Arvell Reese muncul sebagai calon pilihan teratas di draft NFL 2026

Linebacker Ohio State Arvell Reese telah muncul sebagai bintang patah 2025, memposisikan dirinya sebagai kandidat untuk pilihan keseluruhan nomor 1 di Draft NFL 2026. Dengan perbandingan dengan Micah Parsons dan Abdul Carter, fleksibilitas dan dampak Reese telah melambungkannya ke nomor 2 di papan draft di belakang quarterback Indiana Fernando Mendoza. Di kelas yang kekurangan quarterback top yang jelas, pilihannya bisa menyoroti nilai pilihan non-QB di puncak.

Arvell Reese, mahasiswa tahun ketiga sejati di Ohio State yang tidak akan berusia 21 tahun hingga Agustus 2026, telah berubah dari pemain yang tidak dikenal menjadi salah satu bek paling dominan di sepak bola perguruan tinggi musim ini. Pada 2023, ia tampil di enam pertandingan tanpa mencatat tackle. Kampanye 2024-nya menunjukkan kilasan dengan setengah sack dan 3.5 tackle for loss sebagai bagian dari pertahanan juara nasional yang mengirim delapan pemain ke NFL. Tapi 2025 menandai terobosan penuhnya, di mana atletisme, fleksibilitas posisi, dan kemampuan menciptakan permainan telah membedakannya sebagai mungkin pemain terbaik di kelas draft.

Reese kini menempati peringkat No. 2 di big board Draft NFL 2026 yang diperbarui, hanya tertinggal dari Fernando Mendoza milik Indiana. Ran Carthon, mantan GM Titans dan co-host podcast 'With the First Pick', memuji potensi Reese, mencatat kesamaannya dengan Parsons dan Carter, keduanya produk Penn State yang bertransisi dari linebacker off-ball menjadi edge rusher elit. 'Dia akan pergi sangat awal — mungkin lebih awal dari yang orang sadari,' kata Carthon. Ia menyoroti ledakan Reese sebagai linebacker off-ball dan kehebatannya sebagai pass rusher, meskipun menempatkannya ketiga di antara trio itu dalam peran tersebut.

Sejarah mendukung pengambilan non-quarterback di No. 1 pada draft tanpa prospek QB elit. Sejak 2000, tujuh pilihan seperti itu telah terjadi: Courtney Brown (2000, DE, Browns), Mario Williams (2006, DE, Texans, 97.5 sack karir), Jake Long (2007, OT, Dolphins, empat Pro Bowl), Eric Fisher (2013, OT, Chiefs, dua Pro Bowl, Super Bowl LIV), Jadeveon Clowney (2014, DE, Texans, 62 sack karir), Myles Garrett (2017, EDGE, Browns, terbaik non-QB di NFL), dan Travon Walker (2022, EDGE, Jaguars, 26 sack hingga 2025). Meskipun hasil bervariasi—Brown gagal, Garrett unggul—pilihan ini sering terbukti solid ketika QB bukan slam-dunk.

Dalam mock draft baru-baru ini, Reese diproyeksikan ke Saints di No. 7, dengan delapan sack yang menyamakan dia di peringkat keempat di antara linebacker secara nasional dan nilai pertahanan lari PFF 84.5. Saat tim seperti Giants (saat ini No. 1) dan Titans (No. 3) tidak membutuhkan QB, Reese mewakili taruhan teraman dalam referendum nilai posisi.

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