Ohio State commit named to high school preseason Butkus Award watch list
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is used to the preseason award watch lists this offseason, and now a future Buckeyes star is named on one: Arvell Reese was named to the high school preseason Butkus Award watch list.
The award goes to the nation’s top high school linebacker; 51 names are on the list, in honor of legendary linebacker Dick Butkus who wore No. 51.
Finalists for the award will be named on Nov. 21, and the winner will be named in early December. The high school version of the award began in 2008, and former Buckeyes linebacker Raekwon McMillan won the 2014 award.
At 6-foot-3, 225-pounds, Arvell Reese is one of the more violent linebackers in the 2023 cycle. He plays with tenacity from depth and quickly recognizes plays unfold. In his junior season, his first as a linebacker, he showed weekly improvement and earned national attention.
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Reese committed to the Buckeyes on August 6 and was the first defensive commit since defensive end Jason Moore in mid-July. There are nine total defensive commits to the 2023 Ohio State class: four-star defensive end Jason Moore, three-star defensive end Will Smith Jr., four-star cornerback Jermaine Mathews, four-star cornerback Kayin Lee, four-star cornerback Calvin Simpson-Hunt, four-star safety Jayden Bonsu, four-star safety Malik Hartford and four-star safety Cedrick Hawkins.
Arvell Reese and the Glenville Tarblooders start the 2022 season on Friday when it travels to Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent-St. Mary. Glenville is also home to Ohio State 2024 cornerback target Bryce West, and another potential target, 2025 linebacker prospect Marquise Davis.
Glenville is one of the premier programs in Ohio and is on a resurgence. It finished the regular season at 7-3 and ultimately had its season end in the third round of the Ohio Division I playoffs.
Reese’s final high school season kicks off at 7 p.m. on Friday.
