Player Dossier

2023-2025

Ohio State

Arvell Reese

LB • 6'4" • 243 lbs • Cleveland, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Arvell Reese shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.2

Efficiency

16.9

Consistency

10.3

Season Value

9.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Arvell Reese, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Ohio State. Arvell Reese shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Ohio State paired 18.5 primary output with 33.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

16.9

Usage

4.2

Consistency

10.3

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 1. Texas: 0. Tennessee: 0. Akron: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Marshall: 1. Michigan State: 0. Iowa: 0. Nebraska: 0. Purdue: 0. Northwestern: 1. Indiana: 0. Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 1 by 14.2. Texas: 2 by 8.3. Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Marshall: 5 by 30.8. Michigan State: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=12
First Half0.4 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=13

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northwestern

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs Northwestern

Result
Tue 1/21@ Notre DameW 34-2311100
Sat 1/11@ TexasW 28-1420000
Sun 12/22vs TennesseeW 42-1731000
Sat 11/30vs MichiganL 10-1371000
Sat 11/23vs IndianaW 38-1521000
Sat 11/16@ NorthwesternW 31-7720.500.500
Sat 11/9vs PurdueW 45-021000
Sat 10/26vs NebraskaW 21-1722000
Sat 10/5vs IowaW 35-721000
Sat 9/28@ Michigan StateW 38-732000
Sat 9/21vs MarshallW 49-1451100
Sat 9/7vs Western MichiganW 56-032000
Sat 8/31vs AkronW 52-643100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State0
2024 PostseasonOhio State416.94.24
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State416.94.20
2025 PostseasonOhio State18.533.813.714.5
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State18.533.813.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.

#2

Ohio

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.

#3

Illinois

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#4

Texas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

#5

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Ohio State

18.5 primary output · 33.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage

25.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Ohio State

25.9

18.5 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Ohio State

9.4

4 primary · 16.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9214

Glenville · Cleveland, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

112

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
112