Arvell Reese says NFL teams are getting someone who 'plays the game violently' with 'relentless effort'

With the No. 1 wide prime successful the 2026 NFL Draft expected to beryllium utilized connected Indiana backmost Fernando Mendoza to marque him the Las Vegas Raiders' adjacent franchise man, galore judge the existent commencement to the festivities successful Pittsburgh connected Thursday nighttime begins with the New York Jets astatine No. 2 overall.

The plethora of mock drafts flying astir up of 1 of the astir anticipated nights successful pro shot has the Jets going borderline rusher, and galore judge it volition beryllium Ohio State standout Arvell Reese.

Reese, an All-American successful 2025 and nationalist champion with the Buckeyes successful 2024, has everything a squad needs to get an contiguous interaction subordinate astatine the enactment of scrimmage travel Week 1 successful September.

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Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese runs during the school's Pro Day astatine the Woody Hayes Athletics Center. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

So, what precisely does Reese consciousness helium volition bring a franchise, whether helium is picked astatine No. 2 by the Jets oregon elsewhere?

"I deliberation an NFL squad is going to get idiosyncratic who loves the game, who loves football. Then, they’re going to get idiosyncratic who plays the crippled violently," Reese told Fox News Digital connected the eve of the NFL Draft, portion besides discussing his concern with Reese's. "I play defense, truthful to play defence astatine a precocious level, you person to beryllium playing it violently astatine each times.

"On apical of that, you person to play with relentless effort. So, I deliberation an NFL squad is getting that retired of maine — idiosyncratic who plays with relentless effort, idiosyncratic who looks guardant to playing violently. You person to look guardant to playing it violently."

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Reese is among galore erstwhile Buckeyes who expect to spell successful the archetypal circular connected Thursday night, including information Caleb Downs, linebacker Sonny Styles, wide receiver Carnell Tate and antiaircraft tackle Kayden McDonald. As Reese enactment it, "If you privation to beryllium elite, take to spell to Ohio State." The Cleveland, Ohio autochthonal remained successful authorities erstwhile helium chose which programme helium wished to play for successful college, and the past 3 years has led to this infinitesimal for 1 of the astir ascendant rushers successful shot this past season.

Reese tallied 10 tackles for nonaccomplishment among his 69 combined, and helium secured 6.5 sacks with 2 passes defended crossed 14 games. He ran a 4.46 40-yard dash astatine the NFL Combine, and astatine 21 years old, experts judge determination is overmuch much for Reese to turn into, which is ever what teams privation from a subordinate who has already proven themselves.

The 6-foot-4, 241-pound Reese said the pre-draft process has been "exciting" and a "blessing," arsenic helium visited with teams during apical 30 visits, portion gathering players and coaches each implicit the league. And portion Reese is simply a carnal specimen that has those intangibles, helium understands being a pupil of the crippled is crucial.

Arvell Reese of Ohio State participates successful the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected Feb. 26, 2026. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"The biggest portion of proposal oregon contented I’ve gotten from coaches oregon players is, the rookie year, you truly privation to enactment your caput down and work," helium said. "You don’t privation to bash excessively overmuch talking — you privation to enactment your caput down and work. 

"[Also], the biggest happening is find a vet and a feline you tin prime from and larn things from. Not trying to beryllium precisely similar him, but instrumentality worldly from his mode helium prepares and however helium approaches practices. Try to adhd that to your crippled due to the fact that there’s a crushed vets are inactive around, guys playing nine, 10 years. It doesn’t conscionable hap retired of nowhere. It’s worldly they bash daily."

Reese did his visits, he's learned immoderate cardinal wisdom, and present it's clip to beryllium backmost and hold until helium hears his sanction called connected Thursday night. For a squad that needs a convulsive defender connected the enactment of scrimmage each week, Reese is acceptable to marque that contiguous interaction expected with being a first-round choice.

THE PERFECT COLLABORATION

It's lone close that Reese heads into the NFL with a Reese's partnership, and the celebrated peanut food and cocoa candy has collaborated with the first-round endowment for a amusive wardrobe astonishment up of his locomotion down the NFL Draft Red Carpet connected Thursday nighttime successful Pittsburgh.

"For the suit, we collaborated," Reese revealed during the interview. "I’m excited to beryllium a portion of the Reese’s squad for the draft."

Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese runs during the Big Ten Championship shot crippled against the Indiana Hoosiers astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected Dec. 6, 2025. (James Black/Icon Sportswire)

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No details connected what precisely the suit volition look similar were fixed by Reese, but he's simply excited to beryllium partnering with his favourite candy that helium had increasing up. It's not conscionable a earthy concern due to the fact that of the sanction -- helium ever enjoys Reese's.

"I grew up eating Reese’s. I inactive presently devour Reese’s," helium said, smiling. "My ma utilized to ever springiness maine the Reese’s Cups — I was ever looking guardant to getting the Reese’s Cups. So, it was earthy and I was excited erstwhile I heard astir it."

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