Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17@ Auburn | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#10
Kyland Reed
Junior linebacker for Baylor. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 222 lb · Arlington, TX · Mansfield Summit HS
CFB Index 30 · #460 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Baylor 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.
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026
2 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Auburn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Baylor. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2024.
In Their Words
84 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Presser: Coach Jamar Chaney, Linebackers Answer Fall Camp Questions The Baylor Football linebackers coach, as well as Kyland Reed, Travion Barnes and Kaleb Burns, fielded questions after Wednesday's practice.”
board/Baylor University Football · fan post, verbatim
Kyland Reed
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Third year in the Baylor linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Auburn — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Baylor3-star out of Mansfield Summit
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Baylor
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Baylor
Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dave Aranda — 14-13 over that span.
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). 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 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
30 · #460 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #460 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #59 of 73 Big 12 LBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–3
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With N. Bennett — 301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Baylor
Returning around him
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Demarco Ward’s 2025 season.
76%match
Matches Demarco on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Demarco on
PD rate (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demarco Ward's sophomore season at Memphis (2025).
Matches Demarco on
Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyland Reed
Background
2025 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games and started the last eight games of the year … Also started the season opener vs. Auburn … Finished with 50 tackles, 1.5 for a loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, two QB hurries and a PBU … According to PFF, played 606 total snaps, with a 58.7 de...
The linebacker corps · Baylor
- #36Kedrick Walker57 tackles · 2025
- #10Kyland Reed50 tackles · 2025
- #31Anthony Crenshaw17 tackles · 2025
- #41Kaleb Burns17 tackles · 2025
- #5Travion Barnes11 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Baylor team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology