Linebacker, Ohio State, 2025–26
Tarvos Alford
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 237 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Port Saint Lucie, FL
Tarvos Alford plays linebacker for Ohio State. Last time out, at Indiana: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
19 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 3 tackles at Indiana, W 19–15
Next game: at USC, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Ohio State | 19 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 25 | 13 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 17 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Ohio State | 17 | LB | So. | 6′1″ | 237 |
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
2026 Ohio State 7 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Ball State | W 56–3 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Texas | L 23–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Kent State | W 59–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Illinois | W 42–19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Iowa | W 31–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Maryland | W 45–16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Indiana | W 19–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Ohio State 4 games, 6 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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