Reid Dedman: LB · Georgia Southern · #17.
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Reid Dedman
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Georgia Southern. One game to point at: 4 tackles against App State — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 25 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 24 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 76 | 38 | 10.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 45-56vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-17@ Nevada | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 42-14vs South Carolina State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-23vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 19-47@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-30@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-20vs App State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 20-17
at Nevada
1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups25 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
50.5%
444 pass / 436 run
Plays / game
67.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Georgia Southern, 76 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chad Lunsford, Kevin Whitley, and Clay Helton. Multi-era developmental context.
