Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Kansas State
D.J. Reed
DB • 5'9" • 188 lbs • Bakersfield, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
D.J. Reed built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive back from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of D.J. Reed's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 5
- Overall
- No. 142
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
D.J. Reed, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Kansas State. D.J. Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 115
- TFL
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 23
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
D.J. Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 115
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Kansas State
- Top game
- Baylor
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 5 · Pick 5 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · DB 224th (top 28%) · Big 12 74th (top 18%) · National 969th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 12 | 9 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 63.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12 | 66 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 63.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 11 | 36 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 4 | 57.6 |
Related Context
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D.J. Reed played DB for Kansas State. Across 2 tracked seasons, D.J. Reed recorded 115 tackles and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Kansas State paired 20.5 primary output with 42 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Kansas State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
9.3
Consistency
48
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 1. Central Arkansas: 2. Charlotte: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. Baylor: 0.5. Texas: 3. TCU: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas: 3. Texas Tech: 0. West Virginia: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 4 by 26.7. Central Arkansas: 7 by 49.2. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 7 by 39.2. Baylor: 7 by 34.2. Texas: 3 by 42.5. TCU: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Kansas: 1 by 34.2. West Virginia: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Central Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ UCLA | W 35-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | L 23-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Texas Tech | W 42-35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ KansasSplash game | W 30-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oklahoma | L 35-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs TCUSplash game | L 6-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ TexasSplash game | L 34-40 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Baylor | W 33-20 | 7 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Vanderbilt | L 7-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Charlotte | W 55-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Central ArkansasSplash game | W 55-19 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. Reed story
D.J. Reed built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive back from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of D.J. Reed's career was his defensive production: 115 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 23 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kansas State. 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 D.J. Reed's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 1,089 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.
The arc is straightforward: D.J. 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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Kansas State
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Kansas State | 20.5 | 42 | 7.2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas State | 20.5 | 42 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Kansas State | 15.5 | 29.3 | 9.3 | -5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas State | 15.5 | 29.3 | 9.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 12 · W 42-21 · Conference game
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas
Week 6 · L 34-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Central Arkansas
Week 1 · W 55-19
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#4
vs TCU
Week 7 · L 6-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs West Virginia
Week 11 · L 23-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Kansas State
20.5 primary output · 42 efficiency · 7.2 usage
63.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Kansas State
63.3
20.5 primary · 42 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Kansas State
57.6
15.5 primary · 29.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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