DJ Reed
DJ Reed
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 21 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to T.J. Sanders’s 2024 season.
Matches T.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kelby Collins's freshman season at Florida (2023).
Matches Kelby on
Differs from Kelby on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#11 in market · 6 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10245
Peaked at #10245 this season.
Background
Career Notes Played in 16 career games with zero starts … Transferred to Mississippi State from Auburn ahead of the 2025 season … Following the 2025 season, had career totals of 21 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 2.0 sacks and one pass breakup. 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore Season) Played in all 13 games with zero...