Justin Reed: DE · Navy · #94.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justin Reed
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at Navy: Ken Niumatalolo and Brian Newberry. The first career honor came in 2024: All-AAC. On tape: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Army, Week 16, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Bucknell | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-11vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-44vs Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-18@ UAB | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 34-7@ Air Force | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-17vs Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-51vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ Rice | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-7@ South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-20@ East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 31-13vs No. 19 Army | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
 Bowl | W 21-20vs Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 27 | 11.0 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 41-18
at UAB
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 23-point win on the road against UAB.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%6 sacksTFL rate
22%11 TFLHurry rate
8%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
58%6 of 10 pressures49 tackles · 11 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Pass share
23.6%
179 pass / 578 run
Plays / game
58.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
194 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Navy, 11 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ken Niumatalolo → Brian Newberry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
