Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
James Reed III
Senior safety on Arkansas State's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 187 lb · Nashville, TN
CFB Index 14 · #521 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Arkansas State 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. 1502 nationally · Signed with Arkansas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Arkansas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas State in 2022.
James Reed III
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fifth year in the same secondary at Arkansas State. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against West Georgia, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20224 games
- Signed with Arkansas State3-star out of Father Ryan
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Arkansas State
Played his entire career under Butch Jones.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Butch Jones — 25-28 over that span.
2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
14 · #521 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #521 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 21 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (25 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ken Willis’s 2023 season.
Matches Ken on
Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Ken on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Thomeson's sophomore season at Ohio (2024).
89%match
Matches Jalen on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like James Reed III
The secondary · Arkansas State
- #6AG McGhee83 tackles · 2025
- #8Brandon Barnes68 tackles · 2025
- #15Brandon Greil53 tackles · 2025
- #5Five Hamilton38 tackles · 2025
- #19James Reed III3 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology