Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#54
Ryan Reese
Sophomore defensive tackle for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 272 lb · Birmingham, AL
Returning to Arkansas State for 2026
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 8 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs West Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive tackle for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Trotwood-Madison in 2014.
- 0.5 sacks in 2025. Then 0.5 in 2026.
Ryan Reese
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Arkansas State. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Memphis, Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2014
- Recruited3-star out of Trotwood-Madison
20255 games
- Signed with Arkansas State3-star out of Ramsay
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 8-7 over that span.
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 12 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (25 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kade Kostus’s 2024 season.
79%match
Matches Kade on
Height
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Kade on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Hampsten's freshman season at San José State (2024).
Matches Dylan on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Dylan on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ryan Reese
The defensive line · Arkansas State
- #98Shakai Woods7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #54Ryan Reese2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Tyeland Coleman1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #11Sultan Badmus0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Tony Carter0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology