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Born: | Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S. | May 15, 1996||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | St. Joseph's Preparatory School | ||||
College: | Penn State (2015–2019) | ||||
Position: | Cornerback | ||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 141 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
John Earl Reid (born May 15, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State.
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]
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 Conference All-Freshman team honors. He started all 14 games in 2016 as a sophomore, helping Penn State win a 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]
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]
On August 24, 2021, the Texans traded Reid to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2022 seventh round draft pick. [5] He was waived on August 31, 2021, re-signed to the practice squad the next day and one week later joined the 53-man roster. [6] [7] [8] He was released on October 12, 2022, after beginning the season on injured reserve.
On November 22, 2022, Reid signed with the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons. [9]
On December 7, 2022, Reid was signed by the Tennessee Titans off the Falcons practice squad. [10] He was waived on December 30. [11]
On January 3, 2023, Reid was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9. [12] He was released on May 3.
On May 4, 2023, Reid was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings. [13] He was waived on July 19, 2023. [14]