Post-OSU Update: Reid Carrico entered the transfer portal after the 2023 regular season. He picked West Virginia from a list of six schools. Carrico had a solid 2024 season with the Mountaineers, recording 54 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 1 forced fumble in 12 games. He will play his redshirt senior season in Morgantown in 2025. (updated: May 2025)

Pronunciation: CARE-ih-ko
Major: Construction Systems Management (2022-23), Pre-Mechanical Engineering (2021)
Weight: 235 (2022-23), 228 (2021)

2023 Media Guide:  Reid is in his third season with the program and has three years of eligibility remaining after red-shirting in 2021 and earning his first Varsity O letter in 2022 … he is a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and an Academic all-Big Ten.

2022: He played in eight games in 2022 on special teams: Toledo, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Michigan State, Iowa, Northwestern, Indiana and Michigan.

2021: Played in four games in 2021 – Akron, Rutgers, Maryland ad Michigan State – and red-shirted the season … OSU Scholar-Athlete.

2021 Media Guide: One of 14 true freshman from 2021 class of recruits to enroll in classes at Ohio State in January … the No. 4-rated player in Ohio and a consensus four-star prospect … ranked No. 84 nationally regardless of position by 247Sports.com … the nation’s fifth-ranked linebacker prospect.

High School: Was a two-way player at Ironton who also was his team’s starting running back … the first player ever to be named the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Southeast District Player of the Year on offense and defense in the same season … had 56 tackles and 17 tackles for loss and four sacks in 12 games as a
senior in 2020 … rushed for 1,544 yards and 25 touchdowns in helping Ironton reach the Division V state championship game … had 187 yards on 29 carries in a 22-19 win over Roger Bacon in the state
semifinals … rushed for over 3,000 yards with 48 career touchdowns … first-team all-conference and all-district … named Ohio’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters.

Personal: Is the son of Shelley and Gary Carrico.