With the No. 5 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected Ohio State edge defender Arvell Reese.
Height: 6'4 1/8"
Weight: 241 lbs
Arm: 32 1/2"
Hand: 9 1/2"
40-Yard Dash: 4.46 Seconds (T-fastest among DL/LB)
10-Yard Split: 1.58 Seconds
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Honors & Awards
2025: Consensus All-American (Associated Press, AFCA and Walter Camp), Big Ten Conference Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, Academic all-Big Ten
2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten
2023: OSU Scholar-Athlete
View photos of fifth overall pick Arvell Reese, linebacker out of Ohio State.
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (8) looks on during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Rutgers during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State's Arvell Reese sacks Wisconsin's Hunter Simmons during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese drops back to defend against Miami during the first half of the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal game Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. (2) goes down with Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (8) above during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Rutgers during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State's Arvell Reese stops Wisconsin's Lance Mason after a catch during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Rutgers during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Rutgers during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese, left, celebrates his sack against Penn State with teammate defensive lineman Kenyatta Jackson during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese, top, sacks Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Penn State during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Washington running back Jonah Coleman (1) is tackled by Ohio State defensive end Caden Curry (92) and Arvell Reese (8) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Ohio State during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Grambling State during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Minnesota during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese plays against Grambling State during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) gets ready to run the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese (20) runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ohio State Overview
- Exploded onto the national scene as a true junior in 2025
- He capped a three-year career with Ohio State in 2025 by being named a consensus All-American with first-team honors by the Associated Press, Football Coaches Association of America and Walter Camp
- Also named the Big Ten Conference's Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year and a first-team all-Big Ten selection
- Totalled 69 tackles during an exceptional 2025 season with 10.0 tackles for losses totalling 45 yards, 6.5 quarterback sacks, five quarterback hurries and two pass break-ups
- Recorded a career-best 12 tackles vs. Penn State and had nine vs. both Texas and Illinois
- Closed his three-year career with 112 tackles, 13.5 TFLs for losses totalling 57 yards. 7.0 QB sacks and seven QB hurries
- Played in 38 games and started 14 times
- Had a fine sophomore campaign in 2024 when he played in all 16 games for the CFP national champions and totaled 322 snaps on defense and 512 snaps overall
- Recorded 43 total tackles in 2024, including 3.5 tackles-for-loss plus had two quarterback hurries
- He played in eight games in 2023 as a freshman with all 58 of his plays coming on special teams
- He is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree who is majoring in human development and family science
More on Arvell
- Arvell was a part of the 2023 Ohio State recruiting class
- He enrolled in classes at Ohio State in June of 2023
- Was the fifth-ranked player in Ohio by the 247Sports composite and No. 19 linebacker nationally as a senior in 2022
- Named the Division IV Defensive Player of the Year by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
- Led Cleveland Glenville to its first state title in 2022; the first title by a school in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
- Had an interception in the state championship game vs. Wyoming
- Selected to play in the Army All-American Bowl
- Named a finalist for the 2022 High School Butkus Award, given to the nation's top high school linebacker
- First-team All-Ohio by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
- Was the catalyst of a defense that did not give up a point in six league games
- Parents are Maeko Walker and Alex Reese
NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah released his ranking of the top 150 prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft.
