D. J. Reed

D. J. Reed
No. 32 – San Francisco 49ers
Position: Free safety
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996
Bakersfield, California
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Independence
(Bakersfield, California)
College: Kansas State
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 142
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Dennis Duane "D. J." Reed (born November 11, 1996) is an American football free safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State.[1]

Early years

Reed attended Independence High School in Bakersfield, California. In his high school football career, he totaled six interceptions and five forced fumbles along with 1,150 total yards of offense with 13 touchdowns. Along with football, he also played basketball, and was the first person in school history to be named MVP in both sports.[2] Reed chose to play football for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

College career

Reed redshirted as a true freshman at Fresno State in 2014.

Reed chose to transfer from Fresno State to Cerritos College, a community college in Norwalk, California. At Cerritos, as a redshirt freshman, he played in 11 games and tallied 42 tackles, three pass breakups, and two interceptions.[3]

After one year at Cerritos, Reed once again transferred, this time to Kansas State University.[4] As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Reed played in all 13 of Kansas State's games as both a cornerback and a return specialist. Defensively, Reed totaled 75 tackles, 16 pass deflections and two forced fumbles. Offensively, he returned nine kickoffs for 255 yards.[5] After the season, he was named to the 2016 All-Big 12 Conference football team.[6]

Prior to the 2017 season, Reed was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, the Jim Thorpe Award watch list and the Bronko Nagurski Award watch list. In 11 games (he missed the last two regular season games due to injury, but played in the Cactus Bowl) in 2017 he made 47 total tackles along with four interceptions, nine pass deflections and one forced fumble along with returning 17 kickoffs for 253 yards and one touchdown.[7] After the conclusion of the season, he was named to the 2017 All-Big 12 Conference football team.[8] Reed declared for the 2018 NFL Draft on December 31, 2017.[9]

Professional career

Reed was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "D.J. Reed". www.kstatesports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ↑ "D.J. Reed". Kansas State Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "D.J. Reed". Kansas State Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Transfer DBs improve Kansas State defense". Bring On The Cats. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "D.J. Reed 2016 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2016 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "D.J. Reed 2017 Player Statistics". cfbstats.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ "All-Big 12 Football Honors Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ "K-State's D.J. Reed, Byron Pringle to enter 2018 NFL Draft". cjonline.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ Fann, Joe (April 28, 2018). "San Francisco 49ers Draft Kansas State CB D.J. Reed". 49ers.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.