Justus Reed: DL · Virginia Tech · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justus Reed
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Miami — Week 11, 2020.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 29 | 17 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
| 2016 | Florida | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 29 | 17 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs NC State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-14vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-23@ Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-35@ Louisville | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 35-38vs No. 25 Liberty | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-25vs No. 9 Miami | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-47@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-45vs No. 4 Clemson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 33-15vs Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 9.0 | 6.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2020
W 42-35
at Louisville
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Louisville on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
31%9 TFLSack rate
22%6 sacksHurry rate
24%7 hurries29 tackles · 9 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
34.8%
250 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
65.4
11 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
282 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Florida and Virginia Tech, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2020
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain and Justin Fuente.
