Grading Ohio State: Sonny Styles, Arvell Reese set a new standard at linebacker

Taking a closer look at the present and future of the OSU linebacker room

Dec 20, 2025

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Linebacker Arvell Reese was a consensus All-American this year. (Photo courtesy of Ohio State athletics)

COLUMBUS — A position on the rise, it’s time to discuss Ohio State’s linebackers in our breakdown of the Buckeyes’ position groups ahead of the College Football Playoff.

We’ll take a look at the present and future, and assign a score with the help of our subscribers. Let’s talk about it.

What happened this year

Arvell Reese was a consensus All-American, Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and Butkus Award finalist. Sonny Styles was a first-team All-American.

Not bad, eh?

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