Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#11
Elijah Reed
Senior cornerback on Utah's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Louisville, KY · Pleasure Ridge Park HS
CFB Index 64 · #151 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Akron → Utah for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1197 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Utah's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2022.
- Transferred from Akron to Utah in 2026.
Elijah Reed
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Elijah Reed has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Arkansas, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Pleasure Ridge Park
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Utah
2026era →
Morgan Scalley
Utah
Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah
2025Akron
2026Utah
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Utah2-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
64 · #151 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #151 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–14
vs Idaho
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 52-point win at home against Idaho.
With D. Dampier — 176 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · 31 rush yds (6 car) · B. Ficklin — 93 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 70 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ja'Marcus Ingram’s 2021 season.
79%match
Matches Ja'Marcus on
TFL rate
Weight
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mychal Yharbrough's junior season at Miami (OH) (2025).
88%match
Matches Mychal on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Elijah Reed
Background
Prior to Utah: Was at Akron for the 2024-25 seasons, after beginning his collegiate career at Kentucky (2022-23). Started all 12 games for the Zips during the 2025 season, recording 47 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 2 interceptions and four passes defended. Appeared in nine games with...
The secondary · Utah
- #23Jackson Bennee62 tackles · 2025
- #11Elijah Reed44 tackles · 2025
- #5James Chenault32 tackles · 2025
- #9Elijah Davis28 tackles · 2025
- #6Nate Ritchie20 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology