraska | W 21–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Purdue | W 45–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–7 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Indiana | W 38–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Michigan | L 10–13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 42–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Texas | W 28–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 34–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 241 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 79½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | New York Giants | 5 | 42 | 1 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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