John Reid (American football)
No. 34 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Mount Laurel, New Jersey | May 15, 1996||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2020 | |||||||||||||
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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
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
187 lb (85 kg) |
30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄8 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bodani, Frank (April 25, 2020). "2020 NFL Draft: 3 Penn State players selected on final day". York Daily Record. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. loves John Reid's fit with Houston Texans". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.