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D.J. Reed

Cornerback, Detroit Lions · #4.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Cornerback
Number: 4
Born: Nov 11, 1996 (age 29)
Birthplace: Bakersfield, CA, USA
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Kansas State
Experience: 9 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	37	26	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	3	3	7
Last 5 Games	37	26	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	3	3	0
Career	497	389	108	2	5	4	8	8	64	8.0	34	60	19.5	28

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ ARI	W 45-21	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CAR	L 32-26	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NYJ	W 31-24	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Thu, Sep 17	@ BUF	L 41-31	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs NO	W 31-30 OT	10	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Dennis Duane "D. J." Reed Jr. (born November 11, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on D. J. Reed, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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. Deciding to pursue football full-time as a senior in high school but receiving no scholarship offers, Reed earned a spot as a walk-on at Fresno State after a successful tryout for their football team.

College career

Reed redshirted as a true freshman at Fresno State in 2014. After Fresno State's coaching staff declined to offer Reed a scholarship in the spring of 2015, Reed chose to transfer from Fresno State to Cerritos College, a community college in Norwalk, California. In his lone year at Cerritos, Reed played in 11 games, tallying 42 tackles three pass breakups, and two interceptions.

After one year at Cerritos, Reed once again transferred, this time to Kansas State. As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Reed played in all 13 games as a cornerback and a return specialist, starting 12 games at cornerback. Reed totaled 75 tackles, 19 pass breakups, three interceptions, and two forced fumbles, and returned nine kickoffs for 255 yards. After the season, he was named first-team All-Big 12 at cornerback.

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. A team captain, Reed started 11 games at cornerback in 2017; he missed the last two regular season games due to injury, but played in the Cactus Bowl). He recorded 47 tackles, four interceptions, nine pass breakups, and one forced fumble on defense. He also excelled as a return specialist, returning 17 punts for 253 yards and one touchdown, and returned 17 kicks for 582 yards and one touchdown. After the conclusion of the season, he was named first-team All-Big 12 at cornerback and second-team All-Big 12 as a return specialist, while also achieving second-team All-American honors. Reed declared for the 2018 NFL draft on December 31, 2017.

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