John Reid: CB · Penn State · #29.
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John Reid
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fourth year in the Penn State secondary. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Iowa — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 37 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Penn State | 24 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Penn State | 35 | 22 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| Career | 96 | 65 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-7vs Idaho | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 17-10vs Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-0@ Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-12@ No. 17 Iowa | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21vs No. 16 Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-31@ No. 13 Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs No. 24 Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-28@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 53-39vs No. 15 Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 8 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 79-7
vs Idaho
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 72-point win at home against Idaho.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
22%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this season37 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under James Franklin — 38-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.3%
367 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
401 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 96 tackles — drafted at #141 overall by the Houston Texans.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 7th NFL season
Houston TexansEntering 7th NFL season
