Karene Reid: LB · Utah · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Karene Reid
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Utah linebacker corps to date. All-Pac-12 in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UCF — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Southern Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-12vs Baylor | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-13vs TCU | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-17@ Houston | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-22vs No. 9 BYU | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-49@ No. 18 Colorado | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31vs No. 22 Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-14@ UCF | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
6%3 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups54 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 33-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
47.6%
358 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
62.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #222 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 231 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
