Justin Reid

Justin Reid
No. 20 – Houston Texans
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-15) February 15, 1997
Prairieville, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Dutchtown
(Geismar, Louisiana)
College: Stanford
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Total tackles: 21
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Pass deflections: 3
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Justin Quintin Reid (born February 15, 1997) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.

Early years

Reid attended Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana.[1] He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[2][3]

College career

Reid played at Stanford from 2015 to 2017.[4] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. During his career, he had 170 tackles, six interceptions and one sack.

Professional career

On January 9, 2018, Reid announced his decision on Twitter to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[5] Reid attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills. He was a top performer at his position in the majority of drills and finished second among safeties in the 40-yard dash, third in the short shuttle and three-cone drill, fifth in the broad jump, eighth in the vertical jump, and 11th in the bench press.[6] On March 22, 2018, Reid participated at Stanford's pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. He attended pre-draft visits and private workouts with multiple teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles.[7] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Reid was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the top free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked as the third best safety in the draft by Scouts Inc. and Sports Illustrated.[8][9][10]

External video
Justin Reid's NFL Combine Workout
Justin Reid's 40-yard dash
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 0 1⁄2 in
(1.84 m)		 207 lb
(94 kg)		 31 5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.40 s 1.52 s 2.55 s 4.15 s 6.65 s 36 1⁄2 in
(0.93 m)		 10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Draft[11][12]

The Houston Texans selected Reid in the third round (68th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Reid was the fifth safety drafted in 2018.[13] Reid unexpectedly fell from the first or second round and was ranked among the top steals of the 2018 NFL Draft.[14]

External video
Texans draft Justin Reid 68th overall

On June 10, 2018, the Houston Texans signed Reid to a four-year, $4.06 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.03 million.[15]

Personal life

His brother, Eric Reid, played in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and is currently playing for the Carolina Panthers.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Justin Reid nearly sheds 'Eric's little brother' name as he picks from LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Stanford".
  2. ↑ "Dutchtown's Justin Reid picks Stanford over LSU; three other Griffins sign".
  3. ↑ Advocate, The. "Dutchtown safety Justin Reid picks Stanford".
  4. ↑ "Stanford's Justin Reid has the ear of an NFL safety".
  5. ↑ Brady, James (January 9, 2018). "Justin Reid, brother of 49ers safety, declares for NFL Draft". ninersnation.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 NFL Scouting Combine: Top Performers". NFL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Justin Reid will visit multiple teams in April". 247sports.com. March 18, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "*Justin Reid, DS #1 FS, Stanford". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "NFL Justin Reid -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "The 2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 2". si.com. March 7, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Justin Reid". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Stanford FS Justin Reid : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Houston Texans Select Justin Reid With 68th Overall Pick". BattleRedBlog.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ Goldberg, Rob (April 27, 2018). "Texans Draft Eric Reid's Brother Justin; Twitter Surprised He Fell to 3rd Round". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Justin Reid contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Stanford safety with ballhawk instincts linked to 49ers". 5 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Relentless older brother Eric Reid helping to mold a star for Stanford". 8 September 2017.
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