#42

Noah Arinze

Senior defensive end for Coastal Carolina. 2025: 2 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

DE · Coastal Carolina · Sr. · #42

6′6″ · 270 lb · St. Louis, MO

CFB Index 53 · #195 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Coastal Carolina for 2026

How he plays

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

Tackles for loss: 83rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

2

sacks · 2025

5.5 TFL · 31 tackles · 3 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, at South Alabama

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Coastal Carolina. 2025: 2 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Webster Groves in 2020.
  • Transferred from New Mexico State to Coastal Carolina in 2025.
His career, year by year

Noah Arinze

DE · Coastal Carolina · Sr · #42

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Bob Stoops, Jerry Kill, Tony Sanchez and Jeremiah Johnson. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Virginia — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology