Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-48@ South Florida | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-59@ Western Michigan | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Total | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 0 | 9 |
#26
Courtney Reese
Senior running back for UNLV. 2023: 233 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 4 catches.
5′8″ · 165 lb · Naranja, FL
CFB Index 35 · #252 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceUNLV 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 running back for UNLV. 2023: 233 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 4 catches.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to UNLV in 2019.
- Transferred from UNLV to Bethune-Cookman in 2024.
Recruiting
2★
RB recruit
No. 3135 nationally · Signed with UNLV
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonCourtney Reese
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Five seasons at UNLV, three different head coaches: Tony Sanchez, Marcus Arroyo and Barry Odom. The receipt: 34 rush yds against Western Michigan — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at UNLV, 738 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20194 games
- Signed with UNLV2-star out of Miami Southridge
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
UNLV
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Sanchez, Marcus Arroyo, and Barry Odom. Multi-era developmental context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019UNLV4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-leaning
2020UNLV0-6HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning
2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced
2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 25.0 YDS/g, 2.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Shedro Louis’s 2022 season.
70%match
Matches Shedro on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Differs from Shedro on
Weight (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to LaDarius Owens’s path through Texas Southern.
LaDarius Owens
87%match
#2
Cooper Wallace
84%
Matches LaDarius on
Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jacquez Stuart's graduate season at Toledo (2023).
72%match
All-MAC
Matches Jacquez on
Height
Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Differs from Jacquez on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Courtney Reese
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology