Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2020Virginia Tech
Justus Reed
DL • 6'3" • 255 lbs • Clearwater, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justus Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida • Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Justus Reed built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Clearwater, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Justus Reed's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Justus Reed, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Justus Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 29
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 9
Quick Answers
Justus Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 29
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Clearwater Central Catholic · Florida
- High school pipeline
- Clearwater Central Catholic · 27 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · DL 74th (top 10%) · ACC 130th (top 20%) · National 875th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 29 | 9 | 6.5 | 7 | - | 0 | 68.5 |
Related Context
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Justus Reed played DL for Florida and Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justus Reed recorded 29 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 22.5 primary output with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.6 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida, Virginia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
34.6
Usage
9.6
Consistency
59.2
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 4. Duke: 0.5. Boston College: 2. Wake Forest: 2. Louisville: 5. Liberty: 1. Miami: 4. Pittsburgh: 3. Clemson: 1. Virginia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 5 by 60.8. Duke: 2 by 13.3. Boston College: 1 by 24.2. Wake Forest: 4 by 36.7. Louisville: 2 by 58.3. Liberty: 2 by 18.3. Miami: 5 by 60.8. Pittsburgh: 4 by 46.7. Clemson: 2 by 18.3. Virginia: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.2 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | vs Virginia | W 33-15 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | vs Clemson | L 10-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ PittsburghSplash game | L 14-47 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 24-25 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Liberty | L 35-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Louisville2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | L 16-23 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/18 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 40-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Duke | W 38-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/27 | vs NC State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justus Reed story
Justus Reed built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Clearwater, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Justus Reed's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Virginia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justus Reed's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida and Virginia Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Justus Reed moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida
2014-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Virginia Tech
2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida | 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 22.5 | 34.6 | 9.6 | 20.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisville
Week 9 · W 42-35 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami
Week 11 · L 24-25 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 4 · W 45-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 1
4
Havoc Plays
78.4 takeover
Game with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 12 · L 14-47 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
22.5 primary output · 34.6 efficiency · 9.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Florida
40.5
2 primary · 20 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Florida
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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