Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#54
Tayson Reid
Sophomore linebacker for Utah. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Spanish Fork, UT · Spanish Fork HS
Returning to Utah for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Idaho
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Utah. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2026.
Tayson Reid
The receipt: 1 tackles against Idaho — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Utah3-star out of Snow College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Utah
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Utah2-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–14
vs Idaho
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 52-point win at home against Idaho.
With D. Dampier — 176 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · 31 rush yds (6 car) · B. Ficklin — 93 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 70 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Utah
Returning around him
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #27
Background
Prior to Utah: Spent the 2025 season at Snow College, appearing in eight games. Ranked by 247Sports as a three-star JUCO prospect and the No. 4 linebacker in the country for his signing class. Finished with a team-leading 69 tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack) despite missing two games. Defended three pa...
The linebacker corps · Utah
- #7Johnathan Hall63 tackles · 2025
- #10Trey Reynolds28 tackles · 2025
- #83Elijah Elliss18 tackles · 2025
- Cyrus Polu14 tackles · 2025
- #54Tayson Reid1 game · 2026
5 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology