#39

George Reid

Senior linebacker for Temple. 2021: 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Temple · Sr. · #39

6′2″ · 220 lb · Glenside, PA

CFB Index 29 · #467 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceTemple 2021 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Temple. 2021: 44 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Temple in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 2541 nationally · Signed with Temple

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at Temple, 79 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Temple2-star out of Abington

2022

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2541 national

CFB

College

Temple

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018

Ed Foley

Temple

2019–2021

Rod Carey

Temple

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Foley → Rod Carey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Temple8-5HC: Ed Foley · Balanced

2019Temple8-5HC: Rod Carey · Balanced

2020Temple1-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning

2021Temple3-9HC: Rod Carey · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

29Below cohort / limited sample #467 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#771 / 2743 · 71st pct

Solo tackles#813 / 2743 · 69th pct

Tackles for loss#914 / 2743 · 64th pct

3.5

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
Road6g	4.5	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	0.4	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

29 · #467 of 578 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #467 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Temple	44	25	3.5	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Temple	24	20	3.5	1.0	1	--	--
2019	Temple	8	6	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Temple	3	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		79	53	7.0	1.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021

W 41–7

vs Wagner

1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 3 TOT

Dominant 34-point win at home against Wagner.

With D. Mathis — 292 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 47.6 · -5 rush yds (3 car) · A. Barry — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 14-61@ Rutgers	3	3	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 45-24@ Akron	10	6	0.0	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 3	L 3-28vs Boston College	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 41-7vs Wagner	3	2	1.0	—
Wk 5	W 34-31vs Memphis	3	3	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 3-52@ Cincinnati	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 14-34@ South Florida	5	0	0.5	—
Wk 9	L 7-49vs UCF	2	2	1.0	—
Wk 10	L 3-45@ East Carolina	2	0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 8-37vs Houston	3	1	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 10-44@ Tulsa	4	1	1.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-38vs Navy	4	3	0.0	—
Total		44	25	3.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

George Reid

2017

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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