Cale Reeder
Cale Reeder
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. South Dakota State to Washington State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 38 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 38 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Washington State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #128
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to J.D. Coffey III’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamier Johnson's senior season at Indiana (2024).
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