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John Reid
No. 34 – Houston Texans
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-05-15) May 15, 1996 (age 28)
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Joseph's Preparatory School
College:Penn State
NFL draft:2020 / round: 4 / pick: 141
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2020
Total tackles:9
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

John Earl Reid (born May 15, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.

Early life and high school career

A native of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, he played high school football at St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia where he was a three-year starter.[1]

College career

Reid attended the Pennsylvania State University. He started two games as a true freshman and played in 13 games, earning ESPN.com's Big Ten All-Freshman team honors. He started all 14 games in 2016 as a sophomore, helping Penn State win Big Ten Championship and make a trip to the Rose Bowl. Reid redshirted the 2017 season due to a knee injury. He started 24 games in his final two years as a Nittany Lion.[2] He finished third on the team with 72 tackles as a senior.[3] In his career, Reid had 125 total tackles and seven interceptions.[2] He was a three-time Big Ten Honorable Mention.[1] Aside from football, Reid majored in electrical engineering and computer science, where he had internships at Intel and Blizzard Entertainment.[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+38 in
(1.79 m)
187 lb
(85 kg)
30+18 in
(0.77 m)
9+18 in
(0.23 m)
4.49 s 3.97 s 6.95 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)
10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)
20 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Reid was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round with the 141st pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Scarcella, Rich (April 25, 2020). "Penn State's John Reid, Cam Brown, Robert Windsor are taken on 3rd day of NFL draft". Reading Eagle. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Sauber, John (April 25, 2020). "Penn State CB John Reid drafted by Houston: Here's what the Texans are getting". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Bodani, Frank (April 25, 2020). "2020 NFL Draft: 3 Penn State players selected on final day". York Daily Record. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. loves John Reid's fit with Houston Texans". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.