Arvell Reese: LB · Ohio State · #8.
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Arvell Reese
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Second year in the Ohio State linebacker corps. The first one came in 2025: All-America (Consensus). A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Penn State — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 69 | 34 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 43 | 18 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 112 | 52 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-7vs No. 1 Texas | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-0vs Grambling | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-9vs Ohio | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-6@ Washington | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-3vs Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-16@ No. 17 Illinois | 9 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-0@ Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14vs Penn State | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 34-10@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-10vs UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-9vs Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-9@ No. 15 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-13vs No. 2 Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-24vs No. 10 Miami | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 34 | 10.0 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 38-14
vs Penn State
1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Penn State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%10 TFLSack rate
9%6 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups69 tackles · 10 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Ryan Day — 26-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
47.0%
408 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
62.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
395 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #38 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2025
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
Career, closed
Gone at #5 overall.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio State, 112 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2025) — drafted at #5 overall by the New York Giants.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2025)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
New York Giants2026 NFL rookie season
New York Giants2026 NFL rookie season
