James Reed (American football)

James Reed (born February 3, 1977) is a former American football defensive tackle that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Iowa State.

James Reed
No. 93, 92, 60
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-03) February 3, 1977 (age 47)
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:286 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:Saginaw
College:Iowa State
NFL draft:2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 206
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:230
Sacks:7.0
Pass deflections:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Reed has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints.

High School Career edit

James Reed went to Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Michigan. He played offensive tackle his junior year, and started at Middle Linebacker his senior year. James Reed played on some outstanding high school football teams at Saginaw High School. His junior year was the first winning record for the trojans in 5 years. James also helped the Trojans win the school’s first Saginaw Valley League title in 1996, since 1951. Reed, a 6-foot, 240-pound linebacker for the Trojans, received All-Area and All-State honors his senior year in 1996 after recording 117 tackles, 10 sacks and two interceptions.

Reed was inducted into the Saginaw County Sports Hall Of Fame in 2014.

College career edit

Reed attended Iowa State University, and was a three-year starter and a three-time All-Big 12 conference selection. He helped get the Cyclones their first bowl win ever.

Professional career edit

Kansas City Chiefs edit

On April 17, 2007, Reed was re-signed to the Chiefs with a three-year contract.[2] He only played out one year of the contract after the Chiefs released him on February 27, 2008.

New Orleans Saints edit

On August 4, 2008, Reed was signed by the New Orleans Saints. Reed was placed on the injured reserve after he tore his Achilles tendon in training camp.

NFL career statistics edit

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season edit

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 NYJ 16 2 45 32 13 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2002 NYJ 16 0 24 17 7 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2003 NYJ 16 0 37 23 14 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0
2004 NYJ 16 0 19 13 6 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 NYJ 16 15 65 44 21 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 1
2006 KAN 15 15 37 30 7 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2007 KAN 4 0 3 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 32 230 162 68 7.0 19 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 49 1

Playoffs edit

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2001 NYJ 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 NYJ 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NYJ 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 KAN 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 1 8 6 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  2. ^ Pasquarelli, Len. Reed returns to Chiefs' defense ESPN.com, 17 April 2007.

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