Defensive end, Coastal Carolina (from Oklahoma, New Mexico State), 2020–25
Noah Arinze
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- St. Louis, MO
Noah Arinze played defensive end at Oklahoma (2020–21), New Mexico State (2022–24) and Coastal Carolina (2025).
Career highs
2sacks, career highat South Alabama, 2025Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2020
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 31 | 22 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Career | 65 | 42 | 12 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 42 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 42 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 42 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 42 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 42 | DE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 42 | DE | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′6″ | 270 |
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 Coastal Carolina 12 games, 31 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Virginia | L 7–48 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 13–0 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. East Carolina | L 0–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at South Alabama | W 38–20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Old Dominion | L 7–47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. UL Monroe | W 23–8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at App State | W 45–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Georgia State | W 40–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Georgia Southern | L 40–45 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at South Carolina | L 7–51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. James Madison | L 10–59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 14–23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 New Mexico State 9 games, 16 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 23–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Liberty | L 24–30 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Fresno State | L 0–48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Sam Houston | L 11–31 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. New Mexico | L 40–50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Jacksonville State | L 13–54 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 33–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 28–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UTEP | L 35–42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023 New Mexico State 8 games, 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Illinois | W 58–21 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atNew Mexico | W 27–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Florida International | W 34–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atLouisiana Tech | W 27–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 13–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWestern Kentucky | W 38–29 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Jacksonville State | W 20–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | atLiberty | L 35–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 New Mexico State 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Nevada | L 12–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Wisconsin | L 7–66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Massachusetts | W 23–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atLiberty | W 49–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Valparaiso | W 65–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Oklahoma 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 | at Oklahoma State | L 33–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅞″ |
| Weight | 260 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.72 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.40 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.56 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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