No. 150 Albert Regis, DT, Texas A&M
No. 149 Michael Heldman, Edge, Central Michigan
No. 148 Jordan van den Berg, DT, Georgia Tech
No. 147 Parker Brailsford, IOL, Alabama
No. 146 Ja'Kobi Lane, WR, USC
No. 145 Justin Joly, TE, N.C. State
No. 144 Brian Parker II, IOL, Duke
No. 143 Kaleb Elarms-Orr, LB, TCU
No. 142 Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
No. 141 Taylen Green, QB, Arkansas
No. 140 Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin
No. 139 Jadon Canady, CB, Oregon
No. 138 Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
No. 137 Beau Stephens, IOL, Iowa
No. 136 VJ Payne, S, Kansas State
No. 135 Nate Boerkircher, TE, Texas A&M
No. 134 Wade Woodaz, LB, Clemson
No. 133 Trey Zuhn III, IOL, Texas A&M
No. 132 Rayshaun Benny, DT, Michigan
No. 131 Kamari Ramsey, S, USC
No. 130 Bishop Fitzgerald, S USC
No. 129 Skyler Bell, WR, Connecticut
No. 128 Jalen Huskey, S, Maryland
No. 127 Jake Slaughter, IOL, Florida
No. 126 Caleb Douglas, WR, Texas Tech
No. 125 Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
No. 124 Josh Cameron, WR, Baylor
No. 123 Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska
No. 122 Cole Payton, QB, North Dakota State
No. 121 Febechi Nwaiwu, IOL, Oklahoma
No. 120 Connor Lew, IOL, Auburn
No. 119 Lorenzo Styles Jr., S, Ohio State
No. 118 Michael Trigg, TE, Baylor
No. 117 Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State
No. 116 Kage Casey, OT, Boise State
No. 115 Justin Jefferson, LB, Alabama
No. 114 Romello Height, Edge, Texas Tech
No. 113 Zane Durant, DT, Penn State
No. 112 Kendrick Law, WR, Kentucky
No. 111 Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M
No. 110 Cyrus Allen, WR, Cincinnati
No. 109 Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State
No. 108 Max Llewellyn, Edge, Iowa
No. 107 Dani Dennis-Sutton, Edge, Penn State
No. 106 Harold Perkins Jr., LB, LSU
No. 105 Gracen Halton, DT, Oklahoma
No. 104 Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas
No. 103 Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri
No. 102 Bryce Boettcher, LB, Oregon
No. 101 Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU
No. 100 Devin Moore, CB, Florida
No. 99 Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State
No. 98 Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
No. 97 Brenen Thompson, WR, Mississippi State
No. 96 Austin Barber, OT, Florida
No. 95 Jalen Farmer, IOL, Kentucky
No. 94 Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
No. 93 Travis Burke, OT, Memphis
No. 92 Markel Bell, OT, Miami
No. 91 Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia
No. 90 Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
No. 89 Kaleb Proctor, DT, Southern Louisiana
No. 88 Genesis Smith, S, Arizona
No. 87 Tyler Onyedim, DT, Texas A&M
No. 86 Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
No. 85 Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State
No. 84 Marlin Klein, TE, Michigan
No. 83 Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
No. 82 Chris McClellan, DT, Missouri
No. 81 Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
No. 80 Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
No. 79 Mike Washington Jr., RB, Arkansas
No. 78 Joshua Josephs, Edge, Tennessee
No. 77 Jaishawn Barham, Edge, Michigan
No. 76 Jalon Kilgore, CB, South Carolina
No. 75 Logan Jones, IOL, Iowa
No. 74 Carson Beck, QB, Miami
No. 73 Tacario Davis, CB, Washington
No. 72 Sam Hecht, IOL, Kansas State
No. 71 Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
No. 70 Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma
No. 69 Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
No. 68 Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
No. 67 Keyron Crawford, Edge, Auburn
No. 66 Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt
No. 65 Derrick Moore, Edge, Michigan
No. 64 A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU
No. 63 Gennings Dunker, IOL, Iowa
No. 62 De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Mississippi
No. 61 Gabe Jacas, Edge, Illinois
No. 60 Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame
No. 59 Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern
No. 58 Bud Clark, S, TCU
No. 57 Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
No. 56 Emmanuel Pregnon, IOL, Oregon
No. 55 Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh
No. 54 Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
No. 53 Keionte Scott, CB, Miami
No. 52 Chase Bisontis, IOL, Texas A&M
No. 50 D'Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
No. 49 Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
No. 48 Treydan Stukes, S, Arizona State
No. 46 Christen Miller, DT, Georgia
No. 45 Zion Young, Edge, Missouri
No. 44 R Mason Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma
No. 43 Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
No. 42 Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
No. 41 Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech
No. 38 Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
No. 37 Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
No. 33 Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
No. 32 CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
No. 28 Cashius Howell, Edge, Texas A&M
No. 27 T.J. Parker, Edge, Clemson
No. 23 Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
No. 21 Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
No. 19 Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
No. 15 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
