Justin Reid

Justin Reid

Reid with the Houston Texans in 2018
No. 20 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1997-02-15) February 15, 1997 (age 27) Prairieville, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:	Dutchtown (Geismar, Louisiana)
College:	Stanford (2015–2017)
NFL draft:	2018  / Round: 3 / Pick: 68
Career history
Houston Texans (2018–2021) Kansas City Chiefs (2022–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (LVII, LVIII) First-team All-Pac-12 (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles: 493 Sacks: 6.0 Forced fumbles: 3 Fumble recoveries: 3 Pass deflections: 37 Interceptions: 8 Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at PFR

Justin Quintin Reid (born February 15, 1997) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. He previously played in the NFL for the Houston Texans.

Early years

Reid attended Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana. ^[1] He committed to Stanford University to play college football. ^{[2] [3]}

College career

Reid played at Stanford from 2015 to 2017. ^[4] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL draft. During his career, he had 170 tackles, six interceptions and one sack.

Professional career

Pre-draft

On January 9, 2018, Reid announced his decision on Twitter to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL draft. ^[5] Reid attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills. He was a top performer at his position in the majority of drills and finished second among safeties in the 40-yard dash, third in the short shuttle and three-cone drill, fifth in the broad jump, eighth in the vertical jump, and 11th in the bench press. ^[6] On March 22, 2018, Reid participated at Stanford's pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. He attended pre-draft visits and private workouts with multiple teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. ^[7] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Reid was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the top free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked as the third best safety in the draft by Scouts Inc. and Sports Illustrated . ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m)	9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m)	4.40 s	1.52 s	2.55 s	4.15 s	6.65 s	36+1⁄2 in (0.93 m)	10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)	16 reps
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12]

External videos
Justin Reid's NFL Combine Workout
Justin Reid's 40-yard dash

External videos
Texans draft Justin Reid 68th overall

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans selected Reid in the third round (68th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. ^[13] Reid was the fifth safety drafted in 2018. ^[14] Reid unexpectedly fell from the first or second round and was ranked among the top steals of the 2018 NFL Draft. ^[15] On June 10, 2018, the Houston Texans signed Reid to a four-year, $4.06 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.03 million. ^[16] On October 7, 2018, in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, he recorded his first career interception off of Dak Prescott in a 19–16 win. On November 18, 2018, in a Week 11 matchup against the Washington Redskins, he intercepted a pass by Alex Smith and returned it 101 yards for a touchdown in a 23–21 win.

Reid (left) in a game against the Tennessee Titans in January 2020

In Week 2 of the 2019 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Reid made 4 tackles and stopped running back Leonard Fournette on a two point conversion attempt as the Texans won 13–12. ^[17] In Week 9 against the Jaguars in London, Reid recorded his first interception of the season off Gardner Minshew and returned it for 37 yards in the 26–3 win. ^[18] In Week 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Reid intercepted a pass thrown by Jameis Winston and recovered a fumble lost by Peyton Barber during the 23–20 win. ^[19] On January 22, 2020, ten days after losing the AFC divisional round to the Chiefs, it was revealed that Reid was diagnosed with a torn labrum in his shoulder, confessing that he was plagued with the injury since the season began. ^[20]

In Week 11 of the 2020 season against the New England Patriots, Reid led the team with nine tackles and recorded his first sack of the season on Cam Newton during the 27–20 win. ^[21] He was placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2020, after suffering a hand injury in Week 14. ^[22]

Kansas City Chiefs

Reid signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract ^[23] with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 17, 2022. ^[24] Following an injury to kicker Harrison Butker in Week 1, Reid was substituted at kicker for him. He went 1 of 2 on extra points and had a touchback before Butker returned to the game. Reid would continue to kick for the Chiefs on kickoffs, kicking three more of them into the end zone for touchbacks. ^[25] In Reid's first season with the Chiefs, he helped them win Super Bowl LVII over the Eagles 38-35 to give Reid his first Super Bowl ring. In the Super Bowl, Reid recorded seven tackles. ^[26] The following year, Reid won his second ring with Kansas City when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 to win Super Bowl LVIII. ^[27] Reid recorded nine tackles and 0.5 sacks in the Super Bowl. ^[28]

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

Regular season statistics

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Fumbles				Interceptions
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	FF	FR	Yds	TD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD
2018	HOU	16	12	88	70	18	0.0	1	2	0	0	3	128	42.6	101	1	10
2019	HOU	15	15	78	57	21	0.0	0	1	0	0	2	55	27.5	37	0	5
2020	HOU	13	13	75	54	21	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4
2021	HOU	13	13	66	41	25	0.0	1	0	0	0	2	45	22.5	24	0	4
2022	KC	17	17	83	59	24	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	7
2023	KC	16	16	95	74	21	3.0		1	0	0	0	1	11	11.0	11	0
Career		90	86	493	363	130	6.0	3	3	0	0	8	239	25.9	101	1	30

Postseason statistics

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Fumbles				Interceptions
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	FF	FR	Yds	TD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD
2018	HOU	1	1	3	2	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
2019	HOU	2	2	10	7	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
2022	KC	3	3	20	17	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
2023	KC	4	4	27	18	9	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		10	10	60	44	16	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4

Personal life

His older brother, Eric, also played safety in the NFL. ^[29]

References

1. "Justin Reid nearly sheds 'Eric's little brother' name as he picks from LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Stanford".
2. "Dutchtown's Justin Reid picks Stanford over LSU; three other Griffins sign".
3. Advocate, The. "Dutchtown safety Justin Reid picks Stanford".
4. "Stanford's Justin Reid has the ear of an NFL safety".
5. Brady, James (January 9, 2018). "Justin Reid, brother of 49ers safety, declares for NFL Draft". ninersnation.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
6. "2018 NFL Scouting Combine: Top Performers". NFL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
7. "Justin Reid will visit multiple teams in April". 247sports.com. March 18, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
8. "*Justin Reid, DS #1 FS, Stanford". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
9. "NFL Justin Reid -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
10. "The 2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 2". si.com. March 7, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
11. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Justin Reid". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
12. "Stanford FS Justin Reid : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
13. "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
14. "Houston Texans Select Justin Reid With 68th Overall Pick". BattleRedBlog.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
15. Goldberg, Rob (April 27, 2018). "Texans Draft Eric Reid's Brother Justin; Twitter Surprised He Fell to 3rd Round". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
16. "Spotrac.com: Justin Reid contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
17. "Texans stop Jags' 2-point conversion to get 13-12 win". www.espn.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
18. "No looking back: Watson on point as Texans top Jags 26-3". www.espn.com. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
19. "Texans win AFC South title with victory over Bucs". www.espn.com. Associated Press. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
20. "Roundup: Texans S Reid played with torn labrum". NFL. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
21. "New England Patriots at Houston Texans - November 22nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
22. "Houston Texans Transactions (12-16-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 16, 2020.
23. Gordon, Grant (March 14, 2022). "Chiefs signing safety Justin Reid to three-year, $31.5M deal". NFL.com.
24. "Chiefs Agree to Terms with Safety Justin Reid". Chiefs.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
25. Teicher, Adam (September 11, 2022). "Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid fills in at kicker, makes PAT". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
26. "Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
27. Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
28. "Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 11th, 2024". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
29. Mazeika, Vytas (October 5, 2017). "Stanford safety with ballhawk instincts linked to 49ers". Mercury News. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

External links

• Stanford Cardinal bio
• Kansas City Chiefs bio