Justin Reid Explained

Justin Reid
Current Team:Kansas City Chiefs
Number:20
Position:Safety
Birth Date:15 February 1997
Birth Place:Prairieville, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:207
High School:Dutchtown
(Geismar, Louisiana)
College:Stanford (2015–2017)
Draftyear:2018
Draftround:3
Draftpick:68
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statleague:NFL
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:493
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:6.0
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:3
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:3
Statlabel5:Pass deflections
Statvalue5:37
Statlabel6:Interceptions
Statvalue6:8
Statlabel7:Defensive touchdowns
Statvalue7:1
Pfr:ReidJu00

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

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

Pre-draft

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]

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans selected Reid in the third round (68th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[11] Reid was the fifth safety drafted in 2018.[12] Reid unexpectedly fell from the first or second round and was ranked among the top steals of the 2018 NFL Draft.[13] 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.[14] On October 7, 2018, in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, he recorded his first career interception off of Dak Prescott in a 19–16 win. On November 18, 2018, in a Week 11 matchup against the Washington Redskins, he intercepted a pass by Alex Smith and returned it 101 yards for a touchdown in a 23–21 win.

In Week 2 of the 2019 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Reid made 4 tackles and stopped running back Leonard Fournette on a two point conversion attempt as the Texans won 13–12.[15] In Week 9 against the Jaguars in London, Reid recorded his first interception of the season off Gardner Minshew and returned it for 37 yards in the 26–3 win.[16] In Week 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Reid intercepted a pass thrown by Jameis Winston and recovered a fumble lost by Peyton Barber during the 23–20 win.[17] On January 22, 2020, ten days after losing the AFC divisional round to the Chiefs, it was revealed that Reid was diagnosed with a torn labrum in his shoulder, confessing that he was plagued with the injury since the season began.[18]

In Week 11 of the 2020 season against the New England Patriots, Reid led the team with nine tackles and recorded his first sack of the season on Cam Newton during the 27–20 win.[19] He was placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2020, after suffering a hand injury in Week 14.[20]

Kansas City Chiefs

Reid signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract[21] with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 17, 2022.[22] Following an injury to kicker Harrison Butker in Week 1, Reid was substituted at kicker for him. He went 1 of 2 on extra points and had a touchback before Butker returned to the game. Reid would continue to kick for the Chiefs on kickoffs, kicking three more of them into the end zone for touchbacks.[23] In Reid's first season with the Chiefs, he helped them win Super Bowl LVII over the Eagles 38-35 to give Reid his first Super Bowl ring. In the Super Bowl, Reid recorded seven tackles.[24] The following year, Reid won his second ring with Kansas City when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 to win Super Bowl LVIII.[25] Reid recorded nine tackles and 0.5 sacks in the Super Bowl.[26]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
BoldCareer high

Regular season statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
HOU16 12 88 70 18 0.0 1 2 0 0 3 128 42.6 101 1 10
HOU15 15 78 57 21 0.0 0 1 0 0 2 55 27.5 37 0 5
HOU13 13 75 54 21 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4
HOU13 13 66 41 250.0 10 0 0 2 45 22.5 24 0 4
KC171783 59 24 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7
KC16169574213.0100011111.01107
Career 90 86 493 363 130 6.0 3 3 0 0 8 239 25.9 101 1 37

Postseason statistics

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
HOU1 1 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
HOU2 2 10 7 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
KC33201730.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
KC44271891.50000000000
Career 10 10 60 44 16 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4

Personal life

His older brother, Eric, also played safety in the NFL.[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roser . Jerit . Justin Reid nearly sheds 'Eric's little brother' name as he picks from LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Stanford . NOLA.com . January 28, 2015 . July 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: Greenfield . Patrick . Dutchtown's Justin Reid picks Stanford over LSU; three other Griffins sign . NOLA.com . February 5, 2015 . July 15, 2024.
  3. Web site: February 6, 2015 . Dutchtown safety Justin Reid picks Stanford . July 15, 2024 . The Advocate.
  4. Web site: FitzGerald . Tom . Stanford’s Justin Reid has the ear of an NFL safety . SFGATE . November 5, 2016 . July 15, 2024.
  5. Web site: Justin Reid, brother of 49ers safety, declares for NFL Draft . August 25, 2018 . ninersnation.com . Brady, James . January 9, 2018.
  6. Web site: 2018 NFL Scouting Combine: Top Performers . August 25, 2018 . NFL.com.
  7. Web site: Igoe . Stephen . Justin Reid will visit multiple NFL teams in April . 247Sports . March 19, 2018 . July 15, 2024.
  8. Web site: *Justin Reid, DS #1 FS, Stanford . August 25, 2018 . draftscout.com.
  9. Web site: NFL Justin Reid -ESPN . August 25, 2018 . ESPN.com.
  10. Web site: The 2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 2 . August 22, 2018 . si.com . March 7, 2018.
  11. Web site: 2018 NFL Draft Listing . May 17, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  12. Web site: Kollmann . Brett . 2018 NFL Draft: Houston Texans Select Justin Reid With 68th Overall Pick . Battle Red Blog . April 27, 2018 . July 15, 2024.
  13. Web site: Goldberg . Rob . April 27, 2018 . Texans Draft Eric Reid's Brother Justin; Twitter Surprised He Fell to 3rd Round . August 25, 2018 . Bleacher Report.
  14. Web site: Spotrac.com: Justin Reid contract . August 26, 2018 . Spotrac.com.
  15. Web site: September 15, 2019 . Texans stop Jags' 2-point conversion to get 13-12 win . September 15, 2019 . ESPN.com. Associated Press.
  16. Web site: November 3, 2019 . No looking back: Watson on point as Texans top Jags 26-3 . November 3, 2019 . ESPN.com. Associated Press.
  17. Web site: December 21, 2019 . Texans win AFC South title with victory over Bucs . December 21, 2019 . ESPN.com . Associated Press.
  18. Web site: Roundup: Texans S Reid played with torn labrum . https://web.archive.org/web/20200123144459/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001098467/article/roundup-texans-s-reid-played-with-torn-labrum . dead . January 23, 2020 . NFL . January 22, 2020.
  19. Web site: New England Patriots at Houston Texans - November 22nd, 2020 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . November 28, 2020 . en.
  20. News: December 16, 2020 . Houston Texans Transactions (12-16-20) . July 15, 2024 . HoustonTexans.com.
  21. Web site: Gordon . Grant . March 14, 2022 . Chiefs signing safety Justin Reid to three-year, $31.5M deal . July 15, 2024 . NFL.com.
  22. Web site: March 17, 2022 . Chiefs Agree to Terms with Safety Justin Reid . February 16, 2024 . Chiefs.com.
  23. Web site: Teicher . Adam . September 11, 2022 . Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid fills in at kicker, makes PAT . February 14, 2024 . ESPN.com.
  24. Web site: Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023 . March 24, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  25. Web site: Maaddi . Rob . February 12, 2024 . Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime . February 14, 2024 . AP News . en.
  26. Web site: Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 11th, 2024 . February 16, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  27. Web site: Mazeika . Vytas . October 5, 2017 . Stanford safety with ballhawk instincts linked to 49ers . March 24, 2023 . Mercury News.