Colby Reeder: LB · Iowa State · #4.
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Colby Reeder
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Transferred to Iowa State from Delaware. First career honor, 2022: Big 12 Newcomer Player of the Week. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Baylor, Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 38 | 16 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 38 | 16 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 10-7@ Iowa | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-10vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 17 Baylor | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 11-14@ Kansas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-10vs No. 20 Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs West Virginia | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-20@ Oklahoma State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 16 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups38 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
55.3%
478 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
72.1
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Iowa State, 38 tackles — the college career is complete.
