Player Dossier

2018-2025

Syracuse

David Reese

DL • 6'2" • 250 lbs • Fort Pierce, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

David Reese shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

10

Developing production for a defensive lineman

lowelite

Reliability

10

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

17

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
8
Program Path
Florida • California • Syracuse
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Player Story

David Reese built his college career from 2018 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Fort Pierce, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with California, Florida, and Syracuse. The clearest part of David Reese's career...

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David Reese, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · California. David Reese shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.5 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
94
TFL
21
Sacks
14
QB hurries
14
Passes defended
8

Quick Answers

David Reese quick answers

Latest team and position
Syracuse · DL
Career Tackles
94
Tracked sample
8 unique seasons · 11 entries · 42 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · California
Top game
Washington State
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank
24 tackles · DL 277th (top 26%) · ACC 239th (top 31%) · National 1,764th (top 29%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida44-0--036.7
2019 PostseasonFlorida251.501-038.8
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida20-0--038.8
2020 Regular SeasonFlorida23-0--038.1
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida11-0--036.7
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida22-0--036.7
2023 PostseasonCalifornia12410--063.2
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia12297.57.543063.2
2024 PostseasonCalifornia92-0--046.9
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia9207.54.512046.9
2025 Regular SeasonSyracuse10243.5283056.3

Related Context

David Reese played DL for Florida, California, and Syracuse. Across 8 tracked seasons, David Reese recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with California.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

California paired 23 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida, California, Syracuse.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Florida

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

6.3

Usage

1

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 0. South Carolina: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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First Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Ole Miss

Result
Sat 10/3vs South CarolinaW 38-2410000
Sat 9/26@ Ole MissW 51-3522000

Player Story

David Reese story

David Reese built his college career from 2018 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Fort Pierce, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with California, Florida, and Syracuse. The clearest part of David Reese's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with California. 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 David Reese's production has multiple signals. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California, Florida, and Syracuse.

The arc is straightforward: David Reese 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

    Florida

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Syracuse

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20182019201920202021202220232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida04.20.7
2019 PostseasonFlorida2.522.98.62.5
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida2.522.98.60
2020 Regular SeasonFlorida06.31-2.5
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida04.20.70
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida04.20.70
2023 PostseasonCalifornia2328.19.823
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia2328.19.80
2024 PostseasonCalifornia1525.77.4-8
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia1525.77.40
2025 Regular SeasonSyracuse16.526.510.61.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Washington State

Week 11 · W 42-39 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Wake Forest

Week 11 · W 46-36 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 53 UConn

Week 2 · W 27-20

4

Havoc Plays

85.6 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.

#4

@ UCLA

Week 13 · W 33-7 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

84.1 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 84.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Virginia

Week 1 · W 36-28 · Postseason

2.5

Havoc Plays

81.9 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · California

23 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage

63.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · California

63.2

23 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Syracuse

56.3

16.5 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 10.6 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

15

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games