Sacred Heart · W 37-10 · FCS
No tackles.
Ball State · W 31-30
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Reed has tackles in 8 of Massachusetts’s 9 games: none against Sacred Heart.
Isaiah Reed
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Scott Frost and Joe Harasymiak. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Sacramento State — Week 4, 2026.
25 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 9 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 25 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 10): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-30vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 |
Nov. 4 · W 31-30 vs Ball State, play by play
1 tackle.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
This season: coverage — 9 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Massachusetts’s defense played that day
Ball State’s 12 drives: 7 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 12.
3 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week. The pass breakup on 4th and 7 ended UConn’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 4; the box score credits 3.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 7. Second quarter, down 7-3. Ended UConn’s drive (downs).
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 10th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 3; the box score credits 2.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. It places 5; the box score credits 4.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play: 6 of 7, sacks included.
4 tackles. The forced fumble on 3rd and 3 ended Stonehill’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 19-7. Ended Stonehill’s drive (fumble).
1 tackle, including 1 interception, 2 passes broken up, tied for 8th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. The interception ended Rutgers’s drive (int).
Each small tick is a tackle on the play-by-play. Sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 27-7. Ended Rutgers’s drive (int).
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
36%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 9 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
43.8%
233 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Frost and Joe Harasymiak.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Massachusetts
