Player Career

Malik Reed Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Malik Reed story

Malik Reed built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Dothan, AL wearing No. 90, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Malik Reed's career was his defensive production: 185 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Nevada. 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 Malik Reed's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.

The arc is straightforward: Malik 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nevada

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNevada0
2015 Regular SeasonNevada00
2016 Regular SeasonNevada14.532.613.714.5
2017 Regular SeasonNevada1940.510.34.5
2018 PostseasonNevada26.545.114.97.5
2018 Regular SeasonNevada26.545.114.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Fresno State

Week 6 · W 27-22 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#2

vs San José State

Week 11 · W 59-14 · Conference game

8

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#3

vs Wyoming

Week 8 · L 34-42 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

91.1 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Air Force

Week 5 · W 28-25 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#5

@ UNLV

Week 13 · L 29-34 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

83.9 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Nevada

26.5 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 14.9 usage

79.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Nevada

79.8

26.5 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 14.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Nevada

57.2

19 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

14

Impact games

18

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games