2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
DJ Reed
Second year in the Mississippi State defensive front. On tape: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Missouri, Week 4, 2026.
22 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 22 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 21 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 43 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24vs No. 19 Missouri | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 23-56vs No. 7 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-31@ No. 22 LSU | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-23vs Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-31@ No. 11 Texas | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
9%2 hurries22 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 9-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
45.5%
250 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #316 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #49 of 60 SEC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze and Jeff Lebby.
