Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Oregon
Nikko Reed
DB • 5'10" • 180 lbs • Oakland, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nikko Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado • Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Nikko Reed built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Colorado and Oregon. The clearest part of Nikko Reed's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Nikko Reed, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Colorado. Nikko Reed shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 20
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Nikko Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · DB
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Moreau Catholic · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Moreau Catholic · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DB 278th (top 29%) · Big Ten 147th (top 18%) · National 1,119th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado | 7 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 30.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado | 11 | 41 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 62.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oregon | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oregon | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Oregon | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Oregon | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 38.9 |
Related Context
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Nikko Reed played DB for Colorado and Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nikko Reed recorded 111 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Colorado paired 11 primary output with 25.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Colorado, Oregon.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2024 Postseason · Oregon
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.9
Usage
5.3
Consistency
11.9
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Idaho: 1. Boise State: 0. Oregon State: 0. UCLA: 0. Michigan State: 1. Ohio State: 0. Purdue: 0. Illinois: 4. Michigan: 1. Maryland: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Washington: 0. Penn State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 6 by 25. Michigan State: 0 by 10. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 2 by 48.3. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 4 by 16.7. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 0 by 20
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 13 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | vs Ohio State | L 21-41 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/8 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 45-37 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Washington | W 49-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Wisconsin | W 16-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Maryland | W 39-18 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Michigan | W 38-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 38-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Purdue | W 35-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Ohio State | W 32-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Michigan State | W 31-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ UCLA | W 34-13 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Oregon State | W 49-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Boise State | W 37-34 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Idaho | W 24-14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Nikko Reed story
Nikko Reed built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Colorado and Oregon. The clearest part of Nikko Reed's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Colorado. 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 Nikko Reed's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 566 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado and Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: Nikko 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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- 1
Colorado
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Oregon
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Colorado | 3.5 | 10.4 | 2.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Colorado | 11 | 25.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Oregon | 10 | 17 | 2.4 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oregon | 10 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Oregon | 9 | 17.9 | 5.3 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Oregon | 9 | 17.9 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 5 · L 20-43 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Washington
Week 14 · L 31-34 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah
Week 13 · L 21-63 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Illinois
Week 9 · W 38-9 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 15 · W 45-37 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Colorado
11 primary output · 25.5 efficiency · 8.3 usage
62.8
#2
2023 Postseason · Oregon
45.2
10 primary · 17 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Oregon
45.2
10 primary · 17 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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